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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOPCAB 2015-03-12 Agenda PacketCity Of Tukw Police Department An Accredited Agency ila COPCAB AGENDA March 12, 2015 6:30pm - 8:00pm 1. Approval of 12/11/14, 1/8/15 and 2/12/15 minutes 2. Chief's Update 3. COPCAB Awards /Annual Report to Tukwila City Council - Wording for plaque for Art 4. Discussion about a 2015 Annual Plan Jim Haggerton, Mayor Michael Villa, Chief of Police - Explore what COPCAB can do to support /promote TPD's Strategic Plan 5. Good of the Order 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 December 11, 2014 6:30pm- 8:00pm Present: Chief Villa, Chris Partman, Kim Karns, Art Rosengren, L Laurie Clark • Minutes from 8/14/14,9/11/14 and 11/13/14 • Appointment — Laurie has passed her Tukwila IUD 1 Laurie stepped out of the room while the COPCAB membership on the Board to the Mayor. • Chief's Update • Staffing — o All three lateral Police Officer Ca and the other two will start in Feb California Border Patrol. • The Chief would like COPCAB to hold o Command Staff to set metrics and measw o once a word. • Chief Villa has science. As course. The is up and ready the Jim Haggerton, Mayor Michael Villa, Chief of Police Jun Castillo, Jerry Thornton, become a COPCAB Member sly agreed to recommend her cepted job offers. One will start in January from: New Orleans, Alabama and S. surveying the community for now to allow the its of success. (will ask COPCAB for assistance in spreading the , ompleted the Leading Police Organizations training. He felt it was one of the ship;classes he has attended. The class was initially developed by West Point for ad then adapted for police organizations. All the course materials were based on all members of the Command Staff and many Sergeants have completed the !es the concept of Followership as particularly helpful. • Black Friday- there was extra staff down in the business district including: a commander, the Mobile Command Post, bike, traffic and other officers, the transport officer along with IT support. There were arrests and officers investigated seven traffic collisions. • Day ,After Christmas — the staffing will be similar to Black Friday • Toy and Food Drive — the Saturday before Thanksgiving there was a food and toy drive staffed by ofrioers, TPD Explorers and some Tukwila Parks staff The event benefited the Tukwila Pantry and the Parks and Recreation Giving Program. • Shop with a Cop — is Saturday, December 13'. The Tukwila School District provided the names of students who have families in great need. Officers take the students to Target and Toys R Us to select gifts for their families and then the group moves to the Community Center 6200 Southcenter Blvd. Tukwila, WA 98188 • Phone (206) 433 -1808 • Records Fax (206) 244 -6181 Invest. Fax (206) 431 -3688 to wrap the gifts. Officers often end up putting in their own money to make sure the kids have • enough. Saturday, December 6th was the Tukwila PD employee appreciation banquet. o Awards were handed out which included: • Service pins for employees with 5, 10, 20 and 25 years of service • A medal for 30 years of service • Employee of the year, Commander Rick Mitchell There was a q uestion about whether TPD had doing exercise at the Rail Station on TIB. o Reply: Tukwila officers have been doing emphasis at the station all year. Since October, TPD has funded an officer with a patrol car up at the station on overtime in the evenings. The department has been in talks with Sound Transit to continue funding this in 2015. The overtime this year was funded through salary savings. COPCAB Chair and Vice -Chair selection • Jerry Thornton unanimously selected as Chair • Kim Karns unanimously selected as Vice -Cha • Discussion of 2015 Annual Plan • Will discuss in January after the the Command 'Staff • Good of the Order • Jerry— Spoke in favor of LPO and has been able to look through,the manual for the class. • Shared an article from the Everett Herald about the decision in Arlington to have the Fire Chief act as "Public Safety Director's and overhaul the police department before a new Police Chief is hired. • Asked the Chief s opinion about body cameras. The chief asked for the opinion of the group first. There were mixed feelings, from the members, from the fact that the camera information would often support officers in complaints to it could put even more pressure on officers to some privacy concerns. • The Chief s comments were: • The cameras might not always be recording • Often suspects act better when they know they are being filmed ■ In many uses the camera footage supports the officers' version. Public disclosure requests can be costly and take a lot of staff time ■' Privacy concerns regarding victims and others filmed at crime scenes ■ There is some talk of putting forward legislation to restrict public disclosure of body camera recordings to only involved parties in a situation. • Art — Congratulations to Gerry and Kim and also Congratulations to Tukwila PD for great work of the year. He sees Tukwila PD as the best. • Jun Would like to thank Lynn for being Chair for many years. • Laurie —Foster is gearing up for the 100 year celebration. The school has a Foster Hall of Fame for prominent graduates. • There was a memorial for a Mom of a Foster student, and 6 other children, who passed away suddenly. • One student was arrested for drug dealing. • So far this year there has only been on fight on campus and as luck would have it, Officer Schuck was in the building and able to deal with the students quickly and professionally. • Chris — The Spring 2015 Citizens' Academy will be from March 4th through May 20th 2015. o Gave a class on recognizing Hash Oil Extraction for landlords and hoteliers to prevent problems which have been seen in other cities. Lynn — Thank you to all and she is glad to turn the Chair position over to Jerry. • Meeting adjourned at 8 pm. Next meeting will be on Thursday, 01/08/15 from 6:30pm- 8:00pm. Please contact Chris Partman at Chris.Partman(&tukwilawa.2ov or call 206- 271 -6069 if you're unable to attend. City Of Tukwila Police Department An Accredited Agency COPCAB Minutes January 8, 2015 6:30pm- 8:00pm Present: Deputy Chief Linton, Chris Partman, Kim Karns, Laurie C • Minutes from 12/11/14 meeting tabled due to lack of • Chief's Update • Staffing — The group is very healthy right now, only one pf • Currently the department has 73 commissioned ciff starting in the next 2 months, all lateral officers. TT1 background process as a pipeline candidate. • It is likely many officers will be retiring in the next needed. COPCAB Awards /Annual Report to the • For officers, ZachAnderson was • Jun agreed • Also meat' getting the use the Sk • Dc�ubletref African C( room for p to End Sla of 2015 Ani PD Goal is tcond is to i Plan Jim Haggerton, Mayor Michael Villa, Chief of Police off on injury, which is very low. out of 75 budgeted. Three more will be s an additional officer in the pipeline officers are in recruiting and other Becky Smith, who was instrumental in :ed with the P &R Dept., allowing them to )w up to see if the Hotel gave a price break for the East the Doubletree has also assisted the PD by providing a free ias been supportive of the group BEST, Businesses Working y hosting a conference. decrease property crime in the residential areas. dement a residential safety campaign. f sees COPCAB as being a good sounding board for ideas to meet these • He also would like to have the assistance of COPCAB members in getting 'information out into the community. • Another idea is to have COPCAB assist with a community survey. • Provide feedback on Police communications into the community. 6200 Southcenter Blvd. Tukwila, WA 98188 • Phone (206) 433 -1808 • Records Fax (206) 244 -6181 Invest. Fax (206) 431 -3688 0 Good of the Order Kim — Welcomed Laurie as a new member Chris — Open and Public Meetings Act Training is now mandatory for members of Boards and Commissions. One is next Monday, January 12, 2015 at 5:30 in the City Council Chambers. The training will last roughly 40 minutes. Meeting adjourned at. 7:1Opm Next meeting will be on Thursday, 2/12/15 from 6:30pm- 8:OOpm. Please contact Chris Partman at Chris.Partman(&tukwilawa.2ov or call 2/06- 271 -6069 if you're unable to attend. City Of Tukwila Police Department An Accredited Agency COPCAB Minutes February 12, 2015 6:30pm- 8:00pm Present: Chief Villa, Chris Partman, Kim Karns, Laurie Clark, J • Minutes from 12/11/14 and 1/8/15 meetings tabled due • Chief's Update • Staffing — At 75 commissioned officers with 4 pipeline position, • Next meeting the Chief will present the TPD goals. • One goal is to reduce property crime in residential areas • Reduce violent crime on TIB • Work with Central Business District to ensure adequate i • The department has had meetings to put together an action sheet goals. This will not be just an emphasis, but rather a long -term • We are developing real world actions to fulfill these goals. Sucl • Patrol officers spending "downtime" in residential neigh • Bike officers riding in the residential areas. • Additional communication methods • Survevinp the community Jim Haggerton, Mayor Michael Villa, Chief of Police Churchill ble to hire. we are going to meet these • This will be continued for the foreseeable future. The Chief envisions these strategies still being in use in 10 years. • In cousideraxion of the current climate of mistrust of the police, especially in communities of color. Chief Villa,is part of a group, of Chiefs who are putting together a toolbox for police departments to build trust with communities. o He has been meeting with,representatives of different communities and so far the feedback has been pretty neutral about TPD from these meetings. • Working on presentations for members of different communities to work with PD & Possible presentations at apartments o Work with the School District family liaison staff a possibility • COPCAB Awards/Annual Report to the City Council. Consensus was to award all nominees. • For officers, Zach Anderson was mentioned for his great work in recruiting and other community efforts. • Also mentioned was the new Westfield manager, Becky Smith, who was instrumental in getting the mall office opened. She has also worked with the P &R Dept., allowing them to use the Skylounge for classes. 6200 Southcenter Blvd. Tukwila, WA 98188 • Phone (206) 433 -1808 • Records Fax (206) 244 -6181 Invest. Fax (206) 431 -3688 • Doubletree Hotel General Manager, Jim Davis, for hosting the East African Conference In addition, the Doubletree has also assisted the PD by providing a free room for undercover work and has been supportive of the group BEST, Businesses Working to End Slavery and Trafficking by hosting a conference. • Discussion of 2015 Annual Plan Jerry's e -mail content • My intent is to stimulate a more proactive & involved year by- • > meeting our allotted membership category x - current member referrals • - Block Watch & Apartment Managers reps - CERT training & Citizen's Academy as pote; sources, • - membership roster • - new member orientation - including participa > exploring how COPCAB can complement /ii Committee Bylaws, the Department's 2015 G( basis for, • > membership establishing CC > consider interaction w/ apprc - Code Enforcement, Commui > certify membership as per O 0 > create task t6rces as appropriate as Citizens in the coming I! ate Tukwila Municipal Code, Strategic Plan to serve as a 's 2015 Goals Committees & Boards, & Open Public Records training by HR • Lynn '— Jerry is taking us in a great direction. • Laurie — March 21 for Poster Centennial Celebration with tours, food, dancing it will be an all-day event, from 3pm to lOpm. Meeting adjourned at 7: Next meeting will be on Thursday, 3/12/15 from 6:30pm- 8:OOpm. Please contact Chris Partman at Chris .Partman(�7a,tiukwilawa.2ov or call 2/06- 271 -6069 if you're unable to attend.