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City Council Community Services & Safety Committee
Meeting Minutes
September 28, 2020 - 5:30 p.m. - Electronic Meeting due to COVID-19 Emergency
Councilmembers Present:
Staff Present:
Kate Kruller, Chair; Thomas McLeod, Cynthia Delostrinos Johnson
Tracy Gallaway, Rick Still, Bruce Linton, Jay Wittwer, Brandon
Miles, Laurel Humphrey
Chair Kruller called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m.
I. BUSINESS AGENDA
A. Contract: Tukwila Pond Park Master Plan
Staff is seeking Council approval on a consultant contract with J.A. Brennan Associates in an
amount not to exceed $150,000 to complete a Master Plan for Tukwila Pond Park.
Committee Recommendation:
Unanimous approval. Forward to October 5, 2020 Regular Consent Agenda.
B. Fire Department Independent Analysis
Staff updated the Committee on the status of the activities and progress on the 3rd party review
of the Fire Department budget and management practices.
Committee Recommendation:
Discussion only.
C. Tukwila Police Use -of -Force Policy Review
Chief Linton continued the review of responses to questions posed by the Community
Oriented Policing Citizen's Advisory Board (COPCAB) reading the Department's Use of Force
policy review.
Item(s) requiring follow up:
• Return with briefing on the Law Enforcement Training and Community Safety Act
(LETSCA)
Chair Kruller also asked about four City New Visions of Public Safety, after attending a
National League of Cities panel session called "Reimagining Public Safety in 2020":
1. Remarks on Newark's Office of Violence Prevention - which emphasizes that more police
on the street does not mean less crime nor a feeling of safety.
2. Chattanooga had decided to be open and honest about arrest data, including racial
disparities - to build a more trusting relationship with residents around policing
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3. Albuquerque is creating a new department of unarmed responders to right -size the role
of police in the city. They want to utilize Restorative Justice practices in their public
safety work and as a minority -majority city.
4. Minneapolis is looking beyond simply reforming policing - moving toward a holistic
vision of public safety (inclusive of prevention, intervention, enforcement and reentry
services.
11. MISCELLANEOUS
None.
The meeting adjourned at 6:45 p.m.
Committee Chair Approval
Minutes by LH