HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOPCAB 2021-08-12 Agenda PacketCOPCAB Agenda
August 12, 2021
6:30pm — 8:OOpm
Virtual Meeting Via Microsoft Teams
253-292-9750
Conference ID: 526157821#
1. Approval of 7/8/21 minutes
2. Chief's updates
3. Community survey
4. Good of the order
Allan Ekberg, Mayor
Eric Dreyer, Chief of Police
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COPCAB Minutes
July 8, 2021
6:30pm — 8:OOpm
Virtual Meeting Via Microsoft Teams
253-292-9750
Conference ID: 526157821#
Allan Ekberg, Mayor
Eric Dreyer, Chief of Police
Members present: John Lindsey, Tosh Sharp, Jan Bolerjack, Jun Castillo, Roger Arnold, Katrina Dohn
Staff present: Deputy Chief Eric Lund
Guest: None
• Approval of minutes: June meeting minutes approved
• Deputy Chief Update:
o Staffing:
✓ 77 authorized positions
✓ 61 are full duty
✓ 7 frozen positions
✓ 2 in background process
✓ 2 on family leave
✓ 2 on light duty
✓ 1 graduates from academy 7/9/21
✓ Non-commissioned — 2 in background process, 1 frozen position
✓ Victim advocate, Lara Umbinetti, started 7/1/21.
• Community Survey:
o There is a hang-up with translation. It has been done in 4 languages — Vietnamese, Somali, Nepali and
Spanish.
o Need Burmese and Arabic
o Once those are done, it will be good to go.
o Suggestions: Thomas G. Billick, Customer Service Specialist, 1-866-446-1860, x706 - ASTA — USA Translation
service
o Burmese: Try Ohnmar Dandi, Burmese liaison for the Tukwila School District
• Comments/Discussion
o What are the duties of the officer helping with homeless folks?
✓ Matt Valdez — does more than just homeless, offers resources
✓ He is also on Community Police Team (CPT), doing lots of extra patrols at parks, especially Cascade
View park
✓ He is the "go to" guy if issues come up
✓ Sergeant Anderson also works in this area
o Increase of park patrols?
✓ CPT on foot daily out at Cascade View park — play games, give stickers
15005 Tukwila International Blvd. Tukwila, WA 98188 • Phone (206) 433-1808 • Records Fax (206) 244-6181 Invest. Fax (206) 431-3688
✓ Officers encountered an encampment at Tukwila Park, were able to help some folks relocate to
Riverton United Methodist Church
✓ Codiga Park — concern about negative activities going on there
✓ Can officers patrol there more and show a presence?
✓ Sabey is also having uses and needs extra patrols
o Where to store COPCAB minutes?
✓ Should they be published on Facebook?
✓ Where could a link be put so the public can see them? Deputy Chief Lund will look into this
✓ Are there any public disclosure issues with our discussions and use of names?
✓ Do our public minutes need to be less specific so there isn't a problem of publishing names
mentioned as problems?
✓ Can we get the minutes more in advance?
✓ Deputy Chief Lund will send out the by-laws
o Community Engagements
✓ CPT team met with Hotel Interurban/Airmark to talk about an increase in crime
✓ Marvelle has had officers come in to do a safety presentation
✓ Officers have had meetings with Holden, the new memory care facility
✓ Property around Sabey has become a hot spot and needs more emphasis patrols. It is hard to catch
car prowlers in action.
✓ Officers have monthly meetings with Cascade Behavioral Hospital
o Miscellaneous
✓ Uptick in shoplifts — need extra security
✓ TPD is planning for implementation of the new legislation effective 7/25/21. They are working on a
plan for this.
o Hard to get applicants for the force? Why?
✓ Some may be leaving to go to other departments. Why?
• Some are leaving for personal reasons — moving, etc.
• Signing bonus — Renton $20,000, Bellevue - $25,000, Tukwila - $5,000
✓ 20 applicants for entry level position in one month — used to be 1,000 applicants
✓ Bonuses have time requirements — often a 3 -year commitment to the force
✓ Starting pay for entry officer? About $75-80k
✓ Rank in the area in terms of pay? Hard to say because it is based on population, number of calls, etc.
We are on the lower end. Other departments have more incentives — cars, retirement, health care,
etc.
✓ Who makes the decision about terms of employment? Union and city agree on who the
comparables are. HR director and Guild.
o How was the 4th of July?
✓ Less calls than last year — 33 this year, 56 last year.
✓ Worst year for fireworks — booms all night
✓ Extra officers on duty Saturday and Sunday for fireworks calls
✓ Nothing caught on fire
• Good Of The Order:
o John — Wife says the Justice Center is very inviting and utilitarian in appearance. His wife also said it is
beautiful inside. Once it is open, it will be active and welcoming.
✓ Deputy Chief Lund said that as of July 6, the police side is open. Masks are still required. The police
side is the left side of the building.
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✓ The police have some ideas to welcome the public. They include a 3 -on -3 basketball tournament on
150th or in the north parking lot, a food truck rodeo, etc. They are hoping to turn the corner and be
able to have more fun plans in the works.
✓ Parking is frustrating.
o What about a firearms training for residents?
✓ Officers could teach general firearms safety- safe storage, cleaning, etc. Could they do a safety class
specifically for young people? They probably could not teach a shooting class.
o Next meeting will be in person at the EOC! (Update: as of 8/4/21, due to increase in COVID cases, meeting
will be back to virtual via Microsoft Teams)
o Night Out Against Crime — there has been talk of having this again this year.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:28 pm.
Minutes taken by Katrina Dohn
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