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COPCAB Minutes
January 12, 2023
6:30pm — 8:OOpm
Hybrid Meeting:
In person in the Justice Center EOC conference room
or virtually via Microsoft Teams: CVuk here to join the meetung
Or call 253-292-9750
Conference ID: 756 658 204#
Allan Ekberg, Mayor
Eric Dreyer, Chief of Police
Members present: Katrina Dohn, Charlee Sebring, John Lindsay, Roger Arnold, Jan Bolerjack
Staff present: Chief Eric Dreyer, Deputy Chief Eric Lund, Brooke Lamothe
Guest: Mr. Sherlock
Meeting started at 6:30pm
Presentation — Derek Speck and Brandon Miles - Gathering community input for City economic development
plan.
Approval of minutes: No minutes to approve as no minutes were taken during the November 2022 meeting and
the December meeting was cancelled.
Chief's Updates:
• Staffing Roster shared — more positive level of staffing due to extra effort on recruitment
• Had first PD Town Hall
• City Budget passed with 20% increase for PD. Allows to fill previously frozen positions and
inflation. Recruitment budget. Take home cars.
• Goals for 2023 (shared with PD at town hall) — staffing, officer wellbeing, internal communication
effectiveness, coverage of staffing absences with some shift adjustments, grow community
engagement with Brooke, reestablishing SRO's, continuing digitalization of records, begin work
on 5 -year plan
• Highlights — Crime was down a bit over the holidays. Bus area east of Penney's improving
• Problems — drug use at Light Rail — Metro is working on revisions in landscaping and fencing.
Smash and grabs continued.
Community Engagement Coordinator's Report:
• Worked with SHAG to develop own community watch group, expanding to Foster Greens Apts
• Working on SAFE Place program launch
• Attended Retail Theft meeting with local business leaders
15005 Tukwila International Blvd. Tukwila, WA 98188 • Phone (206) 433-1808 • Records Fax (206) 244-6181 Invest, Fax (206) 431-3688
Word on the Street
• Charlee and Katrina appreciate speed bumps on 46th
• Mr. Sherlock reported car crime at Costco and property crime at home
• Graffiti clean up done by Katrina & friends, as well as Public Works
• Request to see Spider Survey Results again
Good of the order:
• Need to recruit a few more COPCAB members
Meeting Adjourned at 7:48pm.
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