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South, Kent, WA 98032.
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Public Safety Committee
Agenda
Chair - Toni Troutner
Bill Boyce– Les Thomas
Tuesday, September 10, 2019
4:30 p.m.
Item Description Action Speaker Time
1. Call to Order Chair 01 MIN.
2. Roll Call Chair 01 MIN.
3. Changes to the Agenda Chair 01 MIN.
4. Approval of August 13, 2019
Minutes
YES Chair 05 MIN.
5. Chief's Update Chief Rafael Padilla 10 MIN.
6. Adjournment Chair 01 MIN.
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Pending Approval
Public Safety Committee
CC PS Regular Meeting Minutes
August 13, 2019
Date: August 13, 2019
Time: 4:30 p.m.
Place: Chambers East
Attending: Toni Troutner, Committee Chair
Bill Boyce, Councilmember
Les Thomas, Councilmember
Agenda:
1. Call to Order 4:30 p.m.
2. Roll Call
Attendee Name Title Status Arrived
Toni Troutner Committee Chair Present
Bill Boyce Councilmember Excused
Les Thomas Councilmember Present
3. Changes to the Agenda
No Changes to the Agenda
4. Approval of Minutes dated July 9, 2019
MOTION: Move to approve the Minutes dated July 9, 2019
RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Les Thomas, Councilmember
SECONDER: Toni Troutner, Committee Chair
AYES: Troutner, Thomas
EXCUSED: Boyce
5. Chief's Update
Chief Padilla introduced Maureen McCaughan to speak about National Night
Out This year's event had 76 neighborhoods and several more that tried to
register at the last minute. It is a City-Wide event for Kent with many of the
departments participating along side the Police Department. Public Works
brought out 4 Vactor Trucks.
A Racer emphasis was held July 26 - 28 with help from Washington State
Patrol, Auburn Police Department, Renton Police Department, and Tukwila
Police Department. Friday was the busiest but every day slower as the
word got out about the emphasis. Overall there were 12 arrests (2
Driving Under the Influence, 7 Criminal Traffic Arrests, and 3 Driving With
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August 13, 2019
Kent, Washington
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License Suspended), 31 tickets issued, 78 contacts made, and 6 vehicles
impounded.
Citheron came out to discuss a Street Racing Pilot that was lobbied for.
There is new technology that measures the sound of vehicle exhaust. A
lot of the street racers have a modified exhaust system that is very loud.
Looking to run the pilot next spring after complications with funding have
been figured out.
Red Light Cameras Update - From July 1st to August 12th there have
been 3,867 violations.
3 cameras are live:
- Central/James
- Central/Smith
- Kent Des Moines HWY/Pacific HWY
3 cameras are in the warning stage to go live mid-September:
- East Valley/212th
- 104th/240th
- 104th/256th
Tickets are $136 but it won't go on your record. The Kent Police will not
be issuing tickets for being on the white line.
Teen Academy being held August 13 - 15 with 16 students. They will
learn about every aspect of the department. The agenda is quite
extensive.
The next Coffee with The Chief event is September 5 from 8:00am-9:00
at McDonalds 10125 SE 256th St Kent.
6. Adjournment 4:46 p.m.
Jalene King
Committee Secretary
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