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Home My WebLink AboutCity Council Committees - Public Safety Committee - 05/09/2017 (2) Unless otherwise noted, the Public Safety Committee meets at 4:30 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month in Kent City Hall, Council Chambers East, 220 Fourth Ave S, Kent, WA 98032. For additional information please contact Jennifer Hays at 253-856-5705 or via email at jhays@kentwa.gov. Any person requiring a disability accommodation should contact the City Clerk’s Office at 253-856-5725 in advance. For TDD relay service call Washington Telecommunications Relay Service at 1-800-833-6388. Public Safety Committee Agenda Councilmembers: Dana Ralph – Les Thomas – Jim Berrios, Chair Chief Ken Thomas May 9, 2017 4:30 p.m. Item Description Action Speaker Time Page 1. Call to order Chair Berrios 1 2. Roll Call Chair Berrios 1 3. Changes to the Agenda Chair Berrios 1 4. Approval of meeting minutes dated April 11, 2017 YES Chair Berrios 1 1 5. Service Delivery Model – Information Only NO Chief Ken Thomas 15 5 6. Regional Gun Violence Update – Information Only NO Chief Ken Thomas 15 7 7. Chief’s Report – Information Only NO Chief Ken Thomas 5 9 This page intentionally left blank. Public Safety Committee Minutes Approval Pending Page 1 of 3 Date: April 11, 2017 Time: 4:30 p.m. Place: Chambers East Attending: Dana Ralph and Jim Berrios, Chair; Les Thomas had an excused absence. Agenda: 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call 3. Changes to the Agenda There were no changes to the agenda. 4. Approval of Minutes dated March 14, 2017 D. Ralph moved to approve the Public Safety Committee minutes dated March 14, 2017. J. Berrios seconded the motion, which passed 2-0. 5. Fireworks Plan - Information Only. Assistant Chief Derek Kammerzell informed members on the communication efforts for this year’s 4th of July fireworks ban. This year will be the first year the ban will be in effect. Sales, possession and/or use are considered illegal. Violators can be cited $250 while discharging fireworks in a reckless manner is up to one year in jail and a $5000 fine. The communication plan has already been introduced and will run up to the 4th of July. Highlights include but are not limited to:  Public service announcements will be on the City website, broadcast through TV21, social media, and Kent’s AMC movie theater.  Publications include Kent Reporter advertising, Fourth of July Splash advertising, Spring/Summer Parks Guide, the Scene monthly newsletter, and information flyers distributed at booths and community meetings.  Signage will include Lamar owned billboards, the Commons and ShoWare Center reader boards, street signs at high traffic locations, and digital reader boards at major intersections.  City staff will communicate the ban at various neighborhood council meetings and committee meetings, Coffee with the Chief, Khalsa Day Festival, during the Public Works Week event, Relay for Life, the International Festival, and Juneteenth.  Phone communications include CodeRed (citywide), Kent School District, and K-Hold (caller on hold messaging).  Fire education by the Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority (PSRFA) 1 Public Safety Committee Minutes Approval Pending Page 2 of 3 6. School Zone Camera Program – Information Only. Traffic Commander Todd Durham provided an update on the feasibility of adding warning devices in the areas of existing school zone cameras. Warning devices would include rumble strips, speed bumps and/or additional signage. ATS, the school zone camera vendor, compiled statistics from the past three years, 2014 – 2016, to determine if there has been a reduction in violations. Statistics reported for the full three year period are:  Neely O’Brien Elementary – decrease in violations ranging from 7.3 percent to 17.7 percent.  Sunrise Elementary - decrease in violations ranging from 1.2 percent to 16.4 percent. Public Works staff compiled information from the Institute of Transportation Engineers guidelines on how rumble strips and speed bumps/humps impact the City’s commute and streets. Those results are: Speed bumps/humps:  Should only be used on streets with no more than two lanes of travel, classified local streets, and all locations posted 35 mile per hour in areas around schools which is greater than the recommended speed by the Institute.  Should not be installed on any street that is considered a transit route. King County Metro (Metro) has stated the use of speed bumps would prohibit transit routes to being added, Neely O’Brien is on the 180 transit route. Currently, Metro is looking at potentially increasing transit routes starting from the east hill to that area to take advantage of the Sounder and Federal Way Extension.  Should not be installed on streets considered to be primary or routine emergency vehicle access routes. The fire station located near Meridian Elementary as well as other locations is considered to be an access route by the PSRFA. Rumble strips:  Should not be installed at all locations or close proximity to residential properties. They are designed to be noisy to get the attention of drivers. Commander Durham also drove past each school that has cameras. He found of the eight camera locations there is a minimum of three warning traffic signs. When heading north on 64th Avenue South from Meeker Street there are eight warning signs before approaching Neely O’Brien. Cost for adding additional warning signs, such as radar signs, ranges from $4000 to $6000 per sign. 2 Public Safety Committee Minutes Approval Pending Page 3 of 3 7. Chief’s Report – Information Only Chief Thomas spoke on two topics, they are:  The police department has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s organized crime criminal enterprise task force for Detective Ty Sagiao. The MOU would aid in the investigations of drug trafficking, money laundering, homicide, extortion, kidnapping, and public corruption types of crimes. Detective Sagioa will not be assigned to the task force, rather he will be federally commissioned federal agent. The MOU has nothing to do with immigration laws.  Chief shared the sad news of the unexpected passing of Detective Derrek Focht. He spent the last 12 years as a City detective and is survived by his wife and two daughters. Detective Focht will be greatly missed by his long-time friends of the police department family. 8. Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 4:59 p.m. by J. Berrios. J. Hays Jennifer Hays Public Safety Committee Secretary April 11, 2017 3 This page intentionally left blank. 4 POLICE DEPARTMENT Ken Thomas, Chief of Police Phone: 253-856-5800 Fax: 253-856-6802 Address: 220 Fourth Avenue S. Kent, WA. 98032-5895 DATE: May 9, 2017 TO: Public Safety Committee FROM: Chief Thomas SUBJECT: Service Delivery Model – Information Only MOTION: Information Only SUMMARY: n/a EXHIBITS: n/a BUDGET IMPACT: n/a 5 This page intentionally left blank. 6 POLICE DEPARTMENT Ken Thomas, Chief of Police Phone: 253-856-5800 Fax: 253-856-6802 Address: 220 Fourth Avenue S. Kent, WA. 98032-5895 DATE: May 9, 2017 TO: Public Safety Committee FROM: Chief Thomas SUBJECT: Regional Gun Violence Update – Information Only MOTION: Information Only SUMMARY: n/a EXHIBITS: n/a BUDGET IMPACT: n/a 7 This page intentionally left blank. 8 POLICE DEPARTMENT Ken Thomas, Chief of Police Phone: 253-856-5800 Fax: 253-856-6802 Address: 220 Fourth Avenue S. Kent, WA. 98032-5895 DATE: May 9, 2017 TO: Public Safety Committee FROM: Chief Thomas SUBJECT: Chief’s Report – Information Only MOTION: Information Only SUMMARY: n/a EXHIBITS: n/a BUDGET IMPACT: n/a 9 This page intentionally left blank. 10