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Home My WebLink AboutCity Council Committees - Public Safety Committee - 10/10/2017 (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 October 10, 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 September 12, 2017 YES Chair Berrios 1 1 5. Yakima County Inmate Housing ILA – Recommend YES Chief Ken Thomas 10 5 6. Chief’s Report – Information Only NO Chief Ken Thomas 15 25 This page intentionally left blank. Public Safety Committee Minutes Approval Pending Page 1 of 3 Date: September 12, 2017 Time: 4:30 p.m. Place: Chambers East Attending: Dana Ralph, Les Thomas, and Jim Berrios, Chair 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 August 8, 2017. D. Ralph moved to approve the Public Safety Committee minutes dated August 8, 2017. L. Thomas seconded the motion, which passed 3-0. 5. 2018 – 2020 Target Zero Manager Funding Agreement - Recommend. Community Education Coordinator John Pagel asked members to move forward the acceptance of grant funds to continue his combined role of being the Target Zero Manager (Manager) in South King County. The terms of this new agreement will include:  reimburses a portion of the salary and benefits dedicated to the Target Zero campaign in the amount of $64,500.00 for three years, and  the Manager will work to coordinate the education and enforcement efforts of the King County Target Zero Task Force in support of the Target Zero plan. The new agreement will extend fund reimbursement for the basis of three years which is up from prior two-year agreements. D. Ralph moved to recommend that Council authorize the Mayor to accept grant funds in the total amount of $193,500 from the state Traffic Safety Commission to fund the Region 8 (South King County) Target Zero Manager position. This three year agreement provides funding to the police department in the amount of $193,500 ($64,500 per year). L. Thomas seconded the motion, which passed 3-0. 1 Public Safety Committee Minutes Approval Pending Page 2 of 3 6. Budget Requests – Information Only. Chief Thomas informed members that the Finance department has recommended using monies for 2017 purchases from the Criminal Justice Fund rather than from the School Zone Camera Fund. Purchases include: Items: Amount  Utility Budget Truck 65,000  Evidence Processing Equipment 125,000  Handgun flashlights & holsters 42,000  Firing Range baffle supports 20,000  Rifle suppressors and compensators 135,000 Total: $387,000 Police department budget requests were previously approved during the 2017 – 2018 budget adoption. Chief explained this request would go to a future Operations Committee meeting then to full Council. 7. Chief’s Report – Information Only Chief’s supplied information on a variety of topics, they are:  Hookah Bar shootings has become a huge issue in Kent and surrounding cities. The Police department along with the City’s Law department, Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board, and the Public Health Department are exploring every opportunity of closing down the East Hill establishment as a public health and safety nuisance. To date, there have been two shootings, one being an officer involved shooting the other being gang related.  Today around noon, there was a non-injury shooting near the downtown Department of Corrections (DOC) office on West Gowe Street. The subject was leaving the DOC office when the suspect got out of another car firing four rounds. Both the subject and suspect got into their cars and sped off. The DOC was able to identify the subject, that person was questioned. This investigation is ongoing.  The inquest proceedings regarding an officer-involved shooting that occurred in March in Des Moines is wrapping up with deliberations. Officer Lewis, assigned to the West Hill, was aiding Des Moines’ police with a hostage situation. The suspect was shot and died on the scene.  The police department is working with the Kent Police Officer Association (KPOA) in regards to staffing issues. The department and KPOA are collaboratively working on the recruitment process and shortage of officers. Overtime requests fill about two-pages each day, some being in the field while others are to catch up on desk work. Currently, there are 130 officers able to work in the field but the department has been approved to have up to 156 in-field officers. Three lateral hires are set to start October 1, with another five open 2 Public Safety Committee Minutes Approval Pending Page 3 of 3 positions that haven’t been filled yet. Other jurisdictions are in the same short-staff situation as Kent is.  The Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs (WASPC) were at the city jail to conduct the onsite state jail accreditation. WASPC awarded the jail with a 100% score for all policies being in compliance. This makes Kent the second jail in all of Washington to be state accredited; the recognition will take place this November. 8. Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 5:10 p.m. by J. Berrios. J. Hays Jennifer Hays Public Safety Committee Secretary 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: October 10, 2017 TO: Public Safety Committee From: Chief Thomas SUBJECT: Yakima County Inmate Housing ILA – Recommend MOTION: Recommend Council authorize the Mayor to sign an interlocal agreement with Yakima County for the purpose of housing inmates as the City may need, for 2018, subject to final terms and conditions acceptable to the city attorney and police chief. SUMMARY: For purposes of population management, the City of Kent Corrections Facility has a need to transport inmates to another facility. This interlocal agreement is between Kent and Yakima County for the housing of Kent inmates, as Kent may need, during 2018. The agreement includes inmate transportation to and from Yakima County. This agreement will renew annually for up to five years (December 31, 2022) unless there is a written notification from one party to the other that they wish to terminate the contract at the end of the current calendar year. Such notification will be sent to the receiving party no later than October 1st of the current year. EXHIBITS: Interlocal agreement for Inmate Housing Budget Impact: Budgeted for 2018 5 This page intentionally left blank. 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 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: October 10, 2017 TO: Public Safety Committee FROM: Chief Thomas SUBJECT: Chief’s Report – Information Only MOTION: Information Only SUMMARY: Chief Thomas’ report will include a variety of items. EXHIBITS: n/a BUDGET IMPACTS: n/a 25 This page intentionally left blank. 26