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Home My WebLink AboutCAG2024-422 - Original - Center for Children & Youth Justice - MOU - 8/8/24 FOR CITY OF KENT OFFICIAL USE ONLY Sup/Mgr: Agreement Routing Form Dir Asst: • For Approvals,Signatures and Records Management Dir/Dep: KE N T This form combines&replaces the Request for Mayor's Signature and Contract Cover (Optional) WASHINGTON Sheet forms. Originator: Department: Cassi Fowler Police Date Sent: Date Required: > 09/03/2024 0 CL Director or Designee to Sign. Date of Council Approval: CL Q Budget Account Number: Grant?[:]YesE]No Budget?:Yes:No Type: N/A Vendor Name: Category: Center for Children & Youth Justice Contract Vendor Number: Sub-Category: = Original 0 Project Name: Memorandum of Understanding E �° Project Details: Memorandum of Understanding between Center for Children & = Youth Justice and Kent c 40 E Agreement Amount: Basis for Selection of Contractor: Direct Negotiation 47 `Memo to Mayor must be attached i Start Date: Termination Date: Im Q Local Business?F--]YesF--]No* If meets req uiremen ts per KCC 3.70.100,please complete"Vendor Purchase-Local Exceptions'form on Cityspace. Business License Verification:Yes:ln-Process:Exempt(KCC 5.01.045) Notice required prior to disclosure? Contract Number: Yes No CAG2024-422 Comments: a1 G 3 4) H •� i N 3 f0 C V1 Date Routed to the City Clerk's Office: 9/4/24 Interlocal Agreement has been uploaded to website: adccW22313_1_20 Visit Documents.KentWA.gov to obtain copies of all agreements rev.20210513 Docusign Envelope ID:5CD835C1-F401-4DC0-94A0-F5F26FB61C99 Center for Children&Youth Justice and the City of Kent MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BACKGRO-UND The Kent Police Department(KPD), a department within the City of Kent, a Washington Municipal Corporation, is purposed with providing law enforcement services in the City of Kent. KPD's Mission is, "...protecting and caring for our community by providing quality police service and being adaptable to the needs of our diverse City." The Center for Children&Youth Justice("CCYJ") is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization headquartered in Seattle,WA and organized under the laws of the State of Washington.CCYJ's mission is to create better lives for generations of children and youth by reforming the child welfare and juvenile justice systems. CCYJ's vision is that all children,youth, and young adults are healthy,safe,and thriving;cared for by their community;valued as they are;and have a sense of belonging. CCYJ serves as an intermediary agency for the King County Regional Office of Gun Violence's Peacekeepers("RPKC")initiative,a community-centered,best-practice based pilot program to reduce community gun violence.The RPKC service model includes nationally recognized strategies for community violence intervention including: • Shots Fired Reviews • Conflict Mapping and Relentless Engagement Assignment • Protocol Driven Critical Incident Response • Hospital Based Intervention m Hotspot Remediation Outreach Strategic Community Engagement Case Management • Family Support Services RPKC services are provided by contracted community-based organizations,including: • YMCA of King County and Greater Seattle • Freedom Project • Community Passageways • Urban Family • Progress Pushers These contracted organizations provide Intervention,Secondary Prevention,and Restoration services to individuals most likely to be involved in incidents of gun violence in the near term and families impacted by gun violence,including Critical Incident Response services.Critical Incident Response services include deployment to shooting scenes, hospitals,vigils,and funerals to deliver violence interruption services, including de-escalation,mediation,and community safety support. RPKC then connects individuals and 1 Docusign Envelope ID:5CDB35C1-F401-4DC0-94A0-F5F26FB61C99 families directly impacted by gun violence with mentoring and other services and support to help ensure. community safety. Critical Incident Responders are known community members with lived experience in gang culture, incarceration, and/or intergenerational trauma; and who are connected to the community, are familiar with certain neighborhoods,or grew up in the neighborhoods they will be responding to. PURPOSE OF THIS MEMORANDUM OF UNDER$'YANQING The purpose of this Memorandum is to describe the mutual goals and responsibilities of the parties with regard to a collaborative community response to critical incidents,facilitating a rapid joint response to citywide community safety disruptions like gun violence,gang wars,homicides,and other high-risk repetitive violent crimes.While both parties will strive to effectuate the goals and responsibilities outlined herein,this Memorandum is not intended to serve as a binding or enforceable contract. MUTUAL GOALS Both KPD and CCYJ,serving as the Intermediary Organization for RPKC, have an interest in improving public safety,managing situations of violence to avoid injury or loss of life,and reducing potential retaliatory threats. In furtherance of these goals, both parties agree to make every reasonable effort to fulfill the responsibilities outlined below. Maintaining a positive and collaborative relationship between KPD and CCYJ,serving as the Intermediary Organization for RPKC,is a high priority to effectively communicate and work within crisis response. Healthy ongoing communication, role clarification,and mutual respect among KPD and CCYJ,serving as the Intermediary for RPKC,and RPKC contracted community-based service provider staff will promote successful comprehensive violence reduction efforts. TYPES OF _INCIDI NT5 Critical Incidents:CCYJ,serving as the Intermediary Organization for RPKC, will be notified using the process outlined in the "Activation Process and Activity"section of this MOU for the following types of incidents: 1. Gun violence that results in injury or death,excluding incidents of suicide,justifiable homicide or domestic violence homicides 2. Credible threats of retaliation ACTIVATION PR AND ACTIVITY Notification and Initial Response: 1. In the event of a Critical Incident in which shooting has occured, KPD Command Staff will notify the Chief of Police or KPD's Appointed Liaison using the KPD Command Notification Process. 2. Chief of Police or Designated KPD Liaison will notify CCYJ Director of Impact and the Deputy Director of Community Passageways via text once the investigative components of KPD's response have been stabilized. 2 Docusign Envelope ID:5CDB35C1-F401-4DC0-94A0-F5F26FB61C99 The notification will include the following information: a. Date b. Time c. Location d. Type of incident,and e. Hospital Information f. Any other relevant details 3. The Deputy Director of Community Passageways will notify Critical Incident Responders and copy CCYJ's Director of Impact. 4. The Deputy Director of Community Passageways will decide if immediate scene response is warranted. If scene response is desired by CCYJ,the Deputy Director of Community Passageways will notify the Chief or Designated KPD Liaison.The Chief of Police or the Designated KPD Liaison will ensure that on scene KPD Personnel are aware of the Critical Incident Responder Activation. 5. The Critical Incident Responders will arrive at the scene as soon as possible, but no longer than 40 minutes,after an appropriate request for field response from KPD. On-Scene Protocol: 1. Critical Incident Responders will adhere to and respect KPD crime scene preservation protocols by remaining outside the designated crime scene area. 2. Critical Incident Responders shall wear clothing that clearly identifies that they are part of the Critical Incident Response team. 3. Critical Incident Responders duties will include confidential communication with community members designed to reduce the impact of the event,to accelerate recovery,and return people to everyday functioning. 4. KPD will allow the Critical Incident Responders to determine if in-person interaction between KPD Personnel and Responders at the scene is appropriate unless such a determination would be adverse to the interest of public safety. Otherwise,KPD will avoid direct interaction unless initiated by a Critical Incident Responder. Data Sharing: 1. To assist with capturing information that is not directly related to critical incident response,but pertinent to the work of violence interruption,KPD agrees to provide a monthly shots fired data report to CCYJ and the Deputy Director of Community Passageways. The report will include: ■ Heat map indicating areas of elevated gun violence in the City of Kent • Map of all shootings in Kent by category e Historical annual totals for shooting incidents 2. To assist KPD with accountability and transparency in operations and use of resources,CCYJ agrees to provide quarterly data reports specific to the intervention work done by Community Passageways in the City of Kent. These reports will include: • Summary of intervention and outreach work completed on the critical incidents they received notification on from KPD,including discernable outcomes and impacts of that 3 Docusign Envelope ID:5CDB35C1-F401-4DC0-94A0-F5F26FB61C99 work. ip Statistical data on hotspot intervention work conducted,including locations,number of community members engaged,and discernable outcomes and impacts of that work. • Summary of community engagement events conducted by CCYJ and Community Passageways • CCYJ understands that records provided under this subsection and under the MOU as a whole are subject to the Washington Public Records Act and may be disclosed upon request. Ongoing Coordination The Designated KPD Liaison will attend the monthly CCYJ Steering Committee meetings and provide updates and feedback to the committee,CCYJ,staff and Community Passageways Representatives. Additionally,the Deputy Director of Community Passageways and the Designated KPD Liaison will meet as needed to coordinate work between both organizations. DocuSigned by: gek�� Date: 08/08/2024� Date: 86F653FD250640A.. Rachel Sottile Rafael Padilla President&CEO Chief of Police; Kent Police Department Center for Children&Youth Justice City of Kent 4