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PRHSPSC MINS 05-09-2017City of Federal Way City Council PARKS RECREATION HUMAN SERVICES & PUBLIC SAFETY COUNCIL COMMITTEE Tuesday May 9, 2017 5:00 p.m. SUMMARY Committee Members in Attendance: Chair Koppang, Committee member Moore, Committee member Assefa- Dawson Council Members in Attendance: Deputy Mayor Burbidge Staff Members in Attendance: Ryan Call, City Attorney, Chief Andy Hwang, Yarden Weidenfeld, Senior Policy Advisor, John Hutton, Parks Director, Jeff Watson, Community Services Manager, Sarah Bridgeford, CDBG Coordinator, Jeri-Lynn Clark, Executive Asst., and Mary Jaenicke, Administrative Asst. H. Guests: None Chair Koppang called the meeting to order at 5:00p.m. Commission Comment: None Public Comment: None Chair Koppang moved to add the Grant Agreement between Federal Way Police Department and the Washington Auto theft Prevention Authority ( WATPA) for ALPR Replacement Project as item B. Committee member Moore seconded. Motion passed. BUSINESS ITEMS Approval of Minutes Committee member Assefa- Dawson moved to approve the April minutes as written, Committee member Moore seconded the motion. Motion passed. Grant Agreement Between Federal Way Police Department and the Washington Auto theft Prevention Authority ( WATPA) for ALPR Replacement Project. Chief Hwang stated that there are three patrol vehicles that have an automatic license plate reader (ALPR). This equipment is very helpful in recovering stolen vehicles. The ALPR's that were purchased in 2009 have reached their life expectancy, and need to be replaced. The department has received a grant in the amount of $22,200 to replace the equipment in one of their vehicles. The grant needs to be used by June 30, 2017. Committee member Moore moved to forward Grant Agreement between the Federal Way Police Department and WATPA for the ALPR Replacement Project to the May 16, 2017, consent agenda for approval. Committee member Assefa- Dawson seconded. Motion Passed. Federal Way Violence Prevention Coalition Steering Committee The report was presented at the April 18 Council meeting. The recommendations from the committee are strategic in nature and can be implemented in a short amount of time, but they are a long term approach to the problem. Chair Koppang stated that tactically there are things that are happening at this time, and that the Mayor and the Chief are both focused on these issues. Mayors from a multitude of agencies met at Federal Way City Hall to discuss ways to discuss the issue. Chief Hwang stated that there has been an increase in gun violence in the region that started during the 41' quarter of 2016. The Police Chiefs in South King County met to discuss what they could do to address the issue. They are redirecting the mission and focus of the task force in South King County; the primary mission has been drugs. Several agencies will start meeting on a weekly basis to exchange criminal information. The city's special investigation unit's primary mission will be to focus on gun violence issues. This will be a regional 3 K: \PRHSPS Committee\20171,05 -09 -2017 Mins.doc PARKS, RECREATION, HUMAN SERVICES & PUBLIC SAFETY COUNCIL COMMITTEE Tuesday, May 9, 2017 Summary Page 2 effort, and they are confident that over time the regional effort will have a positive impact in mitigating and reducing gun violence. Mr. Weidenfeld provided a recap on the meeting that was held with the Mayors. The meeting was successful, everyone is on the same page, there is a need for more police officers and it comes down to resources. Mr. Watson added that there also needs to be a focus on prevention, and there are some positive things that are currently happening such as Community in Schools and the Positive Outcome Program (POPS). There is a need to direct resources to law enforcement but there is also a need to continue to direct resources towards preventative measures. Committee member Moore stated that there needs to be programs for mentoring in early learning. Ten recommendations were made and Chair Koppang would like the committee to discuss each recommendation, prioritize them, and bring a recommendation to the full council. Recommendation #1 The FWVPCSC recommends the City of Federal Way support a community- centered bystander awareness project. Ms. Clark stated that this is thru DAWN, and it is the Green Dot Program. The Green Dot program is a bystander training that teaches you how to safely diffuse a situation. DAWN is currently working with the City of Kent. There is a 90 minute and a 5 hour training program. Ms. Clark will come back to the next PRHSPSC meeting with recommendations for the committee, so that they can make a formal recommendation to the Council. Chair Koppang motioned that the committee adopt recommendation number one. Committee member Moore seconded. Motion passed. Recommendation #2 The FWVPCSC recommends the City of Federal Way institute restorative justice practices as a city initiative to reduce crime and violence amongst youth in Federal Way. M--s- Clark. stated that the Federal Way 'school nistricthas, started training,and is actively doing this now, Mr. Call inquired what is meant by restorative justice; the city has no jurisdiction over children, and that it will not work if it's a diversion program. Restorative justice needs to be defined. Discussion was held. Chair Koppang summarized that it is a cultural change, and it starts at an early age by identifying behavior that's not acceptable, and helping the perpetrator understand its effect on the rest of the community, and the consequences of that action. Ms. Bridgeford stated that the school district may already have some defined strategies. Chair Koppang suggested that the Council endorse the efforts of the school district to institute a policy of restorative justice. Mr. Call stated that if the city does want to have interaction with the criminal justice system, and we want to divert minor crimes where they don't pay a fine, but they do some service to the victim then we need to explore partnering with the County. Endorsing the school district is a good first step. Committee member Moore agreed with endorsing the plan, and would like to add the verbiage "early learning and on up ". Committee member Assefa- Dawson recommended the school district taking the lead, and the city will support them wherever they can. The recommendation has been adjusted. Committee member Moore moved to have the Council endorse the institution of restorative justice practices in Federal Way Public Schools from early learning through twelfth grade. Committee member Assefa- Dawson seconded. Motion Passed. Recommendation #3 The FWVPCSC recommends the City of Federal Way promote and incentivize the purchase and use of gun safes/locking storage in homes and vehicles for firearm users. Chief Hwang stated that King County Public Health does a lot to promote the purchase of safes and locking devices for firearms. The Federal Way Police Department partners with them, and anytime somebody gets a concealed weapons permit, they encourage them to buy a safe. Chief Hwang added that the VPCSC is asking what can the city do the incentivize people to buy safes. The city does not have a program at this time. Chief Hwang will have the department contact three to four companies, regarding the possibility of offering discounts to people that b4 y safes, and provide feedback at the next meeting. PARKS, RECREATION, HUMAN SERVICES & PUBLIC SAFETY COUNCIL COMMITTEE Tuesday, May 9, 2017 Summary Page 3 Recommendation #4 The FWVPCSC recommends the City of Federal Way provide an incentive, such as paid work time or flexible schedules, to city employees to become mentors to a Federal Way youth. Furthermore, we recommend the City of Federal Way encourage residents to become positive role models and volunteer with youth throughout the community. Discussion was held regarding the current workload of City staff, and that some departments are already stretched very thin and asking them to do more is not reasonable. Currently there are four city employees that use their lunch time to mentor a youth. Mr. Hutton stated that the Recreation Department is working very hard on getting an afterschool program started at the Community Center, and it may be more convenient for staff members to mentor youth participating in the afterschool program. This idea has been shared with the Federal Way School District, and staff is waiting for the district to commit to busing the students from their school to the center. Chair Koppang proposed changing the recommendation to "The City of Federal Way encourages residents to become positive role models and volunteer with youth throughout the community". Community in Schools, Positive Outcomes Program (POP), Youth Action Team, Big Brothers and Sisters, and the Boys and Girls Club are organizations that are already in place that citizens can partner with. Recommendation #5 The FWVPSC recommends the City of Federal Way explore opening a "One- Stop" community resource center for youth and young adults. Ms. Clark stated that a lot of this has already started; Reach Out and the Goodwill have been speaking with the Boys and Girls Club as a possible location. Mr. Watson stated that Nexus Youth and Family is still interested in having a site in Federal Way, and they should be involved in the communications. There are many talks currently taking place. Chair Koppang stated that the model of the city is to be a partner in a program, not run the program. We do not have the resources to take something like this on. Ms. Bridgeford stated that this is a long term project, and that there is a lot involved in putting something like this together. Mr. Watson recommended inviting the Goodwill to make a presentation at a future City Council meeting. 2017 Program Year Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Annual Action Plan Ms. Bridgeford presented the information. There are two purposes to the annual action plan. 1) Demonstrate how they will be using the funds. 2) It's an opportunity to share with the community how those resources are going to be used to achieve goals. There have not been any substantial changes on how the CDBG program will be implemented. The annual action plan was based on the 2015 annual allocation, which was $620,000. They have not received the budget yet, but were told that they could anticipate receiving an amount closer to the 2016 allocation, so it may be slightly more than $620,000. There are three funding categories: 20% is for Planning & Administration, 15% is for Public Services, and 65% is for Community Economic Revitalization Funding (CERF). The Planning & Administration and Public Services are subject to a cap, the CERF is not subject to a cap. Ms. Bridgeford reviewed the budgets for Public Services and CERF. Discussion was held on the CDBG CERF Budget. CDBG is designed to fund services, and investments, and the amount that can be used for services is 15% of the total budget, and 20% for Planning & Administration, and the remaining 65% can be used for various things such as economic development, housing repair, public infrastructure and public facility projects, neighborhood sidewalks and lighting, and a public park in a low income neighborhood. Chair Koppang asked if there was a percentage of the 65% that is remaining that is dedicated for community redevelopment as opposed to services. Mr. Watson answered that no, the 15% for services is a cap, and a portion of the annual grant can be used to repay a Section 108 Loan, and they have set aside $179,000. Committee member Moore moved to forward the 2017 CDBG Annual Action Plan to the May 16, 2017 City Council agenda for public hearing. Committee member Assefa- Dawson seconded. Motion passed. 5 PARKS, RECREATION, HUMAN SERVICES & PUBLIC SAFETY COUNCIL COMMITTEE Tuesday, May 9, 2017 Summary Page 4 New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC Site Lease Agreement — Saghalie Park Location Mr. Call provided the background information. New Cingular wireless PCS, LLC is seeking to maintain their current lease at Saghahe Park. This is not a lease that they have exclusively; they share the location with other cell providers. The amount of the lease is $2,893.76 a month with an increase of 3% on January 1 of each calendar year. The term on the lease is five years, and will automatically renew for three additional five year terms. Committee member Assefa- Dawson moved to forward the proposed Lease Agreement to the May 16, 2017 consent agenda for approval. Committee member Moore seconded. Motion passed. COUNCIL DISCUSSION ON EMERGING ISSUES None Mr. Watson will update the committee on the Day Center at the June meeting. NEXT MEETING June 13, 2017 ADJOURNMENT Meeting adjourned at 7:05p.m. 6