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PRHSPSC MINS 06-13-2017City of Federal Way City Council PARKS RECREATION, HUMAN SERVICES & PUBLIC SAFETY COUNCIL COMMITTEE Tuesday June 13, 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, Eric Rhoades, Assistant City Attorney, Steve Ikerd, Deputy Parks Director, Jeff Watson, Community Services Manager, Sarah Bridgeford, CDBG Coordinator, Jeri -Lynn Clark, Executive Asst., and Mary Jaenicke, Administrative Asst. II. Chair Koppang called the meeting to order at 5:00p.m. Commission Comment: None Agenda item B has been moved to the end of committee business BUSINESS ITEMS Approval of Minutes Committee member Assefa- Dawson moved to approve the May minutes as written, Chair Koppang seconded the motion. Motion passed. Ballistic Vest Partnership (BVP) Grant Every officer is required to wear a ballistic vest. Sixty vests will need to be replaced next year, at a cost of $1237.00 per vest, for a total estimated cost of $75,457.00. The Ballistic Vest Partnership grant provides for reimbursement for 50% ballistic vest costs. Committee member Assefa- Dawson moved to forward the 2017 Ballistic Vest Partnership (BVP) Grant application and acceptance request to the June 20, 2017 consent agenda for approval. Committee member Moore seconded. Motion Passed. Amendment No. 1 to the Washington Traffic Safety Commission (WTSC) Target Zero Team (TZT) Interagency Funding Agreement 2016 -2017 The Police Department partners with the Washington Traffic Safety Commission (WTSC) to address distracted driving, seatbelt and DUI enforcement. They originally received a grant in the amount of $24,400 and were informed that they would be receiving an additional $2,000 grant award. Committee member Assefa- Dawson moved to forward the proposal to accept additional funding from WTSC in the amount of $2,000 for traffic safety emphasis patrols to the June, 20 2017 City Council Agenda. Committee member Moore seconded. The motion was amended by committee member Assefa- Dawson to forward the proposal to accept additional funding from WTSC in the amount of $2,000 for traffic safety emphasis patrols to the June 20, 2017 City Council Consent agenda. Committee Member Moore Seconded. Motion passed. Federal Way Day Center Mr. Watson reported that the Day Shelter opened in early December, 2016 and saw an average of 23 people per day thru the end of the year. They are now averaging 50 people a day. 67% of those they are serving are male. 380 Federal Way residents were served between January and May, and there have been a total of 4100 visits. They have made 30 referrals for things like case management and substance abuse, and they are working with community partners that are coming in on a semi - regular basis. They have been able to get 13 people housed in shelters, and nine people permanently housed, and there have been K:\PRHSPS Committee\2017 \06 -13 -2017 Mins.doc 3 PARKS, RECREATION, HUMAN SERVICES & PUBLIC SAFETY COUNCIL COMMITTEE Tuesday, June 13, 2017 Summary Page 2 ten people with an increase in income. There have been some issues such as an increase in trash, but they are continuing to build good relationships with their neighbors. Chair Koppang motioned that a report on the Day Center be presented at the July 18 City Council meeting. Committee member Moore seconded. Motion passed. Chair Koppang suspended Council Business for public comment. Public Comment: Xochitl Maykovich, an organizer from Washington Community Action Network (CAN), stated that almost half of the people in Federal Way are renters. According to the census data, many of the rental houses were built before 1979. She spoke of the poor quality of those houses, and that many people are dealing with substandard housing. She spoke in favor of a rental inspection program in Federal Way, similar to what Seattle and Tukwila have. Ashley Cormier, is the Federal Way organizer for Washington CAN, and she has community meetings every month. She has been doing a lot of outreach with people that live in apartments. She also spoke in favor of a rental inspection program for houses and apartments in Federal Way. First Amendment to the 2016 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Annual Action Plan In 2015, Dawn applied for a capital award for their domestic violence shelter in Kent. The Human Services Commission recommended approval of the funding for their project. Staff discovered that project was not included in the Annual Action Plan for the 2016 program year. A contract for the project was negotiated with DAWN and the city has been moving forward with the belief that it had been included in the Action Plan. Because it was not included in the Action Plan, they do not have the authority to spend the money. They must change the Action Plan to add the project and it must go through the same process. The project cost has changed since the initial recommendation and there is an increase to the total project cost; this increase will not affect the funding for the other projects. Committee member Moore moved to forward the First Amendment to the 2016 CDBG Annual Action Plan to the June 20, 2017 City Council agenda for Public Hearing. Committee member Assefa- Dawson seconded. Motion passed. Federal Way Violence Prevention Coalition Recommendation Ms. Clark distributed materials that are in response from requests that were made at the last meeting, and those materials will be discussed at the July meeting. Chair Koppang reviewed the recommendations that were discussed at the May meeting. Chief Hwang reported that they contacted Sportsmen Warehouse and Federal Way Discount Guns, and they have agreed to give Federal Way residents a 10% discount on the purchase of any gun locking devices or gun safes. Recommendation #6 The FWVPCSC recommends the City of Federal Way explores the creation of additional after- school programs throughout the city. The Federal Way Community Center will be implementing an after- school program, and the Federal Way School District has agreed to transport the students from the schools to the Community Center. This recommendation will be an action item at the July meeting. The committee accepted this recommendation. Recommendation #7 The FWVPCSC recommends the City of Federal Way support the creation and expansion of social /emotional learning to more schools, after - school programs and other youth - serving organizations. Mr. Watson stated that one example of this is Communities in Schools has a mentorship program. There is a coordinator in all of the high schools and in many of the middle schools. That coordinator is a 4 PARKS, RECREATION, HUMAN SERVICES & PUBLIC SAFETY COUNCIL COMMITTEE Tuesday, June 13, 2017 Summary Page 3 resource for students to turn to. Ms. Bridgeford added that there are programs offered that are funded through the City's Human Services General Fund. Mr. Call also added that the scope of this recommendation goes beyond helping children; it's also educating parents on how to be parents. The city has a limited scope of authority, and needs to explore how they can partner with the school district. The city needs to develop a strong relationship with the school district. Committee member Moore moved that the Committee concurred with the recommendation as it's been submitted. Committee member Assefa- Dawson seconded. Motion passed. Recommendation #8 The FWVPCSC recommends the City of Federal Way explore opportunities to expand youth substance use treatment in Federal Way and reduce barriers for families and youth seeking treatment. Valley Cities is providing youth substance abuse treatment in the schools. The City of Federal Way provides some funding for this program. It's a small program, and does not address all of the needs. There is also WAPI Community Services, which is a non - profit agency serving Asian Pacific Islander youth and all youth of Color, ages 10 -20, in the Seattle area. Their goal is to help youth deal with substance abuse /dependency issues and to provide youth with healthy alternatives to substance use. Committee member Moore moved to explore opportunities to expand youth substance use treatment in Federal Way and reduce barriers for families and youth seeking treatment with additional partners such as WAPI Community Services. Committee member Assefa- Dawson seconded. Motion passed. Recommendation #9 The FWVPCSC recommends the City of Federal Way provide a comprehensive job training program for youth in Federal Way. This would be a focus for the Economic Development Department. Committee member Moore suggested adding this to the Economic Development Strategy which is called "Some Assembly Required ". Committee member Moore moved to approve the recommendation from FWVPCSC as written, and add labor to the list of partners. Committee member Assefa- Dawson seconded. Motion passed. Recommendation #10 The FWVPSC recommends the City of Federal Way devote dedicated staff time to implementing VPCSC recommendations, seeking funding and building relationships with community-based organizations. This will also include the school district. Chair Koppang spoke about the possibility of hiring seven additional officers and two full -time staff people to help with the implementation of the recommendations; instead of dealing with the effects of the crime, the city would be trying to prevent the crime. This would be the Mayor's decision. Mr. Call stated that Council can dictate a policy or a goal they want to achieve, and the Mayor would decide what the staffing level would need to be in order to achieve the goal. Council cannot create the position or the funding for the position. Chair Koppang moved to approve the FWVPSC's recommendation as written. Committee member Moore seconded. Motion passed. The August meeting has been cancelled. COUNCIL DISCUSSION ON EMERGING ISSUES Committee member Moore requested a briefing on neighborhood crimes and mail theft. Chief Hwang will be giving a presentation at the Neighborhood Connections meeting. Crime is down 9% this year. Committee member Moore also inquired about the police department's Twitter account; he would like the public to be informed when a serious incident has occurred. Chief Hwang replied that they have a Facebook and Twitter account, and they do put out information when there is a significant event. They don't put information on social media right away, because it's very important that the information is accurate. 5 PARKS, RECREATION, HUMAN SERVICES & PUBLIC SAFETY COUNCIL COMMITTEE Tuesday, June 13, 2017 Summary Page 4 NEXT MEETING July 11, 2017 ADJOURNMENT Meeting adjourned at 6:47p.m.