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
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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
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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.
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NEXT MEETING
July 11, 2017
ADJOURNMENT
Meeting adjourned at 6:47p.m.