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09/16/2020 - Minutes 41 City of Tigard Committee for Community Engagement Minutes MEETING DATE/TIME: September 16, 2020, 7 — 8:30 p.m. Meeting Location: Meeting held virtually through MS Teams Attending: Bhushan Gupta Present Lauren Rowles Present Christine Rehse Absent Liz Aberg Absent Christopher Basil Absent Liz Newton, Council Liaison Present Connie Ramaekers Present Marissa Rainey Excused Dacia Grayber Present Norma Trujillo Present Dave Hanna, Chair Present Shoni Pilip-Florea Absent Dolly Specht,Vice-Chair Present Taylor Sarman Present Also Attending: Guests: Chief Kathy McAlpine, Stefanie Kouremetis, Community Engagement Program Coordinator for the Police Department Staff: Kent Wyatt and Nadine Robinson, Staff Liaison Call to order 7:06 pm Police Department Transparency Webpage and Levy Update Chief McAlpine and Stefanie Kouremetis met with the committee to provide a levy update and to share information on the Police Department's communication efforts. The Chief began the discussion by reminding the committee that just two weeks after the levy passed the killing of George Floyd took place. The killing caused the nation, and Tigard residents, to ask if that could happen here. In response to the hundreds of questions and comments the city received, the Chief made herself available to the community to have frank conversations. She did this through FB Live meetings, Chat with the Chief,phone calls and emails. Tigard's Mayor and City Council also participated in the conversations and responded to the community's call for action by proposing the Public Safety Advisory Board (which the committee heard about at their July meeting.) Recognizing it would take time to launch the Board, the Police Department chose to be proactive and share as much information as they have available through a Police transparency webpage. In response to community members questions, the webpage is designed to show what the Police Department is doing,what they have done and what they plan to do in the future. The webpage shows how the department measures up to the 8CantWait campaign as well as showing crime and response statistics. The Chief and Ms. Kouremetis walked through the information on the site and got committee feedback. The members were positive about the page and the amount of information it contains. Specific feedback included: Connie - "Great Job! This is a great page!", Dolly— "This is SO MUCH better than just the old police blotter in the Tigard Times." Dave — "Perfect. Front page. Right place for transparency information." Dave asked how often the data is updated. The Chief indicated once a month. He also asked how accessible the page is. The Chief showed three different ways to get to the information. Dave was interested to know how Tigard stacks up to other agencies. The Chief said no one else is providing the data monthly like Tigard. Agencies typically provide information annually. Bhushan asked if officers are required to live in Tigard. The Chief responded that a couple do live here. However, most officers want to "be off work" when they aren't working. That doesn't stop Tigard officers from being highly invested. It just allows them to "turn it off' when they leave. She also indicated it would make recruitment much harder if the city required officers be Tigard residents. Bhushan asked about the BLM demonstrations. The Chief indicated that two peaceful marches took place in Tigard. The first march was from McDonalds' on Main St to City Hall. Along with about 500 participants, the Chief, a commander and one motorcycle officer participated. The other march was a student march that took place with no incidents. Bhushan also asked about the number of photo enforcement speed citations that had been issued. The Chief indicated that as of the meeting date 2,693 citations had been issued. In chat, Dolly shared that her husband had been the recipient of one of those cites. The Chief talked about how she is fostering a guardian vs warrior mentality in the department. She is encouraging staff to think of themselves as part of the community and to be relationship oriented. In interviews the Police Department is asking candidates what the George Floyd killing means to them. Again, looking for cultural competency. The recruitment video is available on the website if the committee members would like to watch it. So far, the city has made two job offers, one to a female officer who is bi-lingual and the other to a male officer who comes from a multi-cultural family and has military background. The Chief shared that the Oregon Public Safety Academy's,where officer's get certified, last class in 2020 will take place in December and their next class will be in July 2021. Councilor Newton thanked the Chief for sharing the transparency information with Council. She said sometimes you don't know what you don't know until it is pointed out. She is looking forward to the continuing conversations. Norma asked how people can trust the officers that are on board now. The Chief indicated expectations are being shared and performance is evaluated regularly. Norma asked how the data shared on the webpage helps people who may have experienced trauma and are afraid of the Police. She shared her husband's experience and how he feels about the police. The Chief acknowledged Norma's comments and her husband's experience and asked to connect with them. Contact information for the Chief and Stefanie were shared in the chat. Dolly also offered to connect with Norma. The committee members thanked Norma for sharing and expressed their support. Dolly asked if the protests in Portland had stopped. The Chief said no, there were typically 100-125 people showing up. She also said the department had received a request to assist at the protests, but she had declined the request. Dacia commended the Chief on creating a safe place in Tigard. She noted the Chief was out front and that she appreciated the Chief supporting the students leading as well. Dacia said she is proud to call Tigard hers. There was a discussion about including students in the decision about whether to continue the SRO program. The Chief indicated Tigard Tualatin School District is taking the lead. A facilitator is being brought in to help move the discussion forward. In the meantime, there is a survey available to the community to share their opinions. Dacia commented that she hoped Avi and Emilio will both be on the Police Safety Advisory Board. She thinks that will help build relationships. Dacia hopes the program will continue. She is open to making changes, short of no weapons. Public Safety Advisory Board At the time of the meeting, the city had received 28 applications for the Public Safety Advisory Board. Kent indicated the requested commitment was for 18 -24 months with meetings occurring weekly. Kent shared there were six community seats being filled and two student seats. Successful applicants will go through a virtual Police Community Academy. Dacia indicated she was hoping it could be in person and would show the basics. She noted it will be the foundation builder. Stefanie said the department plans to use video to demonstrate different procedures. The community will be given an opportunity to weigh-in on the six community members they would like to see on the committee. City Council will make the final decision and appointments. Approval of July meeting minutes Bhushan moved to approve the minutes and Connie seconded the motion. The minutes were approved. Committee Sharing • Dolly shared that Leadership Tigard enrollment was extended if the group is interested in participating. • Bhushan and Dolly will be serving on the Washington Square Regional Center Taskforce Meeting adjourned at 8:34 p.m. Committee for Community Engagement September 16, 2020 MS Teams Chat Nadine -- please remember to CR Connie Ramaekers... 9/16 7.14 PM take a photo of our group, if Hello Stefanie!! possible DH Dave Hanna (Guest) 9116 7:03 PM can hear all f frau but nobody D Dally(Guest) 91167:15 PM my husband contributed to that can hear me,,, am I the only one who sees just speeding income -- dots with initials? T+ Nadine Robinson added Bhushan (cues 9/16 7:25 PM to the meeting, Connie Ramaekers ... 9116 7:15 PM Dolly, I'll get a snapshot. Nadine Robinson added Dave Hanna CR That is all I see too, (Guest)to the meeting. Sorry to hear your husband gat KentWyatt 9/16 7:09 PM a ticket � Dolly(Guest) 9116 7:16 RM I'm with Dave! 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