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01/20/2021- Minutes ■ City of Tigard Committee for Community Engagement Minutes • � f MEETING DATE/TIME:January 20, 2021, 7 - 8:30 p.m. Meeting Location: Meeting held virtually through MS Teams Attending: Ambre Nielsen Present John Chung Present Bhushan Gupta Present Lauren Rowles Present Christine Rehse Present Liz Aberg Absent Christopher Basil Present Marissa Rainey Present Connie Ramaekers Present Norma Trujillo Present Dacia Grayber Present Shoni Pilip-Florea Present Dave Hanna, Chair Present Taylor Sarman Present Dolly Specht, Vice-Chair Present Also Attending: Guests: Tigard Police Chief Kathy McAlpine Liz Newton, Council Liaison Staff: Kent Wyatt, Communications Manager and Nadine Robinson, Staff Liaison Meeting start: 7:00 pm • Welcome and introductions • Event update from the January 7, 2021 riot— Chief Kathy McAlpine Chief McAlpine reviewed the communications leading up to the January 7, 2021 riot and the department's response. The attached PowerPoint presentation provided the basis for the presentation. The morning of January 7d, Tigard Police became aware of a potential purposeful protest in response to the January 6d, officer involved shooting. The online narrative that was developing indicated the shooting was in response to a mental health call. The Police Department began monitoring social media channels and as more information becomes available decided to send mutual aid advisements. Additionally, a CodeRed message was prepared to share with the Tigard community. The message was to let residents know the area the protest could affect and when PD expected protesters to be onsite. Around 2:30 p.m., the Department started calling additional staff in to work, activated the Incident Command System and notified partner agencies. Mayor Snider released a social media statement explaining why the city had not provided information about the shooting and explained that the Washington County Major Crimes Team would be leading the investigation and that no Tigard Police Department personnel would be part of the investigative team or have access to their information. (Slide 14) At 5:07p.m. the Police Department issued a press release confirming the department's response to a reported domestic disturbance call the day before, provided some limited information about the department's response and confirmed the officer involved shooting of Jacob McDuff. The news release shared statistics on domestic violence calls. Additionally, it reiterated that the investigative process was being led by the Washington County Major Crimes Team. (Slide 16) At approximately 7:15 p.m., protesters began arriving in the downtown area. Within the next 45 minutes multiple vehicles and people were observed in the downtown. By 8:30 p.m. a crowd of up to 100 people began moving along Main St. • 8:35 pm —The group heads towards the City of Tigard campus. • 8:40 pm—The group arrived at the campus • 8:45 pm—The group proceeds directly to the central circle of the campus and begins: • Actively spray-painting the building, • Pounding on windows, • Shooting lasers at cameras, and • Shooting fireworks. • 8:46 pm— Front doors to the Police Department are shattered and building is sprayed with graffiti. • A Declaration of Riot is advised by Public Address and Bull Horn • 8:53 — Crowd departed at full run • 9:04 on - Crowd randomly tagging businesses • 9:10 pm—Multiple reports of"shots heard" around SW Commercial and SW Main street • 9:15 pm— Small clusters appear to all be moving in various directions, no cohesion to group at this time. However, department received that group may be planning another pass. • 9:21 pm—Most of group cleared out. PD began assessing damage and collecting evidence. • 9:34 pm—Active graffiti reported at SW Hall and SW Bonita • 9:34 pm— 10:40 pm Groups observed departing from various locations. 0 11:00 pm—Incident Command closes. After the incident the Chief met with business owners. Some business owners wondered why more people hadn't been arrested. They indicated they felt along while the incident was in play. The Chief shared that the officers were outnumber 2 or 3 to 1, so engaging with the crowd would be very dangerous. Shoni asked if Tigard PD could set up any kind of Lend/Lease program with Portland Police. She also offered to be an extra set of eyes on messaging or a sounding board during an event. Washington County Major Crimes is in the process of interviewing people. They will also be reviewing all evidence. The city is in "wait mode" while the investigation is conducted. Bhushan asked if the city was providing updates. The Chief replied only some since things haven't changed. Basil commented how landscaping can help minimize damage. For example, the grass landscaping vs rocks. Shoni thanked the chief and noted it has been a particularly difficult year. She asked about the well-being of the officers. Committee members expressed support and appreciation for the Tigard Police Department and Chief McAlpine. Dolly noted she had attended the Mayor's Facebook talk. She indicated there was a lot of negativity. It appeared people didn't understand the process and were being misled by social media. Ambre asked if, given the size of the agency, if there are training partnerships in place to help officers and businesses keep themselves safe. The Chief noted the agency is accredited and follows the national standards; including those for use of force. COVID has slowed down the implementation of the 40-hour de-escalation training that was funded by the passage of the levy. However, the department did bring in a crisis negotiator to provide a 2-hour de-escalation training. Councilor Newton provided an update on the Public Safety Advisory Board. She noted the committee is just getting started but she has been very impressed with their questions and their commitment to the process. She is confident their will be a good outcome to their efforts. She reminded committee members the meetings are open virtually to the public, through U-tube, and they are welcome to watch the discussions. Kent provided information on how to provide comments in writing or during the comment portion of the meeting. November 18, 2020 minutes Dacia moved to approve the minutes. Connie seconded the motion. No objections. The minutes were approved. Other Dacia commented that Margaret Doherty had told her nothing every happens in Tigard. Wow. She noted she is proud to be Tigard's State Representative. She appreciates Chief McAlpine and Mayor Snider's responses. She asked how we can be a mechanism of support for the family. How do we put the best of Tigard forward and be inclusive? The Chief responded that they aren't mutually exclusive. We can/should mourn the loss of life. We can support all people impacted by the situation. She encouraged people to ask questions, to challenge, and encouraged all of us be part of the solution. Bhushan asked how the committee can help in these situations. The Chief encouraged the committee to listen to the chatter and to reach out to her if they hear or see things that are disturbing. Meeting adjourned at 8:36 p.m.