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10/11/2021 - Minutes Public Safety Advisory Board Meeting #20 Meeting Minutes October 11, 2021 — 5:00 pm-7:00 pm Minutes 5:00-5:05 Welcome, Centering Exercise, Roll Call – Facilitator Kim Marshall informed the group that the meeting is being recorded and live-streamed to YouTube. And requested that Board members use Zoom's raise hand function. – Call to Order 5 p.m. – Chair Trinh recognized Indigenous people and acknowledged the first people of Tigard. Vice Chair Sasaki suggested that the City Council formalize a Land Acknowledgement statement recognizing Indigenous People as positive community building. Chief McAlpine offered to bring this suggestion to City staff. The Chief explained that the City did great content around Indigenous Peoples Day internally around and that there may be more to do externally.Chief McAlpine also shared with the Board a report that just came out about how many Native American women are trafficked, missing, and killed and that the numbers are staggering. – Chair Trinh led the Centering and Breathing exercise. – Facilitator Marshall conducted roll call. Absent: Shelby Rihala, Liz Newton 5:05-5:20 Public Comment —No comments or requests to speak were submitted. Community members were invited to submit public comment at https://www.tigard- or.gov/city hall/public safety advisory board.php 5:20-5:35 Chief's Update with Chief McAlpine Chief McAlpine provided PSAB updates about the Use of Force Review Board and two recent mental health calls. During the update two videos were also showed introducing the levy police officers and showing a comparison between the old and new dash camera systems. – Use of Force Review Board: This is the next phase of follow up to the officer involved shooting. Commander McDonald is putting together the Use of Force Review Board. This is an extensive effort. They are targeting the first week of November to meet. The Chief and Commander will keep the Board updated on the process. – Mental Health Calls: Chief McAlpine believes these mental health calls are showing what is happening out in the community and across the US. A TriMet bus driver called in about a mental health crisis with a man with a machete in the area of Hall Blvd. Police blocked the streets and followed de-escalation tactics (time-distance-communications)to calm the situation until a mental health response team arrived. The situation was safely resolved and the TriMet officer did not pursue additional action. The day before, another man called 911 multiple times stating he wanted to kill an officer. It turned out he wanted a psychiatric evaluation.There was a thoughtful, strategic conversation about how to respond. This was a long and resource-intensive call. They apply time- distance-cover-communications. These are not new and happen more frequently than people know. The Chief wanted to share the thoughtfulness of officers and sergeants in these situations and wanted to bring awareness to this. — Board Member Brown shared with the Board that he drove by the incident on Hall Blvd and could attest to how the officers handled the mental health crisis. He appreciated the time, distance and communication tactics used by the officers at the scene. He thought it was well done and thinks they should be given some kudos for handling the situation in such a manner. — PSAB Public Outreach Support: Chief McAlpine also offered to support PSAB members with their community outreach activities. If they would like to join her for a Chat with the Chief, she is willing to use that platform to reach people. She is also willing to do participate in a virtual town hall. She wants to facilitate the connection between the PSAB and the community. She asked the PSAB to consider it for the future but did not expect decisions at this meeting. — Levy Police Officers Welcome Video: Chief McAlpine shared a video of the new police officers who have joined the department recently with funds from the police levy. Chief McAlpine stated that the new police officers have diverse backgrounds and experience and are a cross representation of the organization as a whole. Links to videos: o English subtitles: https://youtu.be/xCEcgV_Bgp4 o Spanish subtitles: https://youtu.be/UcT3GBBkCbc — Board Member Low asked if there is a lack of people in the public safety field at this time. He also asked if it was more common to be doing more lateral hiring. The Chief explained the goal is to have entry level officers and % laterals.They accomplished that.They take a close eye at laterals. The new officers that are laterals wanted to come back to Oregon and had gotten their start somewhere else.They have seen a lot of people leave the region and go out of state.They are also seeing people interested in coming to the Northwest but not as many as they would like. — Board Member Stuhldryer thanked the Chief for the video and getting to know more about the new officers. — Board Member Brown later in the meeting asked how many of the new officers lived in Tigard. Commander McDonald did not know. He knows some live in adjoining communities. — Camera System Comparison Video: Chief McAlpine and Commander McDonald shared a video created by their Public Information Officer comparing the video quality of the old police camera system versus the new police camera system.The new cameras provide a significant improvement in video quality. Vice Chair Sasaki thanked them for the video comparison and asked for a link to the video to be included in PSAB materials. o Dashcam Video: https://tigard-or.gov/police/ — Board Member Low had two questions for the Chief or Commander. Has there been consideration for a public member to be on the Use of Force Board? Chief McAlpine stated that she has already had conversations with the police union. In Tacoma they had two community members on the Board. — ORI did a use of force review for Hillsboro. Chief McAlpine would like to take a look at that lessons learned document. If we are going to do an overhaul, she would like to see a holistic change. She I:\Citywide\Public Safety Advisory Board\Meetings Materials\20-October 11,2021\PSAB Meeting#20 Meeting Minutes.docx would like to see the Washington County Chiefs and Sheriffs collaborate with the DA on a more holistic approach. — Board Member Low also pointed out some hate crime statistics on OregonLive (link has a paywall) that high schoolers showed him.Tigard is ranked#2 for hate crimes per 100,000 residents in Oregon. Low asked if the department was aware. He stated that the statistics are contextualized. He knows how intentional the department is working with the community and pointed out organizations like the PSAB. — Chief McAlpine had not seen the article. They take hate crimes very seriously. Training has been updated to reflect that if the people reporting believe it is a hate crime, then it is a hate crime. She said it is concerning and she will dive into that. Board Member Low forwarded the article link to the Board. — Board Member Brown asked for a refresher on the composition of the Use of Force Board. The Commander outlined the current policy in effect at the time of the incident. It includes four internal personnel and one from an outside agency: 0 1 fire arms instructor 0 1 lieutenant/administrator not involved in the incident but from the same division 0 1 supervisor 0 1 member of police officer association (union) 0 1 outside agency use of force representative (someone versed in deadly force encounters) — Board Member Brown asked if that process is continuing beyond the incident to be reviewed and if that is something that has to pass a contract negotiation process. Commander McDonald explained it does not have to pass the contract negotiation process, but it is a policy change. When a change in policy is made they always review with the union. The policy that applies to an incident has to be the policy that applied at the time of the incident. The policy that they are using has to be the policy at the time of the incident—this is the same with law changes. There were some changes to policies directly prior to the incident and there have been new changes to policies after the incident. — Board Member Brown suggested that there should be a policy change in the future for the Use of Force Board to include a non-sworn community member to provide a diverse perspective for a particular incident. Chief McAlpine stated yes-yes-yes. She is familiar with that concept and believes it is beneficial for the community.They are talking about it moving forward going forward to have it in place. She also wants to include the ORI recommendations and Washington County DA to include Washington County as a whole. 5:35-6:00 Police Vehicle Operations with Sergeant Duncan Sergeant Duncan provided an overview of the police vehicle operations including the emergency vehicle training program and pursuit management and police pursuits. Emergency vehicle operations: Focus on emergency vehicle operations is safety-safety-safety. The goal is to teach officers to do their job as safely as possible, especially whenever driving vehicles to minimize risk and injury. — Use skid car concept teaches officers how to keep their vehicle in control when tires have minimal ground contact during ice, snow, and heavy rain. — At the academy officers are trained on vehicle stability. Officers get 44 hours of vehicle training (track and classroom training). Focus on vehicle stability and keeping capable control of the I:\Citywide\Public Safety Advisory Board\Meetings Materials\20-October 11,2021\PSAB Meeting#20 Meeting Minutes.docx vehicle.Taught to drive at 70%of officer's ability and 70%of vehicle's capability—gives room for error for officer and vehicle. Focus is to maintain 100%control all the time. — Training is consistent and constant. Yearly in-service training includes classroom and demonstrated driving training. It also includes some of the new technologies in the vehicles. — Whole patrol fleet is Ford Interceptor FIU's designed for law enforcement. Pursuit Driving Management: Pursuit driving is done through a lens of safety. Tigard has developed a culture of safety. Legally and by policy they are allowed to pursue but because of the culture officers choose not to pursue to ensure that they are protecting safety. — Don't pursue for property crimes in Tigard — Only chase for the most egregious things. Terminate most pursuits (Only 8 pursuits in last 3 years in Tigard) — Sergeant Duncan relayed anecdotes when they terminated a pursuit to make sure no one got hurt. — McDonald reiterated that officers are trained to drive aggressively by design, so they won't get into crashes with them. — Vice Chair Sasaki asked if the same kind of training and rules apply to motor cycle officers. Motor cycle officers get different training, but the same policies apply. Sergeant Duncan explained that motor cycle officers are trained and can get into pursuits, but the preferred platform is a marked vehicle. It is a much more stable platform with a better lighting and sirens. — Board Member Stuhldryer asked about a maneuver where a police car will push another car and it will fish tail. Sergeant Duncan explained it is called PIT(Pursuit Intervention Technique). He stated it is still a valuable technique, however with new more computerized cars it is not as possible to use. It is harder to pit vehicles. — Board Member Jarmer asked if officers are also taught where to park. Sergeant Duncan stated this is called vehicle stop tactics. Officers are taught to create a buffer to safely get out of a vehicle safely. 6:00-6:55 Continue Conversation about Use of Force Recommendations — Chair Trinh introduced Facilitator Marshall. Facilitator Marshall brought forward the recommendations from Vice Chair Sasaki and asked if there were any additional recommendations. There were none. — Board Members were broken into three breakout rooms to discuss the first recommendation. o Draft Recommendation#1 prior to discussion TPD and Tigard city staff shall work with community leaders and educational specialists to develop regular, mandatory training on cross-cultural communication techniques and community interaction with the goal of reducing use of force events involving BIPoC individuals in the Tigard community to a level that is statistically comparable to the percentage of such BIPoC individuals who reside or work in Tigard; — Chief McAlpine recused herself so people could talk freely and have space to discuss the recommendations. — Each group discussed the recommendations and selected a member to report back to the larger group. After discussion the group made draft modifications to the first recommendation. o Draft Recommendation #1 after to discussion: I:\Citywide\Public Safety Advisory Board\Meetings Materials\20-October 11,2021\PSAB Meeting#20 Meeting Minutes.docx 0 PUBLIC SAFETY ADVISORY BOARD TPD and Tigard city staff shall identify providers of cross- cultural communication training. Then, work with community leaders, neigh boring/peer agencies, and educational specialists to procure or develop regular, at least annual (or at the recommendation of a qualified provider), mandatory training on cross-cultural communication styles, best- practices, and community interaction with the goal of reducing use of force events involving BIPoC individuals in the Tigard community to a level that is statistically comparable to the percentage of such BIPoC individuals who reside or work in Tigard. 6:55-7:00 Wrap Up and Next Steps — Facilitator Marshall recommended that the Board take up the topic of statistics in the next meeting in agreement with Vice Chair Sasaki. — Commander McDonald invited the Board to sign up for the Laser Shot training to have the opportunity to experience some of the hands-on training they provide officers. Sgt. Jared Prater will coordinate scheduling. — Vice Chair Sasaki asked if this was an opportunity to communicate with the community and share the PSAB's experience. The Commander stated that this has been discussed and they'll look into it futher. — Board Member Jarmer asked if it is all individual or if groups can do it? Commander McDonald explained that the training was designed for individuals, but there may be opportunities for some members to participate together. He'll look into it further. — Facilitator Marshall stated that the Board will be moving into recommendation#2 in our next meeting. Facilitator Marshall asked the Board to provide her with any additional recommendations for discussion. — Board Member Brown acknowledged the work Vice Chair Sasaki did to make the draft recommendations and found them helpful. — Chair Trihn invited a motion to adjourn. Vice Chair Sasaki motioned to adjourn. Board Member Lofgren seconded the motion. Meeting was adjourned. 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