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
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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
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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:
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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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