City Council Committee Agendas

PUBLIC SAFETY MEETING SEPTEMBER 2, 2015 PRESENT  Mayor Jill Boudreau  Council Members o Mark Hulst o Ken Quam o Dale Ragan o Mike Urban o Gary Molenaar o Bob Fiedler  Chief of Police Jerry Dodd  Fire Chief Roy Hari  CED Director Bob Hyde  City Attorney Kevin Rogerson  Code Enforcement Officer Ken Lee The meeting was called to order by Chair Mark Hulst. Public Safety Meeting Minutes from 08/05/15 were approved and adopted. POLICE CHIEF JERRY DODD PERSONNEL UPDATE  Hired half-time Records Specialist who is currently in training o Works 20 hours per week o Will be working on specific projects  Three vacancies in Patrol o Conducting two backgrounds at this time  One candidate lives in California  Lieutenant position to fill  Eric Kivi graduated from BLEA in June o Eric will go solo in approximately 30 days  Chris Carlson graduated from BLEA on June 15 o Chris will go solo in approximately 45 days  Elizabeth Paul graduates from BLEA next Thursday o To go solo first of year  Tomorrow will be swearing in new Officer Tyler Clark  Lieutenant exam put out call for applications o Only received one application  Suspended process  In past had to have two candidates to move forward  Will meet with Civil Service on 09/16/15 for direction  Will continue hiring process over next six months PUBLIC SAFETY MEETING SEPTEMBER 2, 2015 PAGE 1 OF 3 Q&A with Council Chief Dodd then introduced Lynn Murphy from Puget Sound Energy LYNN MURPHY – COMMUNITY SERVICE MANAGER – PUGET SOUND ENERGY (PSE)  Here to provide update on storm; overview on what PSE has done over the past five days and provide a clearer understanding on what PSE does. o Intense storm  Drought stricken trees  Breaks poles, cross arms, wires  Widespread damage  Had over 150 repair jobs after this storm o Largest storm PSE has ever experienced in Skagit and Whatcom Counties o 124 customers still without power in Skagit County o Initially had 81,000 customers without power o Five crews out working  Crew is four person team who repairs all infrastructure o 15 service men out o Damage people looking for unreported damage o Hope all customers will be restored by 6:00 today o Another storm also came through today  Anticipate additional customers  Lynn will return in October for another update POLICE CHIEF JERRY DODD 2014 ANNUAL REPORT  Brief overview of highlights of 2014 Annual Report o Will provide in depth review at next week’s City Council Meeting o Have had no real issues with marijuana legalization o New police vehicles are a great success o Calls for service up from last year o Mount Vernon PD is accountable for 31% of all police calls in Skagit County o Traffic accidents down six percent from last year o Ten percent decrease in Type A crimes o National use of force average is 0.7% to 0.4 %  MVPD use of force average is 0.263% o DUI arrests involving marijuana has had no impact in Mount Vernon o Operation Talk Meetings identify problem areas and problem individuals  Representatives from all divisions of Department in attendance  Ops Talk has been successful in eliminating various community issues o Majority (42.9%) of traffic collisions occur on Riverside Drive o Developed and implemented monthly Directed Traffic Missions o Discussed future (2016 and beyond) Department plans and concerns PUBLIC SAFETY MEETING SEPTEMBER 2, 2015 PAGE 2 OF 3 Q&A with Council MISCELLANEOUS  Updated Mayor and Council on South 27th Street CED DIRECTOR BOB HYDE NOISE AND NUISANCE ISSUES  Provided update on noise and nuisance issues on North 16 Street  Reviewed Municipal Code 8.08 – Nuisances  Reviewed Chapter 9.28 – Noise Regulations  Reviewed MVMC 9.28.070.1 – Public Disturbance  Cited at North 16th Street  Only one or two noise issues at any given time in Mount Vernon  Code Amendment Options  Variance procedure  EDNA Class for publically zoned sites could be changed from Class A to Class B (55 dBA to 57 dBA)  Modify 50 foot rule  Complainant to go before Foothills Christian School Board in an attempt to remedy this issue  Listed “Guidelines for Daycares” from Redwood City, CA Q&A with Council Per CED Director Hyde, the daycare should be relocating by June of next year. Meeting adjourned at 7:02. PUBLIC SAFETY MEETING SEPTEMBER 2, 2015 PAGE 3 OF 3