City Council Committee Agendas

PUBLIC SAFETY MEETING FEBRUARY 7, 2018 PRESENT  Mayor Jill Boudreau  Council Members o Melissa Beaton o Richard Brocksmith o Iris Carias o Mary Hudson o Mark Hulst o Joe Lindquist o Gary Molenaar  Police Chief Jerry Dodd  Project Development Manager Peter Donovan  Fire Chief Bryan Brice  Library Director Isaac Huffman The Public Safety Committee Meeting was called to order at 6:05 PM by Chair Mark Hulst. The January 3, 2018, Public Safety Committee Meeting Minutes were approved and adopted as presented. POLICE CHIEF JERRY DODD  Thanked Council Members for their continued support  Presented Power Point review of Mount Vernon Police Department o Awards Ceremony for officers involved in the “officer involved shooting” o Department foundation, spirit, different ways of policing  MVPD is community based, neighborhood based, which makes us unique from many other agencies o Discussed and provided various statistics/comparisons regarding  Calls for service  K-9 contacts  Non-traffic misdemeanor arrests  Criminal traffic charged  DUI violations charged  Traffic infractions  Non-traffic infractions  Vagrancy complaints (down from last year)  Kudos to our Outreach Coordinator (Erin von Fempe) and to our community  Top 20 calls for service  Service call trends  Calls for service numbers are completely different than crime numbers  Investigation cases (Detectives) o Discussed/provided overview of hiring process PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE FEBRUARY 7, 2018 PAGE 1 OF 3  Lieutenant Chris Cammock provided update of candidates on board to be hired  We hire best qualified candidates with desired characteristics  Hiring process takes approximately 14 months from beginning to end  In 2017, out of 204 police officer applicants, two were hired o Personnel update  Police Officer Ryan Strong in Academy and will graduate 03/14/18  Hired Records Specialist Casie Strand on 12/01/17  Second Records Specialist hired and will begin on 02/13/18  Dave Shackleton to be promoted to Sergeant on 02/09/18  Records Manager Jennifer Messina completed probation and is doing an excellent job  Records Specialist Sue Ann Mace retired on 2017  Officer Mike McClaughry retired on 11/30/17 o Miscellaneous  Ford vehicles have been thoroughly inspected by Gary Owens  MVPD Volunteer hours totaled 4,863  Provided $177,393 hours of service o Citizens on Proactive Patrol o RSVP o Officer workers  Several MVPD officers participated in Wal Mart’s “Shop with a Hero” during Christmas season  Very rewarding experience  Provided information on and discussed Community Justice Center (aka Skagit County Jail)  Mayor Boudreau provided information on possible financial issues re jail o Will have full update at Finance Committee Meeting  MVPD was awarded $17,213 Domestic Violence STOP Grant  MVPD actively working a problem residence in South Seventh Street Neighborhood  Few years ago, had major issues in South 27 th Street Neighborhood  MVPD continues to interact with neighborhood o Neighborhood clean-up and barbecue  National Prescription Drug Take Back Day occurred on 10/28/17  DEA takes care of all drugs collected  No expense to MVPD  Working with District Court to provide better staff security at Mount Vernon Municipal Court  Listed 2018 Department priorities  Listed 2018 planned community events  Budget process “road map” and planning for annual budgets  Strategic plan takes MVPD to 2021  2018 calendar of activities PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE FEBRUARY 7, 2018 PAGE 2 OF 3   2018 challenges MAYOR JILL BOUDREAU  Discussions about the legislative session Meeting adjourned at 7:39 PM. PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE FEBRUARY 7, 2018 PAGE 3 OF 3 FY16* CLIENT IMPACT REPORT INFO SHEET Community AcƟon of Skagit County is a community-based, 501(c)(3) private nonprofit. We serve in Skagit County and partner with a na onwide network of Community Ac on agencies established under the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 to move local families and communi es from poverty to prosperity. Currently, we support 18 inter-related core services that stabilize lives and equip people for success. We Community Ac on was established in Skagit County in 1979 also work in collabora on with the community to and grew as community needs and resources were iden fied. create ongoing pathways to prosperity. >> Who we serve in Mount Vernon: Community Ac on served 9,355 Mount Vernon residents in 2016 captured in our database and an addi onal es mated 5,736 not captured in our database (total 15,091). >> Of the 9,355 individuals tracked in our database: 1,482 are employed 7% TWO ADULT 10% OTHER 32% SINGLE 917 are fixed income NO CHILD MOM Social Security/Pension/Disability 19% 79% (n=2,399) SINGLE 2% SINGLE DAD 30% Age (n=9,185) 3,926 <17 43% 563 20% TWO PARENT are homeless (n=2,861) 4,416 18-54 48% 846 55+ 9% 71% 1,901 are at 100% or below poverty level (n=2,665) Family of 4 making $24,300 or less. Race (n=7,963) WHITE 51% 1,607 have a high school diploma/ 50% MULTI 42% GED or higher level of educaƟon (n=3,218) OTHER 7% *FY16 reflects October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016 Percents reflect individuals in our Client Social Service Tracking database (18,364 individuals) located within the Mount Vernon, Conway, and La Conner zip code areas.. COMMUNITY ACTION OF SKAGIT COUNTY • INFO COMMUNITYACTIONSKAGIT.ORG • 360 416 7585 >> How we impact Mount Vernon residents: STABILIZING LIVES • 244 MV households housed or preven on from being homeless • 1,759 MV individuals had a Cri cal Need met • 218 MV households linked to Basic Food support • 2,874 MV households warmed through energy assistance • 100 MV individual ederly/disabled helped to remain independent in their homes through Senior & Disabled Volunteer Services • Also: 13,052 MV individuals (unduplicated) were served by the local food banks—supported by the Skagit Food Distribu on Center EQUIPPING PEOPLE FOR SUCCESS • 42 MV WorkFirst Employment Program par cipants gained job training and essen al skills coaching (90 overall). • 2,502 MV moms, infants, and children received WIC and breas eeding support promo ng healthy food habits (4,397 overall). • 78 MV students enrolled in the Adult Educa on class obtained skills and competencies required for employment (111 overall). • 45 MV pregnant women received nursing and psych-social services during their pregnancy promo ng healthy birth outcomes (91 overall). STRENGTHENING THE COMMUNITY • Coordinated large-scale collabora ons, such as Project Homeless Connect. • Mobilized 3,484 volunteers, dona ng 103,522 service hours valued at $3,001,103. • Established 608 partnering and collabora ng rela onships with 479 organiza ons. • Our team of 14 AmeriCorps and VISTA members contributed14,668 hours of service that built capacity of our partners with 7 agencies and low-income school districts, on 11 projects. • Leaders in community-wide approaches to vital issues, such as homeless preven on, affordable housing, access to appropriate health and dental care, and finanical coaching. Comm AcƟon t unity >> Community AcƟon Services: o lives of uches the 1 in 4 p in Skagit eople County Adult Educa on Program Energy Assistance Veterans Assistance AmeriCorps/VISTA Family Development Center Volunteer Lawyer Program Basic Food Outreach Housing Resource Center Senior & Disabled Volunteer Services Behavioral Health Ombuds Maternity Support Services Women, Infants and Children Community Resource Center Skagit Food Distribu on Center Nutri on Program Dental Care Access Skagit Volunteer Center WorkFirst Employment Services East County Services www.CommunityAc onSkagit.org Site Loca on: 160 Cascade Place, Burlington Central West Entrance East Entrance Entrance NE W! Kids Skagit Community AcƟon Services Center Drop-in Volunteer Energy Children’s Skagit Zone Center & Home NutriƟon and Dream Space Vets Maternity Connect Housing and HeaƟng Senior & Programs Serving all of Skagit County Resource Disabled Center Women, Infants, & Children Services Nutri onal Program; Maternity Support Services Dona ons & Supplies Storage Total Square Footage: 26,988 level: 60’x220’ Kids InstrucƟonal Legal Aid AdministraƟon Execu ve Zone Finance Team Donor Director Services Development OpportuniƟes Center Admin Central Supply Records Employment Skills, Adult Educa on, Assistant Copy Room Storage Financial Coaching - includes 2 classrooms, kitchen, and bathroom IT Workroom Staff Division Behavioral Human Break Health Resources IT/ Directors Area Server Room Ombuds Here for you, your family, our community—Community AcƟon’s new Services Center includes: • Opportunity Center: This new center is designed around our belief that every member of our community should have the opportunity to achieve a personal vision of success, whether through educa on, a living wage job, or financial educa on and security. While these services have been sca ered in our current facility and throughout the community for years, this new loca on allows us to co-locate educa on, employment, financial capacity and embedded community partners, such as financial ins tu ons, onsite and in one loca on. The center also includes classrooms, technology, and a children’s instruc onal area, so that parents and their children can both be working on their future. • Housing and Resource Center: Community Ac on is the designated loca on in our county where families and individuals needing housing go to for services and assistance. Our vision is a welcoming service center that provides a safe, secure, short-term childcare area so that parents can have confiden al conversa ons to find solu ons to homelessness or other crisis. • Skagit Vets Connect: In addi on to our own Veterans assistance team, we host several full- me employees from partner Veteran’s organiza ons. Through our work and partners, we know it is vital for Veterans to have a safe place to connect so that they can re-integrate into the community and connect to resources. These men, women and family members would be able to build healthy networks, secure stability through a weave of integrated support, and work on life goals when the moment is right for them. They would also be able to connect onsite to volunteer opportuni es (recent conflict Vets say this can be especially helpful to their re-integra on). Some other services in this new center include: • Space for key partner organiza ons, such as behavioral health providers and financial ins tu ons, to provide the most impac ul “first stop” for Skagit families in need. • Onsite storage to sort and dispense community dona ons of essen al items such as coats, diapers, socks and toiletries. • Space to host community mee ngs, and support team building and professional development. • A larger Skagit Volunteer Center that allows us to directly engage skilled volunteers onsite and in the moment, substan ally increasing our capacity to support individual goal-se ng around educa onal, financial and employment pathways, and coaching families for success. For more informaƟon: The mission of Community Ac on is to foster and advocate for Joan Penney, Campaign Coordinator self-sufficiency among low-income people in Skagit County. Email: joanp@communityac onskagit.org of Skagit County Phone: 360-588-5720 Helping People. Changing Lives. www.CommunityAc onSkagit.org