Community Livability and Public Safety Committee

City Hall Meeting Minutes 601 4th Avenue E Olympia, WA 98501 Community Livability and Public Safety Information: 360.753.8499 Committee Wednesday, February 28, 2024 5:30 PM Council Chambers, Online and Via Phone Register to Attend: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_WhoFzBwTSBGFPfyproJ0jw 1. CALL TO ORDER Chair Huỳnh called the meeting to order at: 5:33 p.m. 2. ROLL CALL Present: 3 - Chair Yến Huỳnh, Committee member Clark Gilman and Committee member Dontae Payne 3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA The agenda was approved. 4. PUBLIC COMMENT - None 5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 5.A 24-0129 Approval of January 24, 2024 Community Livability and Public Safety Committee Meeting Minutes The minutes were approved. 6. COMMITTEE BUSINESS 6.A 24-0169 Automated License Plate Reader Cameras Grant Award Briefing Police Chief Rich Allen and Flock Safety Community Affairs Manager Kristen McLeod provided a briefing on the automated license plate reader cameras grant award. The Committee asked clarifying questions and vocalized their support for the project. The discussion was completed. 6.B 24-0186 Advisory Committee Recruitment Process Update Strategic Communications Director Kellie Purce Braseth updated the Committee on the advisory committee recruitment process. The Committee discussed the process, asked clarifying questions and chose to add a third night of interviews to the recruitment City of Olympia Page 1 Community Livability and Public Meeting Minutes February 28, 2024 Safety Committee process due to the volume of vacancies and necessary candidate interviews. The discussion was completed. 6.C 24-0187 Annual Meeting with Advisory Committee Chairs Preparation Ms. Purce Braseth provided information on the upcoming Advisory Committee Chairs meeting. The Committee asked clarifying questions and provided direction regarding their preference for how the Advisory Committee Chairs meeting should be conducted. The discussion was completed. 6.D 24-0180 Discussion of the Process for Recruiting and Selecting Members to be Appointed to the City Council’s Independent Salary Commission Assistant City Manager Debbie Sullivan presented the current process for recruiting and selecting members to be appointed to the City Council's Independent Salary Commission and offered recommendations on updates to the current process. The Committee discussed and asked clarifying questions. Committee member Gilman moved, seconded by Committee member Payne, to recommend to the full City Council as amended the recommendation to update the municipal code to offer a stipend to Commissioners, change the qualifications of being a Commissioner from citizen to resident and remove the qualification of being an elector of Thurston County. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 3 - Chair Huỳnh, Committee member Gilman and Committee member Payne 7. REPORTS AND UPDATES - None 8. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 7:37 p.m. City of Olympia Page 2