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CALL TO ORDER
Deputy Mayor John Holman called the meeting to order at 5:37 p.m. in
the Council Chambers at Auburn City Hall, 25 West Main Street in
Auburn.
A. Roll Call
City Councilmembers present: Deputy Mayor Holman, Rich
Wagner, Bill Peloza, Wayne Osborne, Claude DaCorsi and Yolanda
Trout. Councilmember Largo Wales was excused.
Department Directors and staff members present included:
Community Development and Public Works Director Kevin Snyder,
Public Affairs and Marketing Liaison Dana Hinman, Parks, Arts and
Recreation Director Daryl Faber, Innovation and Technology
Operations Manager Ashley Riggs, Innovation and Technology
Customer Support Manager Reba Stowe, City Attorney Daniel B.
Heid, Director of Administration Michael Hursh, Finance Director
Shelley Coleman, Police Chief Bob Lee, Police Commander Steve
Stocker, Assistant Director of Engineering Services/City
Engineer Ingrid Gaub, Assistant Director of Community
Development Services Jeff Tate, Storm Drainage Engineer Tim
Carlaw, Water Quality Program Coordinator Chris Thorn, and
Deputy City Clerk Shawn Campbell.
Announcements, Reports, and Presentations
A. Use of Force Review and Commendations, Inquiries and Allegations
of Misconduct (30 Minutes Presentation) (Stocker)
Chief Lee explained this is the first year this report has been
compiled to provide to Council. In the past the report was only
provided to the Mayor. The report is required by the State of
Washington for accreditation. The report shows the Police
Departments training needs and areas in need of improvement both
individually and as a department. The Police department is sharing
this report with Council and the public to be more transparent and
gain more public trust.
Chief Lee introduced Commander Steve Stocker. Commander
Stocker explained the Police Department creates a Commen�g°eisof 5
Inquiries and Allegations of Misconduct (CIA) report at the end of
each year. The Auburn Police Department responded to 89,350
CAD incidents in 2014, creating 18,174 case reports, 5,189 arrests,
booked 2,940 people into SCORE jail, and issued 9,495
infraction/citations. He also stated this is only a portion of officer
interaction with citizens. He reviewed the different areas of the
report.
Commendations are used to recognize action or performance of
members of the Police Department who act or perform in a manner
that is outstanding or beyond what is normally expected. A
basic commendation usually consist of a call or email from inside or
outside the City.
Internal investigations involve a complaint or a possible violation of
department standards, written directive, City policies or applicable
civil service rules. The investigation can begin internally or from a
citizen complaint.
Supervisory Inquiries involve a complaint made regarding the quality
of service delivery. The complaints vary in degree and are usually
handled by the employee's immediate supervisor.
Commander Stocker reviewed the Internal Investigations,
Supervisory Inquiries and Commendations at the Auburn Police
Department from 2009 to 2014.
Councilmember Wagner asked if the complaints typically come from
lawyers or citizens. Commander Stocker stated most complaints are
received from citizens.
Commander Stocker reviewed the statistics for collisions in 2014.
The Police Department had 32 collisions in 2014, of those 22 were
deemed preventable.
Councilmember Trout inquired regarding actions taken if an
employee is found to have had misconduct. Commander Stocker
explained the City looks at the employee, the seriousness of the
event and then typically coaching and counseling appropriate to the
offense.
Commander Stocker reviewed the use of force or response to
resistance statistics. The Auburn Police department received no
allegations of excessive use of force in 2014.
Deputy Mayor Holman asked what constitutes use of force.
Commander Stocker explained there is no longer a threshold for
when an interaction with a suspect becomes use of force, now
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anytime a suspect resists in any way and the officer needs to
respond it is categorized as use of force.
Councilmember Trout noted the takedown methods in the report and
asked for clarification on the what constitutes a takedown.
Commander Stocker explained takedowns are a hands on event,
if the report writing software does not have the exact type of
takedown the officer will select general takedown.
Deputy Mayor Holman asked what the City of Auburn's policy is on
lateral vascular holds. Commander Stocker explained the City of
Auburn allows officers to use the lateral vascular hold as long as
they have the proper training. The trainers for the City of Auburn
Police Department have gone through national training.
Commander Stocker reviewed the effective versus non effective use
of force techniques. In 36% of the use of force incidents, suspects
reported an injury, only 6% of officers reported injury after a use of
force event.
Councilmember DaCorsi asked about the effectiveness of tasers.
Commander Stocker stated Tasers are effective about 50% of the
time.
Chief Lee stated accidents are up in 2014, the department has hired
approximately 40 new people in the last several years. Most of the
accidents are backing accidents. The department is working with the
new staff on coaching and training. The department requires every
officer to attend 40 hours of crisis intervention training at the
Washington State Academy. The supervisors up through command
staff are required to take a Leadership in Police Organization
training.
Mayor Backus stated these statistical reports have been issued
each year. She wants the information to be transparent for citizens
and Council.
Councilmember Peloza stated this is the first report with this type of
information that has been provided to Council. He feels this will
be very valuable information for both Council and the citizens of
Auburn. He asked how much training each officer receives
each year. Commander Stocker said each officer receives a
minimum of two days of training each year. Many officers receive
additional training beyond the minimum.
AGENDA MODIFICATIONS
Deputy Mayor Holman stated he wanted to discuss the Finance ad hoc
committee under other discussion items.
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IV. AGENDA ITEMS FOR COUNCIL DISCUSSION
A. Low Impact Development Initial Briefing (15 Minutes Presentation 15
Minute Discussion) (Carlaw)
Storm Drainage Engineer Carlaw and Water Quality Program
Coordinator Thorn presented Council with the Low Impact
Development briefing.
Storm Drainage Engineer Carlaw stated the City has a federal
permit which has six requirements. The requirements are public
education and outreach, public participation and involvements, illicit
discharge detection and elimination, construction site runoff control,
post construction runoff control, pollution prevention and good
housekeeping. The State of Washington permit added maximum
daily load compliance and monitoring to the requirements. Failure to
comply with all NPDES Phase 11 requirements puts the City at risk of
fines, third party lawsuits and jeopardizes the City's ability to secure
grants and loans.
Storm Drainage Engineer Carlaw explained in 2012, 13
municipalities including the City of Auburn appealed the new
requirements. In 2013 the Pollution Control Hearing Board decision
on the appeal resulted in changes to the watershed -scale
stormwater planning condition and new or revised definitions of
conveyance system, discharge point, outfall, and receiving
waterbody or receiving waters.
Councilmember Wagner stated the State wanted to City to do the
monitoring. Water Quality Program Coordinator Thorn explained the
Federal Government does not have a requirement for monitoring.
That requirement comes from the State. The City has to either
do the monitoring in house or enter into a group.
Water Quality Program Coordinator Thorn reviewed the Stormwater
Management methods. The City has managed stormwater in
traditional methods, the City is looking at the low impact
development practices and ways to incorporate the changes to the
City's system.
Water Quality Program Coordinator Thorn reviewed the LID
Stormwater Facilities. The facilities reduce volume thereby
minimizing high flows, remove pollutants from stormwater, replenish
streams and wetlands through shallow groundwater, reduce the size
of conventional stormwater facilities, increase open space, are
visually attractive, can result in construction and maintenance cost
savings, and can increase densities.
Water Quality Program Coordinator Thorn reviewed different types
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of Low Impact development; including bioretention,
permeable pavement, rain garden, dispersion, downspout
dispersion, sheet flow, vegetated roofs, rainwater harvesting
and minimal excavation.
Water Quality Program Coordinator Thorn stated the NPDES Permit
does require the City to require low impact development where
feasible, review and amend local codes and standards, site and
submission scale requirements, and have LID on small, medium
and large projects.
Storm Drainage Engineer Carlaw reviewed the schedule for the next
three years. The City is required to update the City Code to meet the
new requirement before January 2017. The City will have to do more
education, training, inspection maintenance and the cost to the City
and the developers will be higher.
Councilmember Wagner stated costs need to be a part of what is
considered for the feasibility of a project. Director Snyder stated the
consideration of cost for the feasibility of a project is limited by the
State.
V. OTHER DISCUSSION ITEMS
A. Finance Ad Hoc Committee
Deputy Mayor Holman stated the current assignments to the
Finance ad hoc Committee are scheduled end. He requested
Councilmembers consider who would like to step down from the
current Committee and who would like to step up to be on the
Committee. In the future a new member will be appointed to
the Committee every quarter and the member that has served two
terms will step down.
VI. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further discussion, the meeting adjourned at 6:40 p.m.
APPROVED this \ S day 2015.
Shawn Campbell, Deputy City Clerk
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