Item B: Annual Meeting with Police Commission

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?Recommend advanced training curricula and promising police practices for intervention with people in mental health crisis; ?Participate in the police policy manual update and standardization process; and ?Identify interim improvements for police response to domestic disturbances. The commission has selected two new projects for FY08. The first is a short-term activity to evaluate site criteria, location options and programmatic functions for a new police patrol facility. With City Council approval, a small task group will develop site selection criteria, select preferred locations and consider which programs will operate out the new facility. The goal is to present a recommendation to the full commission in September, thereby maintaining the current project schedule. The second project is more significant in scope. In June, the Police Commission held a work session on the Magellan Comprehensive Staffing Needs Report which entailed a preliminary review of the report’s findings and staff recommendations for next steps. The commission also discussed what role it might have in facilitating a community conversation on police service levels and formulating policy recommendations around long-range staffing decisions. The following tasks, consistent with the commission’s charge to assist the City Council in balancing police resource priorities with community values, were proposed: ?Participate in an in-depth review of the Magellan Report to better understand the inputs and variables that generate the results; ?Develop recommendations on the staffing analysis based on reliability of data inputs and weighting of different variables used in the model; ?Assist in identifying policy issues and decision points regarding police service levels and public safety outcomes; and ?Facilitate public education and input on police service priorities and the staffing levels necessary to meet those priorities. The Police Commission recognizes the magnitude of the long-range staffing initiative and encourages City Council to redirect these activities as necessary to best support this project. RELATED CITY POLICIES The City Council-adopted vision and goals include two statements relevant to this item: 1)Safe Community – a community where people feel safe, valued and welcomed, and; 2)Effective and Accountable Municipal Government – a government that works openly, collaboratively, and fairly with the community to achieve measurable and positive outcomes Additionally, the commission’s proposed work plan includes activities related to the City Council continuing goal for City Hall and patrol facility construction and the new police staffing initiative. COUNCIL OPTIONS The Police Commission is requesting the City Council to approve a work plan for the current fiscal year. The City Council may: 1.Approve the Police Commission FY08 work plan as proposed; 2.Amend the work plan and approve the plan as amended; L:\CMO\2007 Council Agendas\M070723\S070723B.doc