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Public Safety Advisory Board
May 16, 2018 – 6 p.m.
City of Port Angeles Council Chambers
Attendees:
Members
Alan Barnard, Chairman
Mark Bowes
Evan Brown
Nolan Duce
Kathleen Graf
Pamela Lindquist, Vice-Chair
Lourene O’Brien
Kiara Schmitt
Shana Scott
Ed Zoble
Staff
Police Chief, Brian Smith
*Deputy Police Chief, Jason Viada
Fire Chief, Ken Dubuc
*Asst. Fire Chief, Mike Sanders
Catherine Dewey, Board Secretary
Guest(s): Officer Sean Ryan
Agenda
1. Roll Call, Announcements and new agenda items ................................................................ Alan Barnard
Welcome Shana Scott, newly elected PSAB member .......................................................... Alan Barnard
2. Approval of Minutes, Correspondence, Committee Reports ................................................ Alan Barnard
3. Old Business
4. New Business
a. WA Use of Force Trends .......................................................................................... Officer Ryan
b. PA Police Department Report ................................................................................... Chief Smith
c. PA Fire Department Report ...................................................................................... Chief Dubuc
5. Other Business
6. Public Comment
7. Good of the order ................................................................................................................... Members
8. Adjournment
BREAK FOR SUMMER
Next Meeting – Wednesday, September 19th, 2018 at 6:00pm
PUBLIC SAFETY ADVISORY BOARD
City Council Chambers
Port Angeles, Washington
April 18, 2018
CALL TO ORDER: Chairman Barnard called the regular meeting of the Public Safety Advisory Board to
order at 6:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL:
Members Present: Alan Barnard, Evan Brown, Nolan Duce, Kathleen Graf, Lourene O’Brien, Kiara
Schmitt, Ed Zoble
Members Absent: Karen Blore, Mark Bowes, Pamela Lindquist, Shana Scott, Kathy Steinkamp
Staff Present: Brian Smith, Police Chief; Mike Sanders, Assistant Fire Chief; Catherine Dewey, Secretary
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES:
It was moved by O’Brien and seconded by Dr. Zoble to approve the March 18, 2018 meeting minutes.
Motion passed unanimously.
OLD BUSINESS:
NEW BUSINESS:
Police Department Use of Force: Chief Smith spoke to the Board about Use of Force and requested that a
presentation on Use of Force be added to an upcoming meeting. He expressed that there is a misconception
when it comes to the definition of “Use of Force”. His desire is to have the PD give a training to the Board
at one of the upcoming meetings.
Port Angeles Fire Department Report: Chief Sanders announced that the Fire Department will be testing
to fill the two vacant Paramedic positions in June. He noted that since the Board last met, the FD has run
420 calls, three of those being structure fires which is rare in such a short period of time. Chief Sanders said
that the FD is focusing on emergency preparedness, he attended the presentation given at Peninsula College
where experts in the field spoke and found it to be a great presentation. He also announced that Becca
Yucha would be joining the Fire Department team as an Emergency Management Liaison. Lastly, Chief
Dubuc is presenting the Clallam County COOP to Department Heads in late May.
Port Angeles Police Department Report: Chief Smith announced that the PD is working on a program in
an attempt to be proactive with the needs of someone looking for help for addiction and or mental illness, it
is similar in idea to that of the community paramedicine program that the FD is looking into. He stated that
Poulsbo received a grant and has started the program within their police department.
Next Chairman Alan Barnard addressed the Board in regards to members that have missed three or more
consecutive meetings and that through the bylaws can be removed from the Board. Conversation ensued.
Alan will be reaching out to the members personally and speaking to legal to see what the Board’s options
are moving forward to ensure dependable involvement.
PUBLIC COMMENT:
Chairman Barnard took this time to address those in attendance inviting any questions or comment. Mr.
Thomas Mitchell took the opportunity to introduce himself to the Board as an ARES and CERT member,
and noted that he had a hard time hearing the group during discussion. Catherine to look into a better setup
for future meetings and/or the possibility of using the microphones.
GOOD OF THE ORDER:
Evan Brown asked Chief Smith about the camp clean up on Valley Street and how the City plans to prevent
that happening again in the future. Conversation ensued.
Kiara Schmitt thanked Chief Smith for the PD escort, she said the team really appreciated it.
ADJOURNMENT:
Chairman Barnard adjourned the meeting at 7:01p.m.
The next meeting is Wednesday, May 16, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. in City Council Chambers.