HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/20/2019 Minutes PUBLIC SAFETY ADVISORY BOARD
City Council Chambers
Port Angeles, Washington
February 20, 2019
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, Pamela Lindquist, Lourene
O'Brien, Kiara Schmitt, Shana Scott, Dr. Ed Zoble
Members Absent: Mark Bowes
Staff Present: Brian Smith, Police Chief; Ken Dubuc, Fire Chief; Catherine Dewey, Secretary
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES:
It was moved by Scott and seconded by O'Brien to approve the January meeting minutes. Motion passed
unanimously.
NEW BUSINESS:
Alan opened the meeting by welcoming the members and reminding the Board that they would be voting on
the two vacant Board positions later in the evening. The Board is looking to fill the positions of EMS and
Diverse Segments with qualified applicants.
Port Angeles Police Department Report: Chief Smith noted that the Police Department is fully staffed in
2019 and that Cpl. Dombrowski will be retiring in September. Chief noted that the Rediscovery Program is
going well and that they are receiving great feedback from the community.
PENCOM JEFFCOM: Chief Smith addressed the ongoing discussion of a merger with PENCOM and
JEFFCOM at this time the two agencies will remain separate. Conversation ensued.
Port Angeles Fire Department Report: Chief Dubuc announced that the Fire Department is still recruiting
to fill vacant positions. At this time Chief Dubuc asked the board members for suggestions/ideas that could
be helpful in thinking outside of the box when it comes to the Department's approach to hiring.
Conversation ensued. Chief Dubuc also noted that the Community Paramedic program is moving along in a
great direction and that the assistance of Amy Miller from the Police Department's Rediscovery Program
has been great asset to Daniel Montana and the program as a whole. Chief noted that surprisingly the snow
did not have a huge impact on the Department's call volumes and that he felt the Department handled the
situation well.
REVIEW OF APPLICANTS:
At this time Chairman Barnard asked applicant in attendance Thomas Mitchell to stand and introduce
himself. Thomas gave the Board his background in the EMS community as a RN as well as a Fire
Volunteer for many years and expressed the value that he felt he would bring to the Board as a member.
Thomas was then excused while the Board members had the chance to review the applications from each of
the applicants: Thomas Mitchell, Teresa Sesma-Meyers, and Clementine Whalen. Conversation ensued.
Members were then asked to vote on the two applicants that they would like to see move forward for City
Council approval, Teresa Sesma-Meyers and Thomas Mitchell were chosen by the board for City Council
approval and appointment.
It was also noted that the Board's High School Student Representative's term was expiring and the Board
asked Kiara if she was interested in continuing with her position. Kiara expressed that she would like to
continue as a member. Chairman Barnard excused Kiara while the Board discussed and voted.
Conversation ensued. The Board voted to keep Kiara in her seat as the High School Student
Representative. Lourene made a motion that the Board move forward to City Council with the
recommendations of awarding seats to Thomas Mitchell and Teresa Sesma-Meyers as well as keeping Kiara
Schmitt in her seat, Kathleen seconded. Motion passed unanimously.
GOOD OF THE ORDER:
Dr. Zoble—inquired about a reverse 911 system, Chief Smith noted that a new system would be rolling out
to the community called CodeRed.
Duce— noted the trouble that the school district had with the snow and explained the process of how they
determine a snow day.
Schmitt— noted that she wished they were able to be notified the evening before a snow day as many of the
students are already on their way to school when they find out the news. Kiara also inquired about
CPR&AED training and her desire to have more AED devices placed throughout campus along with
possible maps letting students know where they can be located.
ADJOURNMENT:
Chairman Barnard adjourned the meeting at 7:45 p.m.
The next meeting is Wednesday,March 20, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. at the Port Angeles Fire Department