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Home My WebLink AboutCommittee of the Whole Packet for 08/07/2017 AGENDA Committee of the Whole Meeting 5:30 PM - Monday, August 7, 2017 7th Floor, Council Chambers, 7th Floor, City Hall – 1055 S. Grady Way 1. At Large/Vicious Animal (aka. Dangerous Dog) Portion of Animal Control Ordinance a) Draft Ordinance 2. Police Training Facility Update a) Presentation b) Training Center Study 3. Drag Racing in the Valley and Other Parts of the City DRAFT 8/3/2017 1 CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON ORDINANCE NO. ________ AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, AMENDING RMC SECTIONS 6‐6‐1, 6‐6‐4, AND 6‐5‐6, REPEALING RMC SECTION 6‐6‐3, AND ADDING A NEW RMC SECTION 6‐6‐13, “ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES,” ALL TO CLARIFY OWNERS’ RESPONSIBILITY TO CONTROL THEIR ANIMALS, INCLUDING MAKING ANIMAL OWNERS STRICTLY LIABLE FOR THEIR ANIMALS BEING AT LARGE AND STRENGTHENING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City of Renton prioritizes the safety, security, health, and welfare of its residents, visitors, and animals; WHEREAS, animals that are not kept under control by their owners negatively impact the safety, security, health, and welfare of its residents, visitors, and animals; and WHEREAS, to protect the safety, security, health and welfare of the City’s residents, visitors, and animals, this ordinance imposes strict liability for those that fail to control their animals; NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION I. Section 6‐6‐1 of the Renton Municipal Code is amended as follows: 6‐6‐1 UNLAWFUL TO RUN AT LARGE CONTROL OF ANIMALS OFF OWNER PREMISES: It shall be unlawful for any horses, cattle or other domestic animals, except for dogs and cats, to run at large on any street, alley or public place or to trespass upon any private property within the limits of the City; and it shall be unlawful for the owner of any such animal or any person who has control of the animal or to AGENDA ITEM #1. a) ORDINANCE NO. ________ DRAFT 8/3/2017 2 whom custody of the same has been entrusted, to permit the same to run at large contrary to the provisions of this Chapter. A violation of this Section shall constitute a civil infraction punishable by a fine of up to $250, not including costs. A. Animal at Large: An Owner is in violation of this Section if his or her Animal is At Large. This subsection does not apply to (a) cats, or (b) dogs in an Off Leash Dog Park so long as the dog and Owner are in compliance with all other applicable rules and regulations. If the Animal is a Vicious Animal or has previously been declared a Dangerous or Potentially Dangerous Dog, the violation is punishable as a misdemeanor. Other violations of this subsection are punishable as an infraction. B. Injury Caused By Animal At Large: An Owner is in violation of this Section if, while his or her Animal is At Large, the Animal (a) physically injures a person or domestic animal or (b) causes monetary damage to another person’s real or personal property. A violation of this subsection is punishable as a misdemeanor. C. Affirmative Defense: This Section is intended to impose strict liability upon Owners without requiring the City to prove intent, knowledge, recklessness, or negligence. However, an Owner may avoid a committed or guilty finding for violations of this Chapter if the Owner proves as an affirmative defense by a preponderance of the evidence that he or she took such precautions that were within his or her control to prevent the violation as would a reasonable person in the same or similar circumstances knowing what the owner knew or should have known at the time about the animal’s disposition, past behavior and other AGENDA ITEM #1. a) ORDINANCE NO. ________ DRAFT 8/3/2017 3 relevance circumstances. It is not, by itself, an affirmative defense for an Owner to establish that he or she was not present or that the animal was on a leash at the time of the violation. Multiple Owners may be charged with violating this Section for the same occurrence. SECTION II. Section 6‐6‐3 of the Renton Municipal Code is repealed in its entirety and shall be marked “Reserved,” as follows: 6‐6‐3 FOWL AT LARGE:[RESERVED] It shall be unlawful for any person to allow or permit any chicken, pigeon or other domestic fowl owned or in the custody or control of said person, to run at large in the City. The number of fowl permitted on a lot shall be consistent with RMC 4‐4‐ 010, Standards for Animal Keeping Accessory to Residential/Commercial Uses. Violations of this Section shall constitute a civil infraction punishable by a fine of up to two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00), not including costs. SECTION III. Section 6‐6‐4 of the Renton Municipal Code is amended as follows: 6‐6‐4 DEFINITIONS: For the purpose of this Chapter the following definitions shall be controlling: A. ANIMAL: Any nonhuman mammal, bird, reptile or amphibian. B. ANIMAL CONTROL AUTHORITY: An entity acting alone or in concert with other local governmental units for enforcement of the animal control laws of the City, County and State, and the shelter and welfare of animals. C. ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER: Any individual employed, contracted with or appointed by the City for the purpose of aiding in the enforcement of this Chapter AGENDA ITEM #1. a) ORDINANCE NO. ________ DRAFT 8/3/2017 4 or any other law or ordinance relating to the licensure of animals, or seizure and impoundment of animals, and includes any State or local law enforcement officer or other employee whose duties in whole or in part include assignments that involve the seizure and impoundment of any animal. D. AT LARGE: An animal is “At Large” when it is (a) outside a premises owned or controlled by the animal’s owner and (b) not Under Control. E. DANGEROUS DOG: Any dog that: (a) inflicts or has inflicted severe injury or death on a human being without provocation on public or private property, (b) inflicts or has inflicted severe injury or death on a domestic animal without provocation while the dog is off the owner’s property, (c) has been previously found to be potentially dangerous because of injury inflicted on a human, the owner having received notice of such and the dog again aggressively bites, attacks or endangers the safety of humans, or (d) has been adjudicated as a dangerous dog elsewhere in this state or any other state. F. DOMESTIC ANIMAL: An animal that is lawfully owned or harbored by a person. G. OFF‐LEASH DOG PARK: A specifically designated area within the confines of a City‐owned public park which allows dogs to run or roam without being leashed, as long as their owner, handler or custodian is nearby within the park premises. H. OWNER: Any person or legal entity who (a) harbors, keeps, causes or permits an animal to be harbored or kept, (b) has an animal in his/her possession AGENDA ITEM #1. a) ORDINANCE NO. ________ DRAFT 8/3/2017 5 or custody, (c) permits an animal to remain on or about his/her premises, or (d) who has legal title to an animal., firm, corporation, organization or department possessing, harboring, keeping, having an interest in or having control or custody of an animal. I. POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS DOG: Any dog that when unprovoked: (a) inflicts bites on a human or a domestic animal either on public or private property, or (b) chases or approaches a person upon the streets, sidewalks or any public grounds in a menacing fashion or apparent attitude of attack, or any dog with a known propensity, tendency or disposition to attack unprovoked, to cause injury, or to cause injury or otherwise to threaten the safety of humans or domestic animals. J. PROPER ENCLOSURE OF A DANGEROUS DOG: While on the owner’s property, a dangerous dog shall be securely confined indoors or in a securely enclosed and locked pen or structure, suitable to prevent the entry of young children and designed to prevent the animal from escaping. Such pen or structure shall have secure sides and a secure top, and shall also provide protection from the elements for the dog. K. SEVERE INJURY: Any physical injury that results in broken bones or disfiguring lacerations requiring multiple sutures or cosmetic surgery. L. UNDER CONTROL: For an animal to be “under control,” it must be (a) restrained by leash or other method that effectively restrains the animal from approaching, chasing, jumping upon, or lunging at any person, moving vehicle, or AGENDA ITEM #1. a) ORDINANCE NO. ________ DRAFT 8/3/2017 6 other domestic animal, except as welcomed by invitation or mutual play, (b) restrained from entering private property or public property where such animal is not authorized, and (c) restrained from causing damage or injury to property, other animals, and/or persons. M. VICIOUS ANIMAL: An animal other than a , including but not limited to a dog that displays, that the Owner knows or should know has displayed the characteristics or propensity to do an act that, if left At Large, might endanger the safety of a person, animal, or property of another, including but not limited to a disposition to mischief or fierceness as might occasionally lead to attack on human beings or other animals without provocation, whether in play or an outbreak of an untrained nature. SECTION IV. Section 6‐6‐5 of the Renton Municipal Code is amended as follows: 6‐6‐5 DOGS AT LARGE; REQUIREMENT OF LEASH OR CHAIN ADDITIONAL VIOLATIONS: It shall be a violation of this Chapter for any Owner: A. It shall be unlawful for any owner or custodian to cause, permit or allow any dog owned, harbored, controlled or kept by him in the City to roam, run or stray away from the premises where the same is owned, harbored, controlled or kept, except that while away from said premises such dog shall at all times be controlled by means of a leash or chain not exceeding eight feet (8') in length by the owner or some duly authorized and competent person, or is at heel of such owner or custodian, such control to be exercised by such owner or custodian or AGENDA ITEM #1. a) ORDINANCE NO. ________ DRAFT 8/3/2017 7 other competent authorized person. “At heel” shall mean that the dog shall be immediately at the owner’s or custodian’s heel; provided, however, that such leash or chain is not required for any dog when otherwise safely and securely confined or completely controlled while in or upon any vehicle. Furthermore, this section shall not apply to dogs which are in special areas designated by the City as dog training areas and/or designated off‐leash parks, and as long as the regulations of the City, or its authorized representative, with respect to the use of such areas are complied with and said dogs are under the custody and control of a competent trainer. A violation of this Subsection shall constitute a civil infraction punishable by a fine of up to $250, not including costs. B. It shall further be unlawful for any owner or custodian: 1. To suffer or permit any animal, reptile or fowl to trespass upon private or public property so as to damage, disturb, injure, destroy or soil any property or thing of value. A violation of this Subsection shall constitute a civil infraction punishable by a fine of up to $250, not including costs. 2. To permit a dog to run at large within the City at any time without a license as provided in Chapter 5‐4 RMC. A violation of this Subsection shall constitute a civil infraction punishable by a fine of up to $250, not including costs. 3. To permit any animal, whether licensed or not, to run at large in any public park (other than a specifically designated off‐leash area of a public park), public beach, pond, fountain, stream, public playground, school ground or any other public facility permitting swimming and/or boating activities; provided, AGENDA ITEM #1. a) ORDINANCE NO. ________ DRAFT 8/3/2017 8 however, that this section shall not prohibit a person from walking or exercising a dog in a public area, except on any public beach, pond, stream or similar facility which permits swimming and/or boating activities, when such dog is on a leash or otherwise under the immediate control of its owner or custodian and proper safeguards are taken to protect the public and property from injury or damage from said dog. The Park Director is hereby authorized and directed to post such areas as hereinabove set forth. A violation of this Subsection shall constitute a civil infraction punishable by a fine of up to $250, not including costs. 4. To permit any animal to enter any place where food is stored, prepared, served or sold to the public or any other public building or hall; provided, however, that this Subsection shall not apply to service dogs, blind persons using a trained seeing eye dog, veterinary offices or hospitals, or to animal shows or exhibitions where at least twenty four (24) hours’ advance notice has been given to the agency designated herein to enforce the provisions of this Chapter. A violation of this Subsection shall constitute a civil infraction punishable by a fine of up to $250, not including costs. 5. To permit any female dog, whether licensed or not, to run at large while in heat. A female dog will be prohibited from entering any designated off‐ leash area of a public park during the period in which the dog is in heat. A violation of this Subsection shall constitute a civil infraction punishable by a fine of up to $250, not including costs. AGENDA ITEM #1. a) ORDINANCE NO. ________ DRAFT 8/3/2017 9 6. To permit any dog to chase, run after or jump at vehicles using the public streets and alleys. A violation of this Subsection shall constitute a civil infraction punishable by a fine of up to $250, not including costs. A. 7. To keep or harbor any dog, cat or other animal or fowl whether licensed or not, that emits habitual howling, yelping, barking or other frequent, long, or continued noise that would disturb a reasonable person. The first or second violation of this Subsection shall constitute a civil infraction punishable by a fine of up to $250, not including costs. Any subsequent violation of this Subsection shall constitute a misdemeanor in accordance with RCW 9A.20.021(3), as now or hereafter amended. B. 8. To keep, harbor or maintain any dangerous dog, potentially dangerous dog, or vicious animal in a manner which may or does endanger the safety, health and well being of persons or the safety of property being or located off the owner’s or custodian’s premises or lawfully on said premises. A violation of this Subsection shall constitute a misdemeanor in accordance with RCW 9A.20.021(3), as now or hereafter amended. 9. To allow a dangerous dog, potentially dangerous dog, or vicious animal to run at large at any time, or allow such dog or animal off the owner’s or custodian’s premises unless securely leashed and in the control of a person of suitable age and discretion to control and/or restrain such dog or animal at all times. A violation of this Subsection shall constitute a misdemeanor in accordance with RCW 9A.20.021(3), as now or hereafter amended. AGENDA ITEM #1. a) ORDINANCE NO. ________ DRAFT 8/3/2017 10 C. Any dog doing or performing any of the acts prohibited in this Section is hereby declared to be a public nuisance and such animal may be seized and impounded by the City’s Animal Control Officer, or its duly designated representative. D. This Section shall not apply to police animals while being exhibited, exercised or used in discharging or attempting to discharge any lawful duty or function or power of office, by any bona fide officer or representative of such officer, or any police agency. SECTION V. Chapter 6‐6 of the Renton Municipal Code is amended to add a new section 6‐6‐13, to read as follows: 6‐6‐13 ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES: A. Public Nuisance: All violations of this Chapter are declared a public nuisance and may, in addition to penalties provided herein, be enforced as a code violation under the authority of Chapter 1‐3 of the Renton Municipal Code. The code compliance inspector has authority to order the owner of any animal to take steps necessary and appropriate to abate the nuisance and prevent any continuing or repeated violations of this Chapter. B. Penalties: Except as otherwise specified, any violation of this chapter shall be punishable as a civil infraction. Violations identified herein to be misdemeanors are punishable as provided in RMC 1‐3‐1. C. Police Animals Exempt: This Chapter shall not apply to police animals while being exhibited, exercised or used in discharging or attempting to discharge AGENDA ITEM #1. a) ORDINANCE NO. ________ DRAFT 8/3/2017 11 any lawful duty or function or power of office, by any bona fide officer or representative of such officer, or any police agency. SECTION VI. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or work of this ordinance should be held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court or competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or unconstitutionality thereof shall not affect the constitutionality of any other section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or word of this ordinance. SECTION VII. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect thirty (30) days after publication of a summary of this ordinance in the City’s official newspaper. The summary shall consist of this ordinance’s title. PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this _______ day of ___________________, 2017. Jason A. Seth, City Clerk APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this _______ day of _____________________, 2017. Denis Law, Mayor Approved as to form: Shane Moloney, City Attorney Date of Publication: ORD:1980:8/2/17:scr AGENDA ITEM #1. a) Ne e d s A s s e s s m e n t Re n t o n P o l i c e D e p a r t m e n t TR A I N I N G CE N T E R AGENDA ITEM #2. a) TI M E L I N E Hi s t o r y 20 1 4 ‐ P o t e n t i a l o f 2 0 0 M i l l b e c o m i n g u n a v a i l a b l e . • St a r t e d l o o k i n g a t p r i v a t e / p u b l i c s p a c e • Li t t l e p r o g r e s s ‐ u n k n o w n r e q u i r e m e n t s ( w e d i d n ’ t k n o w w h a t w e d i dn’t know) 20 1 5 ‐ F o c u s e d R e s e a r c h ‐ w h e r e d o w e g o ? • Di s c u s s i o n w i t h F a c i l i t i e s • Di s c o v e r e d t h e r e w e r e v e r y f e w r e l i a b l e s o u r c e s f o r t r a i n i n g c e nter data AGENDA ITEM #2. a) TI M E L I N E Th e In t e r a c t Gr o u p Ca l i f o r n i a b a s e d , n a t i o n w i d e c o m p a n y s p e c i a l i z i n g i n : • St r a t e g i c P l a n n i n g f o r T r a i n i n g C e n t e r s • St r a t e g i c P l a n n i n g f o r F o r e n s i c C r i m e L a b s • St r a t e g i c P l a n n i n g f o r C r i m e G u n I n t e l l i g e n c e C e n t e r s • Pu b l i c S a f e t y P r o g r a m M a n a g e m e n t Pr o v i d e s a c o m p r e h e n s i v e s t u d y t h a t t a k e s a n o r g a n i z a t i o n f r o m co n c e p t t o f u n d i n g to b u i l d o u t . Ob j e c t i v e a n d u n b i a s e d p l a n n i n g a n d i m p l e m e n t a t i o n AGENDA ITEM #2. a) ST U D Y ‐SP L I T RE P O R T S Ph a s e On e (W h y bu i l d it ? ) Th i s is th e po r t i o n of th e st u d y we ar e co v e r i n g . An s w e r s t h e q u e s t i o n s : • Wh o w i l l u s e t h e t r a i n i n g f a c i l i t y ? • Wh a t t r a i n i n g w i l l b e p r o v i d e d a t t h e f a c i l i t y ? • 4 t a s k s i n v o l v e d i n t h i s p h a s e • In t e r n a l T r a i n i n g N e e d s • Fo c u s G r o u p s M e e t i n g s , o f K e y P o t e n t i a l U s e r s • We b b a s e d S u r v e y o f o t h e r p o t e n t i a l u s e r s • Ne e d s a s s e s s m e n t G e n e r a t o r T o o l In t e n d e d r e s u l t ‐ A c o m p l e t e u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f t h e c u r r e n t t r a i n i n g r e q u i r e m e n t s , c u r r e n t tr a i n i n g h o u r s , l o n g t e r m t r a i n i n g d e m a n d a n d a s s e t s r e q u i r e d f or t h e c e n t e r . AGENDA ITEM #2. a) RE M A I N I N G PH A S E S Ph a s e Tw o ‐ (w h y bu i l d it ) • Wh a t t r a i n i n g p r o p s a r e r e q u i r e d a n d t h e i r p r i o r i t y ? • Wh a t a r e t h e b e n e f i t s o f t h e t r a i n i n g f a c i l i t y t o t h e c o m m u n i t y , t h e c i t i z e n s , a n d t h e po l i c e d e p a r t m e n t s t a f f ? Ph a s e th r e e ‐(H o w to bu i l d it ? ) • Wh a t w i l l i t c o s t t o b u i l d t h e f a c i l i t y ? • Wh a t w i l l i t c o s t t o a n n u a l l y o p e r a t e t h e f a c i l i t y ? • Wh a t a r e t h e p r e l i m i n a r y s i t e p l a n s a n d e q u i p m e n t r e q u i r e m e n t s ? • Wh a t i s t h e c o s t b e n e f i t o f t h e t r a i n i n g f a c i l i t y ? • Wh a t f u n d i n g o p t i o n s a r e a v a i l a b l e ? AGENDA ITEM #2. a) WH A T WA S ST U D I E D • De t a i l e d a n a l y s i s o f e a c h a n d e v e r y t y p e o f t r a i n i n g t h e d e p a r t ment is in v o l v e d i n • In t e r n a l N e e d s A s s e s s m e n t ; E x i s t i n g T r a i n i n g C o n d i t i o n s • Ex t e r n a l n e e d s a s s e s s m e n t AGENDA ITEM #2. a) ST U D Y ‐RE S U L T S Id e n t i f i e d t h e n u m b e r a n d v a r i e t y o f d i f f e r e n t t a s k s / t r a i n i n g R PD is in v o l v e d w i t h . AGENDA ITEM #2. a) ST U D Y ‐RE S U L T S Id e n t i f i e d t h e d e p a r t m e n t a s b e i n g i n v o l v e d i n o v e r 4 0 , 0 0 0 h o u r s of an n u a l t r a i n i n g . In t e r a c t n o t e d t h a t i t w a s i n t e r e s t i n g th a t 4 1 % o f t r a i n i n g h o u r s a r e i n ca t e g o r y 2 ( r e q u i r e d t r a i n i n g b e i n g ca r r i e d o u t b u t o f t e n a t a m i n i m u m le v e l d u e t o l a c k o f f a c i l i t i e s . ) AGENDA ITEM #2. a) ST U D Y ‐RE S U L T S Cl a s s r o o m Ty p e T o t a l H o u r s U s e d P e r Ye a r H o u r s P e r Se g m e n t = 5; Se g m e n t s Pe r Y e a r = 46 1 Cl e a n C l a s s r o o m Nu m b e r 1 ‐ Ca p a c i t y 25 1 9 4 8 4. 2 3 Cl e a n C l a s s r o o m Nu m b e r 2 ‐ Ca p a c i t y 35 26 4 0. 5 7 Cl e a n C l a s s r o o m Nu m b e r 3 ‐ Ca p a c i t y 50 28 8 0. 6 3 Cl e a n C l a s s r o o m Nu m b e r 4 ‐ Ca p a c i t y 70 13 6 0. 3 0 Cl e a n C l a s s r o o m Nu m b e r 5 ‐ Ca p a c i t y 10 0 12 0 0. 2 6 Cl e a n C l a s s r o o m Nu m b e r 6 ‐ Ca p a c i t y 20 0 4 0. 0 1 Co m p u t e r Cl a s s r o o m 13 0 0. 2 8 P r a c t i c a l Cl a s s r o o m 43 4 0. 9 4 Ex t e r i o r Pa v i l i o n Cl a s s r o o m 0 0. 0 0 De f e n s i v e Ta c t i c s 26 0 0. 5 6 Pe r c e n t a g e o f Pr o p U s e Per Year P r o p N a m e To t a l A n n u a l H o u r s Segments Per Year Percentage of Use Per Year K 9 A r e a 98 20 4% T a c t i c s H o u s e 71 2 142 31% S h o o t ‐ D o n ' t Sh o o t Si m u l a t o r 1 0 2 2 204 44% EV O C ‐ H i g h Sp e e d 13 0 26 6% EV O C Lo w S p e e d 80 16 3% EV O C M a n e u v e r i n g Sk i l l s P a d 20 4 1% St r i p M a l l 28 2 56 12% S h o o t i n g Ra n g e In d o o r 78 16 3% S h o o t i n g Ra n g e 50 Yd . T a c t i c a l 35 0 70 15% S h o o t i n g Ra n g e , 1 0 0 Yd . 32 6 1% An n u a l T r a i n i n g H o u r s b y C l a s s r o o m T y p e A n n u a l P r o p U s e b y H o u r s AGENDA ITEM #2. a) EX I S T I N G TR A I N I N G IS S U E S AN D CO N C E R N S In t e r a c t ‐ I n d u s t r y S t a n d a r d i s S a f e , S e c u r e a n d C o n s i s t e n t De f i c i e n c i e s  Sh o o t i n g R a n g e  Dr i v e r S k i l l T r a i n i n g  Re a l i t y B a s e d S c e n a r i o t r a i n i n g  Re a l i t y b a s e d S i m u n i t i o n s T r a i n i n g  De f e n s i v e T a c t i c s T r a i n i n g  Cl a s s r o o m s  Ne w ‐ H i r e S c e n a r i o B a s e d T r a i n i n g AGENDA ITEM #2. a) SU M M A R Y  Co n f i r m e d w h a t w e k n e w  Ad d e d m o r e c o n t e x t  We a r e d o i n g w e l l , c a r r y i n g o u t 4 3 % o f o u r c u r r e n t t r a i n i n g to a s a t i s f a c t o r y l e v e l  Pl a n f o r t h e i m m e d i a t e p r e s e n t a n d f o r t h e f u t u r e ( F u r t h e r st u d y )  If m o v i n g f o r w a r d w i t h p h a s e t w o , c o n t i n u e t o d i s c u s s w i t h re g i o n a l p a r t n e r s f o r t h e l a r g e r n e e d s . AGENDA ITEM #2. a) Renton Police Department Training Center Needs Assessment July 2017 Interact Business Group i Renton Police Department Training Center Training Needs Assessment July 8, 2017 Prepared by Interact Business Group Valley Center, CA AGENDA ITEM #2. b) Renton Police Department Training Center Needs Assessment July 2017 Interact Business Group ii Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .........................................................................................................................................4 INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................................................7 PURPOSE .......................................................................................................................................................7 SCOPE ...........................................................................................................................................................7 PROJECT TEAM ...............................................................................................................................................7 TRAINING NEEDS ASSESSMENT .............................................................................................................................9 Renton Police Department Training Needs ................................................................................................9 Training Class Detail ............................................................................................................................. 10 Class-Space Need Calculation .............................................................................................................. 12 Training Prop Efficiency ....................................................................................................................... 13 Key Training Props By Class Name ....................................................................................................... 14 EXISTING TRAINING CONDITIONS ....................................................................................................................... 16 RENTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ...................................................................................................................... 16 EXISTING TRAINING CONDITIONS – ISSUES AND CONCERNS ............................................................................... 19 POTENTIAL OUTSIDE USERS ............................................................................................................................... 21 FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONS ......................................................................................................................... 21 KEY FOCUS GROUP TAKEAWAYS .................................................................................................................... 23 ACRONYMS ..................................................................................................................................................... 24 List of Tables Table 1—Annual Training Hours by Division ..................................................................................................9 Table 2—Training Hours Growth Forecast at 1.4% ........................................................................................9 Table 3—Police Department Class List ........................................................................................................ 10 Table 4—Summary of Training Categories .................................................................................................. 11 Table 5—Space Need Calculation ................................................................................................................ 12 Table 6—Typical Training Week Schedule (Mon – Sat) ............................................................................... 12 Table 7—Annual Training Hours by Classroom Type, 2017 ......................................................................... 13 Table 8—Annual Prop Use by Hours ............................................................................................................ 14 AGENDA ITEM #2. b) Renton Police Department Training Center Needs Assessment July 2017 Interact Business Group iii Table 9—Prop Name/Class List .................................................................................................................... 14 Table 10—Travel Times and Distance .......................................................................................................... 17 AGENDA ITEM #2. b) Renton Police Department Training Center Needs Assessment July 2017 Interact Business Group 4 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In February 2017, Renton Police Department engaged the Interact Business Group (IBG) Corporation of Valley Center, California, to prepare a Training Needs Assessment for the department’s sworn staff. The Training Needs Assessment (TNA) is an important tool that can help key leaders make informed and knowledgeable decisions for the safety and well-being of first responders, the citizens, and property in their community. This TNA evaluates currents training activities, conditions, and most practical course of action for providing required current training activities for the Renton Police Department (RPD). This report includes a complete needs assessment of the training population size (number of students) and the training hours required by the RPD at current training levels, as well as anticipated future levels. Conclusions were formed after a lengthy analysis of these requirements. RPD senior staff personnel were made available to IBG and provided guidance for this report (referred to as the Project Team). These interviews were conducted in person and via telephone conference call by IBG. The completed needs assessment identified each required training class, total training hours, number of students for each class, training presentation level, and training facilities needed to successfully accomplish the training. The following table summarizes the total number of student contact training hours: Summary of all Class Hours By Partner, By Department Renton PD Total Student Contact Class Hours Per Year Operations 5,360 K9 864 Admin. 520 All 4,760 Traffic 2,880 Outside Agencies 7,120 New Hires 1,200 Patrol 2,880 SWAT 10,320 CDU 4,480 Grand Total 40,384 AGENDA ITEM #2. b) Renton Police Department Training Center Needs Assessment July 2017 Interact Business Group 5 The RPD Project Team was asked to assign a training category to each class based on its level of training presentation. The following table includes a description of each category and the number of training hours by category: Training Hours by Category Total % of Total Category 1—Desired training. Training the agencies would like to perform, but due to lack of facilities, is not being carried out. This training includes employee basic work skills. 5,880 15% Category 2— Training required by law (federal, state) or agency policy assignment. This required training is being carried out but often at a minimum level due to the lack of facilities. Training in this category is not being performed to the satisfaction of the departments’ expectations. 16,704 41% Category 3—This required training is being carried out to a satisfactory level of competence. 17,280 43% Category 4—Career development skills training, training to advance the career growth of an employee. Training in this category is not being performed to the satisfaction of the department’s expectations. 520 1% Total Hours 40,384 100% It is interesting to note that 41% of training hours are in Category 2 (required training being carried out but often at a minimum level due to the lack of facilities). IBG moderated a focus group meeting attended by key leaders of the region’s public safety departments. The outreach activities indicated a solid demand for the training facility. Key takeaways from the focus group meeting included: 1. Although not all of the Valley law enforcement agencies attended the focus group meeting, those in attendance felt their issues and concerns were reflective of the region. 2. Law enforcement agencies find great value in scenario-based training. Assets such as simulators, scenario village/mock city, simunitions building, etc., would benefit the region greatly. AGENDA ITEM #2. b) Renton Police Department Training Center Needs Assessment July 2017 Interact Business Group 6 3. Most departments in the region have little or no control over the assets they use. They must compete with others for time and space, seek abandoned buildings and gain permission for their use, etc. This leads to inconsistent training conditions in many cases. Based on IBG’s review and study of the RPD training programs and needs, it is evident that they are committed to ensuring their personnel receive the training they need to help maintain the safety of Renton’s residents and visitors. However, with an ever-changing range of services the department is expected to provide, it has become increasingly difficult to achieve the desired level of training without having a dedicated training center located in close proximity and under their control. AGENDA ITEM #2. b) Renton Police Department Training Center Needs Assessment July 2017 Interact Business Group 7 INTRODUCTION PURPOSE In March 2017, the City of Renton (WA) engaged the Interact Business Group (IBG) Corporation of Valley Center, California, to prepare an assessment of a proposed training center designed to meet the needs of the City of Renton Police Department (RPD). The proposed facility has been tentatively named the “Renton Police Training Center” (RPTC). This needs assessment is an important first step in helping key leaders make informed and knowledgeable decisions for the safety and well-being of first responders, the citizens, and property in their community. SCOPE To accomplish the needs assessment objectives, the report has been organized to include the following chapters and sections:  RPD Internal Needs Assessment – A complete needs assessment of training population size (number of students) and the training hours required by the RPD at current training levels as well as anticipated future levels. Interact Business Group reviewed and validated existing needs assessment data gathered by the staff. Guidelines from national, state, and local training standards were identified. A complete analysis of Renton’s total training hours, class curricula, and training priority categories is documented.  Existing Training Conditions – A complete review of the RPD’s current training assets, locations, and methods.  Potential Outside Users – An assessment of potential outside user training needs with information gathered at a focus group meeting of key law enforcement entities in the region.  Acronym and Abbreviation Index – This section lists and defines the acronyms and abbreviations used throughout the report. PROJECT TEAM Senior staff from the Renton Police Department were made available to IBG and provided guidance for this report. These personnel are referred to as the Project Team. Personnel assisting with the project include:  Renton Police Department  David Leibman, Commander  Ed VanValey, Deputy Chief AGENDA ITEM #2. b) Renton Police Department Training Center Needs Assessment July 2017 Interact Business Group 8  Officer Bob Dreher, Training Coordinator  Interact Business Group  Bill Booth, Project Manager  Jeff Ringelman, Technical Advisor IBG conducted interviews with the staff listed above. The purpose of this interaction was to gain an understanding of the project needs and desired outcomes. These interviews focused on subjects such as organizational structure, existing conditions, training philosophy, changes in staffing, future organization- growth factors, and unmet needs. AGENDA ITEM #2. b) Renton Police Department Training Center Needs Assessment July 2017 Interact Business Group 9 TRAINING NEEDS ASSESSMENT The following tables outline the detailed training requirements of the Renton Police Department (RPD) and how those requirements relate to the proposed training center. The needs assessment incorporates the current staff of 129 sworn officers at RPD. Most training classes are conducted on an annual basis. This study has analyzed the Department’s training class needs and identified over 40,000 training contact hours. RENTON POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAINING NEEDS Table 1—Annual Training Hours by Division Summary of all Class Hours By Partner, By Department Renton PD Total Student Contact Class Hours Per Year Operations 5,360 K9 864 Admin. 520 All 4,760 Traffic 2,880 Outside Agencies 7,120 New Hires 1,200 Patrol 2,880 SWAT 10,320 CDU 4,480 Grand Total 40,384 Based on a projected staff growth rate of 1.4% over the next 10 to 15 years, the following table illustrates the corresponding forecast growth in training hours: Table 2—Training Hours Growth Forecast at 1.4% Summary of all Class Hours By Partner, By Department Renton PD Total Student Contact Class Hours Per Year Staff Growth Rate of 1.4% Operations 5,360 5,574 K9 864 899 Admin. 520 541 All 4,760 4,950 Traffic 2,880 2,995 AGENDA ITEM #2. b) Renton Police Department Training Center Needs Assessment July 2017 Interact Business Group 10 Summary of all Class Hours By Partner, By Department Renton PD Total Student Contact Class Hours Per Year Staff Growth Rate of 1.4% Outside Agencies 7,120 7,405 New Hires 1,200 1,248 Patrol 2,880 2,995 SWAT 10,320 10,733 CDU 4,480 4,659 Grand Total 40,384 41,999 The following table lists each class analyzed, by name and department. Table 3—Police Department Class List Renton Police Class List Assessment Center LIDAR Training Building Searches Misc. Sponsored Classes Citizens Academy Motorcycle Operator Course Defensive Tactics-Baton POST Academy Training Defensive Tactics-OC Radar Training Defensive Tactics-Skills Sim City Scenario (Desired) EVOC (Desired) Scenario Training EVOC Simulator Training Firearms Qual (Desired) Renton SWAT Range Firearms Simulator (Desired) SWAT Valley Team Firearms (Indoor -Nov-Feb) Citizens Traffic School First Aid Hostage Negotiations FTO Academy Firearms (Outdoor - May, Sept) Impact Munitions Tactics House Scenario Training (Desired) K-9 SFST Certification Legal Update TRAINING CLASS DETAIL Each class was categorized based on each Department’s current level of training. Following is the definition of each training category: AGENDA ITEM #2. b) Renton Police Department Training Center Needs Assessment July 2017 Interact Business Group 11  Category 1—Desired training. Training the agencies would like to perform, but due to lack of facilities, is not being carried out. This training includes employee basic work skills  Category 2— Training required by law (federal, state) or agency policy. Also, training required to safely operate equipment that is needed to carry out a person’s job assignment. This required training is being carried out but often at a minimum level due to the lack of facilities. Training in this category is not being performed to the satisfaction of the departments’ expectations.  Category 3—Training required by law and a person’s job assignment (same as above). This required training is being carried out to a satisfactory level of competence.  Category 4—Career development skills training, training to advance the career growth of an employee. Training in this category is not being performed to the satisfaction of the department’s expectations. Table 5 illustrates the total training hours and percentage of all training hours by categories. It is interesting to note that 15% of training hours are in Category 1 (required training not being carried out but often at a minimum level due to the lack of facilities). Table 4—Summary of Training Categories Training Hours by Category Total % of Total Category 1—Desired training. Training the agencies would like to perform, but due to lack of facilities, is not being carried out. This training includes employee basic work skills 5,880 15% Category 2— Training required by law (federal, state) or agency policy assignment. This required training is being carried out but often at a minimum level due to the lack of facilities. Training in this category is not being performed to the satisfaction of the departments’ expectations. 16,704 41% Category 3—This required training is being carried out to a satisfactory level of competence 17,280 43% Category 4—Career development skills training, training to advance the career growth of an employee. Training in this category is not being performed to the satisfaction of the department’s expectations 520 1% Total Hours 40,384 100% AGENDA ITEM #2. b) Renton Police Department Training Center Needs Assessment July 2017 Interact Business Group 12 CLASS-SPACE NEED CALCULATION Using the information presented in the training needs assessment as a baseline, a class-space need calculation was developed to establish the number of classrooms required to meet the demands identified in the needs assessment. The classroom calculation is based on the following weekly training schedule:  Typical training schedule: Monday – Saturday, 11-hour training day, 7:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. (includes facility preparation, breaks, one-hour lunch break, and cleanup).  Each training day is divided into segments. A segment is typically five hours in length and is based on four hours of instructor-student contact time and one hour for setup/teardown. The total segment opportunity per classroom calculation is therefore based on the following: Table 5—Space Need Calculation Default Data Monday – Saturday 7:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. Segments Per Day 2 Total Segments Per Week 12 Weeks Per Year 48 Total Segments Per Year 576 Efficiency 80% Total Available Segments 461 Table 6—Typical Training Week Schedule (Mon – Sat) Five-Hour Segment Blocks Time Activity Segment 1 7 A.M. – 8 P.M. Set-Up 8 A.M. – 9 A.M. Instruction 9 A.M. – 10 A.M. 10 A.M. – 11 A.M. 11 A.M. – 12 P.M. 12 P.M. – 1 P.M. Lunch/Transition Segment 2 1 P.M. – 2 P.M. Instruction 2 P.M. – 3 P.M. 3 P.M. – 4 P.M. AGENDA ITEM #2. b) Renton Police Department Training Center Needs Assessment July 2017 Interact Business Group 13 Five-Hour Segment Blocks Time Activity 4 P.M. – 5 P.M. 5 P.M. – 6 P.M. Tear-Down/Clean-up A typical segment calculation per class would be determined in the following manner: an eight-hour class would require two segments, and a 20-hour class would require five segments (each segment uses four hours of teaching time, or 20 divided by four). The following table summarizes the annual total training segments and establishes the type and number of classrooms needed to meet the requirements determined in the training needs assessment. Table 7—Annual Training Hours by Classroom Type, 2017 Classroom Type Total Hours Used Per Year Hours Per Segment = 5; Segments Per Year = 461 Clean Classroom Number 1 - Capacity 25 1948 4.23 Clean Classroom Number 2 - Capacity 35 264 0.57 Clean Classroom Number 3 - Capacity 50 288 0.63 Clean Classroom Number 4 - Capacity 70 136 0.30 Clean Classroom Number 5 - Capacity 100 120 0.26 Clean Classroom Number 6 - Capacity 200 4 0.01 Computer Classroom 130 0.28 Practical Classroom 434 0.94 Exterior Pavilion Classroom 0 0.00 Defensive Tactics 260 0.56 TRAINING PROP EFFICIENCY The following table illustrates the demand for facility training props. The percentage of use is based on previously established hours and the corresponding training segments. Reminder: The following Annual Utilization Percentage is based on training segments. A segment is a five-hour block of time with 461 segments available each year (see the Space Need Calculation methodology in Table 6). AGENDA ITEM #2. b) Renton Police Department Training Center Needs Assessment July 2017 Interact Business Group 14 Table 8—Annual Prop Use by Hours Percentage of Prop Use Per Year Prop Name Total Annual Hours Segments Per Year Percentage of Use Per Year K9 Area 98 20 4% Tactics House 712 142 31% Shoot - Don't Shoot Simulator 1022 204 44% EVOC - High Speed 130 26 6% EVOC Low Speed 80 16 3% EVOC Maneuvering Skills Pad 20 4 1% Strip Mall 282 56 12% Shooting Range Indoor 78 16 3% Shooting Range 50 Yd. Tactical 350 70 15% Shooting Range, 100 Yd. 32 6 1% The reason for illustrating the number of training hours is to show that – although all props are essential for the successful completion of the required training at one time or another – some are in very high demand and used extensively, and others are used less frequently. Props in high demand, such as the Shoot Don’t Shoot Simulator (at 44% utilization), may be available to outside users on a somewhat- limited basis. Likewise, it identifies those props that have some degree of available capacity, such as the K9 Area (at 4% utilization), meaning that the RPD does not use the prop all the time. In those cases, the prop may be reserved for future expansion or made available to outside users more frequently. KEY TRAINING PROPS BY CLASS NAME The following tables highlight training props and the total hours they are used per year for each class. Table 9—Prop Name/Class List Prop Name/Class List Strip Mall K9 Area Tactics House Shoot - Don't Shoot Simulator EVOC - High Speed EVOC Low Speed EVOC Skills Pad Range Indoor Range 50 Yd. Tactical Range, 100 Yd. Assessment Center Building Searches 40 Citizens Academy 2 2 2 Citizens Traffic School Crisis Communication Ctr 96 Defensive Tactics- Baton AGENDA ITEM #2. b) Renton Police Department Training Center Needs Assessment July 2017 Interact Business Group 15 Prop Name/Class List Strip Mall K9 Area Tactics House Shoot - Don't Shoot Simulator EVOC - High Speed EVOC Low Speed EVOC Skills Pad Range Indoor Range 50 Yd. Tactical Range, 100 Yd. Defensive Tactics- OC Defensive Tactics- Skills EVOC (Desired) 40 EVOC 20 20 Firearms Qual (Desired) 60 Firearms Simulator (Desired) 720 Firearms (Indoor - Nov-Feb) 78 Firearms (Outdoor - May,Sept) 78 First Aid 20 FTO Academy Impact Munitions 20 K-9 96 96 Legal Update LIDAR Training Misc. Sponsored Classes Motorcycle Operator Course 90 60 POST Academy Training 90 80 80 20 Radar Training Sim City Scenario 150 Tactics House Scenario Training 150 Scenario Training 30 SFST Certification Simulator Training 300 Renton SWAT Range 108 12 SWAT Valley Team 96 144 (blank) Taser CEW Grand Total Hours/Prop 282 98 712 1022 130 80 20 78 346 32 AGENDA ITEM #2. b) Renton Police Department Training Center Needs Assessment July 2017 Interact Business Group 16 EXISTING TRAINING CONDITIONS The Renton Police Department places a high level of importance on ensuring that its personnel are well-trained and prepared to protect those they serve. Currently, the Department does not have its own dedicated training facility; therefore, RPD officers accomplish much of their training at a variety of publicly and privately owned locations controlled by others. The following sections describe those training locations. RENTON POLICE DEPARTMENT FIREARMS TRAINING RPD officers qualify quarterly for hand guns and rifles. They need a 15-yard range for hand guns and a 50-yard range for rifles; they currently get by with a 25-yard range by using reduced-size targets. In-service firearms training is currently conducted at a variety of publically and privately-owned and operated ranges in the area. (NOTE, all drive times are estimated using Google Maps with a departure time from Renton Police Headquarters at 8:00am.) Those include:  West Coast Armory (November and February) – Located in Bellevue, this is a privately-owned indoor 25-yard, rifle-rated range. It consists of one large open bay approximately 60 feet by 90 feet in dimension. Targets are hung on a line suspended horizontally in front of the backstop. This facility is 11 miles and 1 hour and 15 minutes (8:00am departure) from RPD Headquarters.  Renton Fish and Game Club (May and September) – Located in Renton, this privately-owned outdoor facility has five earthen berm “bays” capable of fields-of-fire in excess of 90 degrees. Three of the bays are square and allow approximately 120 degrees of fire; two are in a forest, contain trees and structures, and allow firing at approximately 180 degrees. All bays have earthen backstops. This facility is 7 miles and 30 minutes (8:00am departure) from RPD Headquarters.  Kent Police Department Range (for SWAT only). This facility is 8 miles and 25 minutes from RPD Headquarters.  Auburn Police Department Range (for SWAT only). This facility is 12 miles and 22 minutes from RPD Headquarters.  Cascade Shooting Facility (for SWAT only). This privately-owned facility is 19 miles and 55 minutes (8:00am departure) from RPD Headquarters. AGENDA ITEM #2. b) Renton Police Department Training Center Needs Assessment July 2017 Interact Business Group 17 TRAINING CLASSROOMS Some of the Department’s classroom training is currently conducted on a vacant floor of Renton’s former City Hall (200 Mill Avenue South). Half of the floor was the City Council Chamber and it is used primarily for lectures. At one time, RPD used the classroom located at RFD Station 14. There are two 24-person classrooms that can be combined into one larger room. More recently those classrooms are never available and RPD has given up trying to book them. DRIVER TRAINING In terms of their in-service driver training, RPD officers train approximately 90% on moderate-speed driving and backing; 10% on pursuit driving and PIT maneuver. In-service driver training is currently conducted at a variety of publically and privately-owned and operated facilities in the area, depending on their availability and the particular lesson plan to be followed. Those include:  Pacific Raceways – Located in Kent, this is a privately-owned 2.25 mile, 10-turn road course used for pursuit and PIT training. This facility is 21 miles and 36 minutes (8:00am departure) from RPD Headquarters.  State Patrol Academy – Located in Shelton, this facility is used for high-speed pursuit training. This facility is 77 miles and 1 hour and 40 minutes (8:00am departure) from RPD Headquarters.  Fire Station 14 Drill Grounds – This facility is used for slow-speed maneuvering and backing training; it is 2 miles and 15 minutes (8:00am departure) from RPD Headquarters.  Various large parking lots – These publically and privately-owned parking lots are used for moderate-speed pursuit, maneuvering, and backing training. They are located throughout the city. Table 10—Travel Times and Distance Travel Times and Distance to Existing Training Locations Renton Police HQ 1055 S Grady Way, Renton, WA 98057 Training Location Address Minutes Miles West Coast Armory 13216 SE 32nd St, Bellevue 75 11 Renton Fish and Game Club 17205 SE 144th St Renton 30 7 Kent Police Department Range 1055 S Grady Way, Renton 25 8 AGENDA ITEM #2. b) Renton Police Department Training Center Needs Assessment July 2017 Interact Business Group 18 Travel Times and Distance to Existing Training Locations Renton Police HQ 1055 S Grady Way, Renton, WA 98057 Training Location Address Minutes Miles Auburn Police Department Range 1500 NW 15th Street 22 12 Cascade Shooting Facility 26520 292nd Ave. SE. Ravensdale 55 19 Pacific Raceways 31001 144th Ave SE, Kent 36 21 State Patrol Academy 629 W Dayton Airport Rd, Shelton 100 77 Fire Station 14 Drill Grounds 1900 Lind Ave SW, Renton 15 2 NOTE, all drive times are estimated using Google Maps with a departure time from Renton Police Headquarters at 8:00am.) DEFENSIVE TACTICS TRAINING This training is currently conducted on a vacant floor of Renton’s former City Hall (200 Mill Avenue South). Half of the floor was the City Council Chamber and it is used primarily for lectures and staging of officers for DT scenarios. The other half was previously used as office space; RPD currently utilizes it as a mat room to conduct DT training. This room is oddly-shaped due to the old office walls but is approximately 28 feet by 30 feet in dimension. The floor is padded. SIMUNITIONS TRAINING For hands-on scenario-based simunition training, officers utilize various public and private locations throughout the City, including acquired structures slated for demolition. SWAT TRAINING RPD is part of the regional Valley SWAT Team. Members of the team from the various participating departments utilize various public and private locations throughout the City. K-9 TRAINING For hands-on scenario-based training exercises, K-9 officers utilize various public and private locations throughout the City. NEW-HIRE POST TRAINING For hands-on scenario-based training exercises, newly-hired officers frequently train in office areas that are normally occupied between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. AGENDA ITEM #2. b) Renton Police Department Training Center Needs Assessment July 2017 Interact Business Group 19 EXISTING TRAINING CONDITIONS – ISSUES AND CONCERNS IBG and the Project Team have identified several issues and concerns directly related to the existing locations at which the Renton Police Department currently conducts its training. The benchmark for modern, progressive public safety training is to conduct training in a SAFE, SECURE, and CONSISTENT environment. IBG has determined that, in many instances, the locations currently being used by the RPD fall short in one or more of those areas. 4. RPD is greatly dependent on the use of privately-owned shooting ranges to accomplish the majority of its officer’s firearms training. These facilities are heavily-used and RPD must compete for time with other entities and departments. There is no guarantee that those entities will continue to allow the department to use their facilities in the future. Also, the indoor facility used by the department during winter (November and February) is only 25 yards. Due to this short length, rifle qualification must be accomplished using reduced size targets in lieu of the normal 50 yard distance, which is not ideal. Also, the department must move large, heavy range gear (ammo, steel targets, compressors, etc.) to these locations frequently. 5. RPD does not have a dedicated area to conduct their driving skills training (Station 14 is controlled by a separate fire authority). Conducting drivers training at public and private parking lots is inconsistent with doing so at a safe, secure, and consistent location. For example, obstacles such as light poles and barriers may be present, which could pose a collision hazard. Use of these parking lots are subject to permission by the owners; the department cannot depend on their availability. By their very nature, these parking lots are open to traffic and are not generally secure. 6. The use of acquired structures, city parks, commercial buildings, etc. for reality-based scenario training (SWAT; K-9) puts police officers in an unsecure environment. It may become necessary to assign one or more armed officers to the perimeter of the training area to provide security for the officers involved in the training scenario. This in turn introduces live-fire ammo adjacent to a simulated weapon use training area. In addition, the process of locating, gaining permission, and ensuring the safe use of acquired structures, commercial buildings, strip malls, etc. for reality-based training is very labor intensive. RPD does not have the training staff to regularly support this approach to scenario-based training. In short, these locations do not support the concept of a safe, secure, and consistent training environment. 7. RPD does not have local access to a dedicated building for reality-based simunition training. It is important to note that nationally, the trend among progressive law enforcement agencies is to train their officers in realistic, scenario-based situations. AGENDA ITEM #2. b) Renton Police Department Training Center Needs Assessment July 2017 Interact Business Group 20 8. RPD is utilizing a space for its defensive tactics training that was not designed for that purpose. The room is irregularly-shaped which presents difficulties in complete padding and an odd wall configuration. In addition, this room is in the former City Hall, which is slated for development in approximately two years; at that time it will no longer be available to the department. 9. RPD lacks access to adequately-sized classrooms where they can conduct their didactic training and host specialized classes and instructor-level courses benefitting their personnel and first responders from throughout the Valley area. The one area they do have – the former city council chamber – is slated for development in approximately two years; at that time it will no longer be available to the department. 10. Using office space for new-hire scenario-based training requires the training to commence after 5:00 p.m. when the office employees leave for the day. This creates conflicts with officers/trainers/assistants who are only available during normal business hours (8-5). AGENDA ITEM #2. b) Renton Police Department Training Center Needs Assessment July 2017 Interact Business Group 21 POTENTIAL OUTSIDE USERS Interact Business Group conducted a focus group meeting of potential outside users of a RPD training center at Renton Fire Station 13. The purpose of the meeting was to exchange ideas and information concerning training needs, current training conditions, existing training facilities, additional training facility needs, the training budget environment, and vision for the RPD Training Center. The focus group meeting included three key area law enforcement professionals concerned with workforce training and education within their respective departments and organizations. The meeting was hosted by the Renton Police Department and held on Tuesday, June 13, 2017. The following section summarizes the findings from the focus group meeting. There were three separate agencies represented at the focus group meeting, including one local police department and two federal law enforcement entities. Attendees included representatives from the following organizations:  Tuwila Police Department (TPD)  U.S. Air Marshal Service (AMS)  U.S. Federal Reserve (FR) FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONS The participants in the focus group meeting brought a variety of professional backgrounds to the discussion. Their comments revealed many similar experiences and perceptions, although at times an issue applied to one person or agency. After introductions and an overview of the project’s history and vision from Renton Police Commander Leibman, he, along with Bill Booth of IBG, facilitated an open and lively discussion. Following are the specific comments and takeaways. EXISTING REGIONAL VENUES WHERE ATTENDEES TRAIN/TYPES OF TRAINING  We have some localized training capabilities at our facility. This includes the use of our briefing room for D.T. training (roll-out mats) and an indoor, two-lane, 25-yard shooting range. We use a sally port vehicle screening area for force-on-force simunition training (when available). This serves a sworn staff of 30 officers. (FR)  Driver training is not a big issue for most of the officers since they protect a fixed facility; however, members of our SRT do need that training, as do members of our protective service (for motorcades). (FR)  We have 80 officers; each of them participate in firearms training 4 times per year and D.T. training 3 times per year. It takes 24 full days each year to get everyone through the D.T. training. We utilize the Air Marshal facility mat room for D.T. training. We have done some firearms training at the Seattle PD range but their use of the facility has increased so AGENDA ITEM #2. b) Renton Police Department Training Center Needs Assessment July 2017 Interact Business Group 22 scheduling time there is difficult. We have also used the Criminal Justice Training Center (CJTC) Academy’s indoor range; the fee is $400 to $500 per day. (TPD)  We have 70 Marshals assigned to our field office. Our building in Renton has a good gym and mat room (for which we pay a lease). The mat room is used by other departments in the area for their D.T. training. We also have an airplane fuselage simulator; it’s a single-aisle, partial- segment mock up capable of supporting simunition activity. (AMS)  Our training schedule is a bit of an anomaly since our Marshals are working in the air so much. They are required to participate in firearms qualification four times per year; each Marshal averages one full day of training every two weeks (which includes shooting range time). In total there is 160 hours per year of required training for each Marshal. We contract with West Coast Armory to use their facility for our firearms training; fee is around $250 per day. We have time scheduled every day (before the facility opens to the public). (AMS)  Air Marshals also train on first responder EMS so they can render aid in-flight if needed. In addition, we have a Uniformed Mobile Team in the area to provide a visual presence on various modes of transportation. (AMS)  Our trainers attend certification training at Headquarters in Atlantic City or at FLETC. (AMS)  We provide a “Fly Armed” course for other law enforcement personnel (such as those who transport prisoners on aircraft). (AMS)  The six major Valley law enforcement agencies participate in a number of regional teams formed through inter-local agreements; SWAT, Civil Disturbance Unit (CDU), VHNT, etc. They currently must travel quite a distance to train. (TPD) GENERAL NEEDS AND COMMENTS ON SPECIFIC USE  We are looking for an outdoor range to accomplish our training on some weapons. (FR)  We would like to have a wide-body aircraft simulator. Manufactured simulator are extremely expensive (over $1M). Those typically include theatrical smoke, sound systems, video recording capability, etc.; considering getting away from those and building our own. The simulator could be located indoors or outdoors; in any case, we would need a long-term location commitment before proceeding. (AMS)  More and more agencies are using unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). Could train with those at the training center. GENERAL DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS  Would like to see tactical “shoot and move” shooting range with the ability to drive a vehicle into it. (AMS) AGENDA ITEM #2. b) Renton Police Department Training Center Needs Assessment July 2017 Interact Business Group 23  The mat room should be designed to accommodate a mix of D.T. training. (AMS)  Think “right size” overall. May need more than one range, mat room, etc. to meet regional training needs. (AMS)  There are pluses and minuses associated with indoor vs. outdoor shooting ranges. An indoor range adds some flexibility (such as doing night shoots during the day). (TPD) GENERAL COMMENTS AND OBSERVATIONS  Our department is faced with many of the same training limitations as RPD. We participate in regional active shooter training with the other Valley departments but don’t have a reliable place to conduct that type of training. We’re hoping that an RPD training center would go in a regional direction. At one point we were hopeful that a portion of bond money approved by our voters would go toward some training assets in our city; however, with rapidly escalating construction costs that now appears unlikely. (TPD)  It’s difficult to find a consistent asset to get everyone trained in active shooter training scenarios. We want to increase that kind of training. (AMS)  A mock city/scenario village would support a lot of the training for the various Valley regional teams. (TPD)  We get access to a lot of facilities at “no cost” – but there really is a cost to use them. It’s the time it takes to find and prepare them for training activities. A training center would help ensure time and space. (TPD)  The funds we use to lease the gym and mat room and the fees we pay to use the shooting range could potentially be redirected to a training center. (AMS)  We are “getting by” with what we have right now. Can we do our training better? A RPD training center would be a great asset for our organization. It’s even possible that the folks in our San Francisco location would come here for their SRT training. (FR) KEY FOCUS GROUP TAKEAWAYS 1. Although not all of the Valley law enforcement agencies attended the focus group meeting, those in attendance felt their issues and concerns were reflective of the region. 2. Law enforcement agencies find great value in scenario-based training. Assets such as simulators, scenario village/mock city, simunitions building, etc., would benefit the region greatly. 3. Most departments in the region have little or no control over the assets they use. They must compete with others for time and space, seek abandoned buildings and gain permission for their use, etc. This leads to inconsistent training conditions in many cases. AGENDA ITEM #2. b) Renton Police Department Training Center Needs Assessment July 2017 Interact Business Group 24 ACRONYMS AV Audio Visual CDU Civil Disturbance Unit CERT Community Emergency Response Team CEU Continuing Education Unit CJTC Criminal Justice Training Center DOT Department of Transportation DT Defensive Tactics EVOC Emergency Vehicle Operations Course IBG Interact Business Group ICS Incident Command System IT Information Technology O&M Operations and Maintenance OT Overtime PIT Pursuit Intervention Technique POST Police Officer Standards and Training RFD Renton Fire Department RPD Renton Police Department RPTC Renton Police Training Center SO Sheriff’s Office SOG Standard Operating Guideline SOP Standard Operating Procedure SWAT Special Weapons and Tactics TPD Tukwila Police Department AMS U.S. Air Marshal Service FR U.S. Federal Reserve WA Washington AGENDA ITEM #2. b)