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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 1995} CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON RESOLUTION NO. 1995 WHEREAS the City of Renton has heretofore submitted unto the King County Law and Justice Plan its recommendation for the year 1976 , all pursuant to the Interlocal Planning Agreement among various municipal corporations , and WHEREAS said proposals have been duly approved by the King County Planning Advisory Committee and the King County Council , and WHEREAS said proposed programs will be of substantial benefit to the general public and assist in the reduction, among others , of juvenile crime and other law violations , and WHEREAS said proposal has been duly considered and studied , and its adoption being in the public interest , NOW THEREFORE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON DO RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS : SECTION I : The above recitals and findings are hereby found to be true and correct in all respects and the City hereby adopts the "goals and sub-goals" as recommended for the 1976 King County Law and Justice Plan, all as identified in Exhibit "A" which is incorporated herein and made a part hereof as if fully set forth. SECTION II : The Mayor and City Clerk are hereby authorized and directed to enter into an appropriate Agreement with the State Law and Justice office for said named projects , and to execute any and all other documents reasonably necessary to implement such Plan. The City Clerk is hereby authorized to forward a true copy of this Resolution to the State Law and Justice office and such other governmental agencies as required by law. PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 7th day of July, 1975 . Delores A. Mead, ity Clerk APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 7th day of July, 1975 . A ry Garr tt ,' Mayor rAP ved as t•, ��, G rard M. Shellan . City Attorney • EXHIBIT. "A" RFc)iik-►ovi /do. KING COUNTY GOALS AND .SUB-GOALS ' RECOMMENDED FOR THE 1976 KING COUNTY LAW AND JUSTICE PLAN GOAL 1: Reduce Burglary: • Subgoal 1: Reduce the rate of residential burglary to 12/1000 by 1978 . (Estimated rate for King County excluding Seattle was 14/1000 in 1974 . ) Subgoal 4: Reduce the rate of nonresidential burglary to • 4/1000 by 1978 . (Estimated rate for King • County excluding Seattle was 5/1000 in 1974 . ) • GOAL 2 : Increase the Fairness of the King County Criminal Justice • System. • Subgoal 3 : Increase availability and quality of information required for management and policy decisions • affecting criminal justice operations. • Subgoal 6 : Provide equal opportunity for participation in • a County Work Release Program for all offenders who qualify under admission criteria. • . Subgoal 7 : Maintain the elapsed maximum time between filing cases/petitions and trials/fact finding hearings • . at 30 days for detained individual and 90 days for released individual in adult and juvenile courts. GOAL 3 : Increase Efficiency of the King County Criminal Justice System. • Subgoal 2: Increase productivity of criminal justice personnel. Subgoal 3 : Increase availability and quality of -information required for management and policy decisions affecting criminal justice operations . . . . Subgoal 5: Maximize the utilization of existing capacity in criminal justice agencies ' capital equipment - - . and facilities . • Subgoal 7 : Maintain the elapsed maximum time between filing cases/petitions and- trials/fact finding hearings at 30 days for detained individual . and 90 days for released individual in adult and juvenile courts , a :, • Title : Crisis Intervention Training (City of Renton) b . Summary : This proposal is to provide an estimated 47 officers ( the patrol and detective units) of the Renton police Department with intensive training in dealing with crisis situations • • that they confront daily or weekly on their regular tours of duty . While detailed planning must take place before implementation, it is intended that this inservice training would be conducted with groups of officers and based on materials/courses already developed and tested in' similar law enforcement situations . The training would require involvement by the officer , so that the potential of . learning new skills , is more nearly actualized . . c. Rationale : Renton, as in other King County cities , is confronted . with increased demands for service while experienc- ing stable cr (in real dollars) decreasing budgets . One method of producing a greater output from existing personnel is to provide • them with training so that they do their jobs more efficiently. This project is, therefore , part of an overall strategy to increase _ productivity of law enforcement agencies in King County . . d. problem: Renton police officers in the field are coming into contact with domestic , mental-health, and landlord- tenant problems moreand more frequently . Without the knowledge of and the ability to utilize appropriate techniques in what can be - injury-producing , highlyemotional situations , police officers cannot ameliorate the danger to themselves or the citizens requesting assistance. Often officers find themselves in the middle of a situ- ation where instead of being on the offensive they are on the defensive; by not having the proper training in handling such a situation, they • can just compound the problems . e. Goals : The goal of this project is to increase the productivity of the Renton police officers through their acquisition of skills in handling crisis situations . f . Objectives : The objective of this project is to train an estimated 47 officers to effectively handle domestic quarrels , mental health related calls , and landlord-tenant problems , . as well as more routine "emotional" situations , e .g. , an angry . driver receiving a traffic citation, an assault at a local enter tainment center . 5. Evaluation:- A Level D evaluation is anticipated, depending on the course/materials selected-. Evaluation of the training results may be part of the "package" to be implemented under this project; if so, the evaluation 'level could be altered. . ___ _ %2. BUDGET A; ':SUMMARY (ENTER TOTALS FROM BUDGET PAGES 5A THRU 5F) APPROPRIATED STATE TOTAL CATEGORY FUNDS BUY- IN MATCH GRANT REQUEST TOTAL BUDGET .... (A) PERSONNEL 250 250 500 4 , 500 5 ,000 COMPENSATION (a) • CONSULTANTS 200 200 400 4 ,000 3 ,600 (C) TRAVEL (D) EQUIPMENT ------------r— (E) SUPPLIES AND OPERATING EXP (F) CONSTRUC'T'ION I" • 4®TA1,5450 900 8,100 9 ,000 ._. 450 . . • i ' L : • k . . • • a. Title : Pecordkeeping (Mechanical rile and Data Station) (City of Renton) b. Summary: This project would provide equipment to increase the efficiency of the Renton Police recordkeeping personnel and the effectiveness of the records unit' s work. Specifically , two types of equipment would be purchased: • 1. A mechanized file system to hold B, x 11" record files , to be • used in conjunction with the Kardveyor recently acquired by the Department. t 2 . A "data station" which would store all departmental statistics {crime reports , personnel activities) in an electronic data processing mode where they would be readily retrieved and manipulated to produce reports and permit research. c. Rationale : ' As with the other projects proposed by Renton, this • one was selected to effect the productivity of their existing workforce. Without rapidly available, current crime infor- . oration, adepartment handling the volumes Renton has reported each year cannot be assured that officers are being used in the most . effective: way to reduce target crimes . Information can assist managers in addressing this problem. d. Problem: :i 1. Presently the Police Department has on file a one-year accumu- lation of ' records in 720" of filing shelves; these are racks five shelves high, 36" long and take up 12 feet of floor space. For records over a year old the_ clerks must search the storage <area - There is no way, under the present filing system, to -flither accommodate additional yearly volume or keep more than one Year in the Central Records area given the floor space in . the records section. • 2. The Renton Police Department is presently using hand-tallies in . all its recordkeeping/report preparation activities , including personnel and the FBI ' s UCR monthly reports . This method of recordkeeping precludes ,because of time constraints , preparation of by the needed orts- manY• re Department to evaluate the over- all all police function. '• e. Goals: The goal of this project is to increase police productivity • and provide up-to-date reports 'on the crime reduction efforts- resulting from various workforce allocations (by job assign- ment as well as geographic area) . ! f. Objectives : The objectives - of this project are: 1. Reduce time spent on records ' retrieval by police personnel thereby allowing more time for other police functions . 2.' : produce 'additional reports Ori police activity, as well as accumulate the statistical reports to the FBI more quickly. 3. Provide training for management and supervisors in using the additional information on crime patterns and resource allo- cations. 4 . Provide an efficient filing system on found/stolen property and evidence, thereby reducing the possibilities of losing . . these items. g. Evaluation: A Level E evaluation is anticipated. • • • • --137 ,A. SUMMARY (ENTER TOTALS FROM BUDGET PAGES 5A TIIRU 5F) • • • APPROPRIATED STATE TOTAL BUDGET CATEGORY FUNDS BUY-Iti MATOti GRANT REQUEST TOTAL (A) PERSONNEL , COMPENSATION (1 ) • CONSULTANTS (C) TRAVEL (o) EQUIPMENT 875 875 1,750 15,750 17 , 500 • • (E) SUPPLIES AND OPERATING EXP • . O CONSTRUCT ION • TOTALS 875 875 1,750 15,750 17 , 500 • • . • • �. . • • • 4�. • • • • • • - 130 • � • a . Title: Youthful Crime Reduction Program (City- of Renton) . _ b. Summary : This proposal will provide for contracting by the City . of Renton with a local youth-serving agency to deal with juvenile offenders . That agency will receive both direct referrals (a small number) and indirect referrals of youth Contacted by the police . The main emphasis will be on youth arrested for. Part I offenses whose cases are sent to the Juvenile Court but do not result in delinquency petitions beingefiled and/or do not receive an identifiable, appropriateeservice from the Court- Staff. - c. -Rationale : As in most jurisdictions of King County, the Renton • Police Department contacts a large number of youth . each year for alleged criminal offenses . For example, in 1974 , for the Part I offenses of burglary, larceny , and auto theft, 201 juven- ileswere arrested compared with 144 adults. Given the impact of le this juvenile offender workload (further described in the next "Problem" section) and the interest of the citizens of Renton in • preventing initial or repeated criminal involvement of their youth, Renton has selected a crime reduction strategy dealing with the youthful offender. e d. Problem: Juveniles are most often contacted by Police for property offenses . In 1974 , 402 burglaries, 1 , 507 larcenies , and 214 auto thefts were reported in the City of Renton. , A : total of 201 juveniles were arrested for perpetrating these kinds of offenses. When other criminal offenSes are included we find that 732 youth were handled at the arrest level, an increase of 91% : over: the 1973 figure of 383 . (Field contacts information is not readily available. ) criminal 1Includes/citation in lieu of arrest. Citations were used more often for adults than juveniles . • • • . 'ti_ sulrstan.:t.ial percentage of these arrested youth werereferred erred t.o the Juvenile Court: 327 or 44% . The numbers referred to the Court are increasing faster than the total arrests , i . e. , total arrests went up 91.5from 1973 to 1974 'while those referred to the Court went up 132% (141 to 327 youth) . Since the number of arrests 'for Part I offenses (252 in 19 7. ) iS fewer than those sent to the Juvenile Court., it may be interred that all Cases received by the Court are not -given the attention the forwarding officer might have desired, e. ,Goals : To reduce t:he level of Juvenile involvement in criminal activities (part.i... llarly the propertycrimes burglary, : �-- of larceny, and auto theft) through the, reduction of recidivism. f. Objectives : 1 . To .!.assure that juveniles referred to the Juvenile Court receive appropriate services either through the Court s r 1 � or, a..� provided in this proposal , through a co c:muni.ty youth-serving agency. (Indirect refer_rais . ) 2 . Obtain diagnostic and onwi,-•,,g follow-up counseling services for youth and parents contacted by police. (Both direct and indirect referrals. ) . • 3. Increase patrol officer anr.] detectives ' capabilities indea_li.ng. with juvenile offenders . Note :: This objective will also he addressed by the Crisis Intervention Training Proposal included in the 1976 Plan. g. Evaluation: A Level B evaluation is anticipated. ' A. SUMMARY (ENTER TOTALS FROM' BUDGET PAGES 5A THRU 5F) APPROPRIATED ' STATE .1 TOTAL BUDGET CATEGORY FUNDS BUY-!N1 MATCH I GRANT REQUEST 1 TOTAL t i (A) PERSONNEL COMPENSATION (B) CONSULTANTS 874 874 1,748 15 ,723 17 , 470 (C) TRAVEL (o) EQUIPMENT (E) SUPPLIES AND OPERATING EXP . (F) CONSTRUCTION _ • .. TOTALS 874 874 1,748 15,723 17 ,470 9 1 i ATTACHMENT A. 5