Inside the City 29 October 2020 Edition

Inside the City of Tumwater Date: October 29, 2020 To:

Mayor Pete Kmet City Councilmembers City Employees

From: John Doan, City Administrator

Save Lives – Donate Blood

PEOPLE

Staff and students at Black Hills High School are

New Engineering Services Manager Joins Us

Bill Lindauer will be joining us in the new role of

Engineering Services Manager. He has run the gamut in

private

engineering

work,

from

drafting,

designing, and managing projects to becoming vice

president and partner-owner in a local engineering

firm. His experience includes transportation, utility,

and traffic signal projects. Prior to being an engineer, he served in the U.S. Army. Bill’s new role in the

Transportation & Engineering Services Department will be the design, construction, and delivery of

projects in transportation, utilities, and parks; along with review of infrastructure associated with new

development. We look forward to welcoming Bill on

opening their doors on November 3 & 4 to provide an

opportunity for local donors to save lives! Donating blood is an essential and encouraged activity critical

to sustaining community healthcare, especially during

emergencies. Your one-hour donation appointment is a safe action to support local hospitals and patients.

Bloodworks Northwest Pop-Up Donor Centers are

conducted in accordance with social distancing

guidelines. Make an appointment online or by calling 8001-398-7888.

EVENTS Clean-Up, Drop-Off Numbers are In

November 16.

This year’s event was a huge success. Even though

$35 For You and 2% for the City

year, there were a lot of people who showed up with

We need eleven more people to meet our Well City

requirement. Set up a Castlight account and then start earning the 350 points needed to help us get to

our 2% savings on our medical premium and earn yourself $35! It is super easy–and participation in

the personal health assessment optional! If you don’t

yet have an account, visit www.awctrust.org or

download the Castlight app from your app store.

Check with our wellness coordinator for assistance or call Castlight support at 1-855-716-2888.

we had fewer partner organizations participating this items to discard, shred, and donate. 463 vehicles

drove through the parking lot at City Hall and

disposed of 125 pounds of old medications, shredded 13,500 pounds of documents, donated three pallets (1,707 pounds) of food and $402 in cash donations for TOGETHER! and the Thurston County

Food Bank. Thank you to Parks & Recreation for putting it together and to our staff, volunteers, and partners who helped.

Sock-tober Surprise

INSIDE THE CITY

Thank you to everyone who contributed to the sock

drive! We collected 182 pairs that will go to people in our community.

Illustrating our Mission, Vision, or Beliefs in Action.

One of the best parts of my job is to share the compliments that come in about our employees. Some of these kudos show up here, others are in the department reports that are attached, and others are read at City Council meetings.

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Help Our Community With United Way

COVID-19 has affected our community, particularly

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those who are low-income, seniors, without homes,

and unemployed. Over the past decade, our employees have collaborated with United Way to

invest more than $100,000 in the community. We are again inviting employees to partner with United Way

and help those in the community that need our help.

This year, you can make a one-time donation online

or make a pledge and select payroll deduction.

Payroll deduction begins in January 20201.

Don’t miss out on the chance to receive a $100 gift

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A hotel operator wrote to thank us first for having a phone number on our website to call when there is a sewer issue. Second, they appreciated the quick response by the crew that came to take care of a sewer issue on 75th Ave. SW. A councilmember wrote to say thank you for the great job sweeping up the maple tree leaves on Somerset Hill Drive.

A resident wrote to say the latest issue of Tumwater On Tap was well-written, easy to read, and interesting. Thank you, Ann Cook and everyone who contributed.

Two people who recently used our Community Development Department to help with a real estate transaction wrote to say their experience with the department was pleasant and helpful and questions were promptly resolved. They particularly called out Kelly Wallace for facilitating the process. You rock, Kelly!

Congratulations to everyone and thank you for what you do for Tumwater.

card. Thank you!

PLACES DRC Looks at Projects

The Development Review Committee is looking at the feasibility of a subdivision at 4707 Brech St. SE to

allow for construction of a single family residence.

They previously reviewed an approx. 10,000 s.f. storage building for 2501 21st Avenue SW.

General Election – November 3, 2020

TUMWATER FIRE DEPARTMENT SEPTEMBER 2020 NEWSLETTER COMMUNITY OUTREACH OUTREACH COMMUNITY THROUGH THE MONTH The community satellite food bank, normally held monthly at the fire station, has been suspended due to COVID-19 until it is safe for the citizens of the community to gather once again.

M5 & M14 Medical Responses

The car seat clinic resumed in September with COVID-19 practices in place. Face coverings are required. Please read your installation instructions and install to the best of your ability before coming to the Fire Department for your appointment. When you arrive, the instructor will check your car seat for a proper fit and review safety precautions with you.

Number and Type of Call 13 Fire 342 EMS (Medical) 8 Hazardous Conditions 19 Service Calls 52 Good Intent 26 False Alarm Calls 460 Total Calls

Public requests to ride along with the engine company are suspended.

Staff assisted two businesses in September with placing new Knox box keys for emergency access.

STAFF ACCOMPLISHMENTS EMERGENCY RESPONSES CONT.

EMERGENCY RESPONSES

Years of Service & Dedication

58 49

In City medical calls (M5) County medical calls (M5) South County medical calls 60 (M14) 167 Total ALS Calls

PM/FF Dave Hahn

25 Yrs

PM/FF Lt. James Osberg

7 Yrs

FF Lt. Will Flagg

6 Yrs

PM/FF Lt. Rian Winter

4 Yrs

FF Gunnar Christensen

3 Yrs

FF Shane Brady

3 Yrs

FF Ben Huntley

3 Yrs

FF Ryan Pragnell

3 Yrs

FF Duncan MacLeod

3 Yrs

FF Evan Hagen

2 Yrs

PM/FF Ryan Adams

2 Yrs

FF Dante Cammarata

1 Yr

Total Fire/EMS Calls: 627

FF Jacob Ley

1 Yr

Medical Services Officer Division

FF Jennifer Lindstrom

1 Yr

FF Trenton Brazie

1 yr

Weekly shift briefings on the status of COVID-19 continue. Crews continue to wear appropriate PPE and practice social distancing.

The crews diagnosed nine potential COVID patients on 911 calls.

The City had seven cardiac arrest calls.

Compression only CPR was provided to a class of ten citizens.

Number of Calls per Shift A Shift 117 21% Fire 79 % EMS B Shift 118 26% Fire 73 % EMS C Shift 120 26% Fire 71 % EMS D Shift 105 26% Fire 71 % EMS

Firefighters Dante Cammarata, Jacob Ley, Jennifer Lindstrom, and Trenton Brazie have completed their one-year probation with flying colors! Congratulations!

ENGINE CALL VOLUME / RESPONSE TIMES September 2020 Monthly Call Volume T1 T2 2018 202 175 2019 183 172 2020 210 179

September 2020 Average Unit Travel Time ET1 to T1 5:73 ET1 to T2 7:25 ET2 to ET2 5:40 ET2 to ET1 7:03

January 2020 is the first year of 4th Platoon Scheduling

Chief Brian Hurley Suppression Report Bordeaux Fire At 2 p.m., September 9, a blown electrical transformer sparked a fire in the Bordeaux area of south Thurston County. County fire agencies were already on high alert with a red flag warning due to the high winds and temperatures and extremely low humidity. The fire burned approximately 294 acres; and although 50 homes were threatened, only one home and numerous outbuildings were lost. Twenty fire agencies, including Tumwater Fire Department and the Department of Natural Resources responded with resources, including several aircraft. TFD is currently undertaking a multi-year process to train staff to Wildland Firefighter certification standards. This incident was declared a state mobilization event, which allows all agencies involved to recover costs associated with the response.

Training by Category Administrative Emergency Medical/OTEP/In-service Fire Suppression / Prevention Special Operations Technical Rescue WAC Requirements Total Training for the Month

0 74.5 63 0 36 173.5

Paramedic Lieutenants James Osberg and AC Bates attended a Train the Trainer class for Airway Management.

Suppression and Medic employees continue completing annual hearing tests.

What is the difference between Firefighter I Training and Firefighter II Training?

On September 22, crews responded with Tumwater Police Department to a natural gas leak on Capitol Blvd near Cleveland Ave SE. A contractor caused the leak while performing underground utility work in the area. PSE crews shut the gas off. No businesses were negatively impacted.

A brief definition: FF 1 Training gives you the certification to respond to a call from the back seat of the engine, and FF II Training gives you the certification to respond to a call from the front seat of the engine. Sounds simple but the responsibility increases greatly.

September 28, 29, and 30 crews attended Pump Academy training at the Mark Noble Regional Training Center.

Police Department Monthly Report To:

John Doan, City Administrator

From:

Jon Weiks, Chief of Police

Date:

October 15, 2020

Re:

September 2020

COVID-19 We continued to operate under modified COVID-19 procedures. Our patrol staff continues to focus on visual presence in the community while limiting in-person contact. Calls for service not involving an active threat to people or property continue to be handled by phone CRIMINAL ACTIVITY 2020-1547

Assault 3rd – patrol officers responded to a domestic violence incident at an apartment complex and encountered the male half upon arrival. Officers noticed the subject began talking rapidly and bouncing from foot to foot. As officers tried to calm him, he became emotional and started verbally challenging the officers about why the investigation was taking so long. Officers ordered the subject to sit down on the curb, which he did. As an officer was walking towards his patrol vehicle, the suspect quickly stood up and charged the officer. Two officers were able to grab hold of him and place him in handcuffs, preventing him from assaulting the officer. While patting the suspect down for weapons, the suspect attempted to elbow an officer in the face, and while the suspect was not successful, but was able to grab an officer’s wrist and began twisting. The suspect was taken to the ground in an attempt to better control him. The suspect was thrashing around, screaming, and continued to resist efforts to subdue him. Officers gained control of the suspect and placed him in a movement control device to prevent any further assaults or harm to himself.

The suspect was booked into the Thurston County Jail for Assault 3rd degree.

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Burglary 2nd – a patrol officer responded to a school for a burglary clear. It was discovered someone had forced entry into the building, damaged equipment, and stolen tools. The estimated damage was over $42,000.00. Video surveillance cameras captured images of the suspects and the school resource officer was able to identify the suspects. The investigation was turned over to detectives, who located and placed the juvenile suspects, ages 15 and 17, into custody. The suspects were booked into the Thurston County Juvenile Detention Center for Burglary 2nd degree and Malicious Mischief 1st degree.

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Burglary – patrol officers responded to a remote City Public Works facility building for a burglary clear report. Officers learned three suspects entered the building and stole cell phones, several tools, lawn maintenance equipment, and two trucks. The burglary was captured on surveillance cameras. One of the trucks was GPS equipped and was tracked to a nearby location where both trucks had been abandoned and emptied. The incident was turned over to detectives, who tracked and located the cell phones. This case is still under investigation.

PRESCRIPTION DRUG DROPBOX The public deposited 105 pounds of prescription drugs in September and a total of 1010 pounds for the year.

BUDGET At the end of the month, the police department budget is 62% spent for the year and 76% for the biennium.

K-9 STATISTICS 6 Deployments 1 Tracking/Evidence Search  Assisted the Yelm Police Department with an attempt to locate an armed robbery suspect last seen running from a motel. While Officer Mize was en route, a Thurston County deputy spotted the suspect running behind a business.

Officer Mize arrived a short time later and deployed K9 James where the deputy last saw the suspect. An extensive search of the area was conducted, but the suspect was not located. F. Mize then responded to the robbery scene and had K9 James perform an evidence search. K9 James led Officer. Mize away from the victim business and to a nearby garbage receptacle. Inside the receptacle was the cash drawer from the business. K9 James continued to follow the path of the suspect, but no further evidence was located.

1 Tracking/Narcotics  Assisted the Yelm Police Department with attempting to locate a suspect who fled on foot from a vehicle involved in a crash during a pursuit. While responding to the scene he heard a nearby neighbor was reporting someone matching the suspect’s description was trying to break into her home. An officer responded to that location and located a clothing item left behind by the suspect, but was unable to locate the suspect. Officer Mize responded to the residence and deployed K9 James at the location of the clothing. K9 James acquired the suspect’s scent and tracked the suspect to a nearby residence. The occupant of the residence came outside and greeted officers. The resident said his surveillance cameras had not captured anyone entering his property. K9 James was in a down position next to Officer Mize and was intensely focused on a nearby greenhouse. Officer Mize had K9 James continue the track, where he led them directly to the front door of the greenhouse. K9 James provided alerts to the presence of someone inside of the greenhouse at which time Officer Mize provided another K9 announcement that went unanswered. Officer Mize then opened the door and K9 James began entering the small greenhouse when Officer Mize heard a voice inside call out. Officer Mize was able to stop K9 James from advancing and observed the suspect crouched down in a corner behind some plywood. The suspect was taken into custody without further incident. Officer Mize was requested to have K9 James do a free-air sniff around the exterior of the suspect’s vehicle, as narcotics paraphernalia was observed inside. Officer Mize deployed K9 James around the exterior of the vehicle where he provided alerts to the presence of narcotics inside. Officer Mize provided a Yelm officer with a probable cause statement to support a search warrant application and then secured from the scene. Officer Mize later learned that the officer applied for and was granted a search warrant, but only narcotics paraphernalia was recovered during a search. Officer Mize later learned the suspect was wanted for a homicide he committed earlier in the day in Pierce County.

1 Tracking  Assisted the Lacey Police Department with attempting to locate an Assault 1st-degree suspect who was last seen running away from the victim. Upon arrival, Officer Mize was advised the victim reported being stabbed while emptying his garbage in the dumpster. Officer Mize deployed K9 James at the incident location and acquired a scent, which led directly to the victim’s residence. K9 James was taken back to the area of the stabbing and cast in all directions, but he kept returning to the residence and was unable to acquire any other scent. Officer Mize and K9 James secured from the scene. Of note, no blood was located at the reported scene of the stabbing, there was blood found inside the victim’s residence.

3 Narcotics  Assisted a Tumwater officer with a free-air sniff around the exterior of a previously impounded vehicle. Officer Mize deployed K9 James around the exterior of the vehicle and K9 James provided alerts to the presence of narcotics inside. Officer Mize provided the officer with a probable cause statement to support a search warrant application. The officer applied for and was granted a search warrant. Inside the vehicle, officers located two baggies containing methamphetamines and heroin.  Assisted the Olympia Police Department with the search of a residence for narcotics. Officer Mize was advised OPD officers had executed a search warrant at the residence and had detained numerous persons inside. Officer Mize first did a safety check of the residence to ensure there was not anything that might hurt K9 James. Officer Mize then deployed K9 James inside the home and an outdoor shed. K9 James provided alerts to the presence of narcotics inside the shed, as well as multiple locations inside the home. Officer Mize and an OPD officer removed items from the shed to reveal a small baggie with white powder residue on the floor. Narcotics paraphernalia, but no narcotics, were located inside the residence where K9 James had provided alerts. The suspected person dealing narcotics from the residence was not home at the time of the warrant service.  Assisted the Lacey Police Department with a free-air sniff around the exterior of a previously impounded vehicle.

Officer Mize deployed K9 James around the exterior of the vehicle and K9 James provided alerts to the presence of narcotics inside of the vehicle. Officer Mize provided the officer with a probable cause statement to support a search warrant application. The officer applied for and was granted a search warrant. Officer Mize learned the officer recovered two baggies containing 12 grams of methamphetamines from inside of the vehicle.

SRO ACTIVITY We returned only one of our school resource officers to the schools this month, due to the distance-learning model being used during COVID restrictions. SRO Rollman met with an administrator from each school to talk about the 2020-2021 school year and how the SRO can best assist staff and students. Currently, SRO Rollman is splitting his time between both high schools and middle schools. He responds to the elementary schools as needed. SRO Boling is currently assigned to the patrol division helping cover gaps in patrol staffing.

SRO Rollman assisted Tumwater Middle School staff with the Chromebook/curriculum material pickup event. SRO Rollman provided traffic control and met with staff and families.

SRO Rollman attended an American Heritage Girls meeting and participated in a Q&A regarding law enforcement. The girls ranged in age from six to 15 years old.

SRO Rollman provided site security at Black Hills High School for two days when students arrived at the school throughout the day for pictures.

CODE ENFORCEMENT Code Enforcement initiated three new cases this month: • Roosters on residential property • Overgrown vegetation, garbage, and abandoned vehicles on a residential property • Light trespass onto an adjacent residential property Code Enforcement closed four cases this month after issuance of courtesy letters: • No further complaints or instances of barking dogs on a residential property • Removal of feather flags from a retail/commercial location

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Removal of feather flags from a restaurant property.

Removal of feather flags from an apartment complex.

Code Enforcement currently has 25 active cases.

TRAINING • • • • • • • • •

14 members attended a department training day 2 members completed 16 days of Field Training 2 members completed a 5-day Middle Management course 2 members completed a 4-day Less Lethal Instructor course 1 member completed a 3-day Defensive Tactics Master Instructor re-certification 2 members completed ACCESS Level 1 re-certification 1 member completed a 5-day Basic Collision Investigation course 1 TPD member of Thurston County HNT completed quarterly training 2 TPD members of Thurston County SWAT completed monthly training 477 total training hours

QUANTIFIABLE ACTIVITY

Calls for Service Self-Initiated* Arrests Citations Issued New Cases – Investigations Public Disclosure Requests CPL/Gun Transfers Court Documents Evidence

2020 1341 1091 51 36 12 70 156 72 114

Monthly 2019 % Changed 1534 -13% 1425 -23% 80 -36% 109 -67% 32 -63% 75 -7% 77 103% 85 -15% 142 -20%

2020 13213 10448 521 340 148 671 1070 564 1206

Year to Date 2019 % Changed 13212 0% 12649 -17% 797 -35% 749 -55% 201 -26% 677 -1% 775 38% 875 -36% 1535 -21%

Overtime 287 590 -51% 3353 3934 -15% Annual Leave 599 673 -11% 3607 4059 -11% Sick Leave 131 261 -50% 1320 2429 -46% * Self-Initiated includes investigative follow-ups, civil paperwork service, area checks, business checks, school visits, citizen contacts, traffic stops, and back-up activity.

PERSONNEL • • • •

Bruce Brenna, Lieutenant – 29 years Jay Mason, Commander – 27 years Jacob Rodriguez, Officer – 5 years Riannon Patterson, Support Specialist – 1 year

COMMENDATIONS/LETTERS OF APPRECIATION Sergeant John Kenderesi, Officer Stacy Brown, and Officer Friedrich Jaeger received a letter of appreciation from a resident who had returned home to see a burglar leaving her home. She wrote, “It is my hope that you will commend each of the

following named officers for their work and wonderful service to us. They were compassionate, professional, and made me realize how lucky I am to live in Tumwater.�

Transportation & Engineering Water Resources & Sustainability September 2020 PERSONNEL UPDATES & ANNIVERSARIES Cody Scharber WRS Skilled Maintenance Worker | 10/01/2013 - 6 yrs.

Meridith Greer WRS Water Resources Educator | 10/01/2018 - 2 yrs.

Matthew Joseph WRS Stormwater Inspector | 10/16/2019 - 1 yr.

TRANSPORTATION & ENGINEERING Active Construction Projects

Citywide NHS Resurfacing – Phase 1 (Old Hwy 99, 73rd Ave to Henderson Blvd), Phase 2 (Capitol Blvd, Israel Rd to X St) and Phase 4 (Tumwater Blvd, I-5 to Capitol Blvd) are complete except for crosswalk striping and signalization/pedestrian crossing work. Phase 3 (Capitol Blvd, Custer Way to Sunset Way / Carlyon Ave), which includes the most substantial work in the project, is nearing completion with final paving, striping and signalization/pedestrian crossing work anticipated to be complete mid-October. The overall project is estimated at 85% complete.

Granite Dry-stack on the facade of the new wall along Deschutes Valley Trail A1

Emerson Street Storm Improvements The project includes the repair of a failing storm system along Emerson Street SW between N 5th and 6th Avenue SW. New storm piping and storm structures have been installed. The project was completed by City staff.

Paving on Capitol at Carlyon Ave – Sunset Way

Deschutes Valley Trail, Tumwater Historical Park to Brewery Park at Tumwater Falls – The façade of the large retaining wall is 50% complete and includes granite drystack that models other existing features in the park. Fine grading is being performed in preparation for the installation of the asphalt trail, which is set to take place mid to late-October. Several of the rock walls along the trail have also been constructed. Contingent on the weather, the project is on pace to be complete mid to late-November.

Planning and Design Project Updates I-5/Trosper Rd/Capitol Blvd Reconfiguration – Working on 60% design and right-of-way acquisition.

Construction is anticipated in 2021-2023.

Old Hwy 99 Corridor Study – Time to set the vision for the corridor by participating in the online survey.

Active designing or planning projects with no activity for the report period – Capitol Blvd, Israel Rd to M St Design, Tumwater Hill Trails Extension, Crosby Connector, Israel Rd and Linderson Way Pedestrian and Bike Improvements Lloyd Street Lift Station Retrofit, Streamland Estates and Suncrest Lift Station Improvements, Sapp Road Culvert Replacement, 2020 Pavement Maintenance.

WATER RESOURCES & SUSTAINABILITY Stormwater Inspections

The changing of the seasons also means the changing of the weather. As we move into the rainy season, everyone can do their part to maintain our storm system by clearing leaves from drains and reporting spills to our spills hotline at 360-754-4150 when they see pollutants entering storm drains. A robust stormwater inspection program is also vital in maintaining stormwater facilities.

As the stormwater facilities around the City begin to fill with stormwater, the Water Resources Program will be busy ensuring that these facilities are working properly to protect our local rivers, streams, and drinking water from contaminants and pollutants. Luckily, the Water Resources Program has a new Stormwater Inspector who will help residents in the City keep their stormwater facilities in good working order. Welcome aboard, Matthew Joseph!

OPERATIONS Updates

Michael Erickson has been filling in as the Water Lead.

Evan Ozasa has been filling in as the Collections Lead.

Collections Jerry Leaming is starting to install the new generator at the Palermo lift station.

Water Department The Water Department received 157 shut off notices for delivery to customers. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the City is not physically shutting off services for nonpayment. They set 20 new meters in the second half of September and first half of October.

Training 09-15-2020 Marc Lavack – American Public Works Association (APWA) Public Fleet Management Certification Class 1 (online); 12 hrs.

09-30-2020 Marc Lavack – Washington Cities Insurance Authority (WCIA) Approaching Supervisory Situations with Confidence (online); 2 hrs.

10-05-2020 Casey Ronning – American Public Works Association (APWA) Winter Maintenance Operator Certificate (online); 4 hrs.

10-08-2020 Brian Frankowski – Transformational Leadership Academy (University of Washington online); 22 hrs.