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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021-05-11 Preliminary Plan presentationItem: WS STAFF PRESENTATION TO FOLLOW: CITY OF IOWA CITY 410 East Washington Street [owa City. Iowa 52240-1826 (3I9 356-5000 (3I9M 356-5009 FAX www.iCgov.org Preliminary Plan to Restructure the Police (December 2020) Overview of Recommendations Updated: March 15, 2021 City Council Action Needed Now City Action Council Needed in Future No. Recommendation Staff Comments Council Direction / Action Needed Status 1 Pursue a Local Option Sales Tax that would in part bolster the Annual Aid to Agencies grant program and provide additional flexibility for strategic one-time investments in our non-profit community. Commentary in Preliminary Plan Council action needed now: (1) A discussion on LOST is on the City Council's Pending Work Session list Awaiting Council discussion 2 Partner with the Shelter House to jointly fund a new Street Outreach & Engagement Specialist, to be employed by the Shelter House and that would work in close cooperation with the Iowa City Police Department, to proactively connect individuals to services and prevent police calls for service. Commentary in Preliminary Plan Council approval previously provided Partnership in -progress 3 Create a half-time permanent civilian Community Outreach Assistant position that focuses solely on outreach and engagement with Iowa City's growing immigrant and refugee population. Position included in FY 22 budget. Staff will hold off filling the position until Council provides authorization. Council action needed now: (1) Authorization to proceed with hiring Awaiting Council discussion 4 The City should take an active role in marketing local crisis services to the public including 24/7/365 Mobile Crisis unit with the aim to increase diversion of calls away from the Police Department to trained mental health professionals. Staff has already initiated this effort and will do so more robustly with the new Public Safety communications position budgeted in FY 22 No Council action needed Staff moving forward 5 Following the path of the Cross Park Place and GuideLink projects, the ICPD should work cooperatively with CommUnity an dother local governments in 2021 to take a data -driven justice approach to planning for expansion of the existing Mobile Crisis service. Commentary in Preliminary Plan Council action needed now: (1) Council direction needed on desire to work toward expanding existing Mobile Crisis or pursuing an alternative diversion model Awaiting Council discussion 6 The City should convene stakeholders from the mental health region, CommUnity Mobile Crisis team, and Joint Emergency Communication Center staff and board to discuss integration of Mobile Crisis services into the 911 dispatch process. Commentary in Preliminary Plan Council action needed now: (1) Council direction needed on desire to work with governmental partners and Mobile Crisis on 911 intergration Awaiting Council discussion 7 The ICPD should conduct a comprehensive, data -driven review of the civilian Community Service Officer position and determine if those civilian positions can safely divert duties from sworn staff. Commentary in Preliminary Plan Council action needed now: (1) Council direction needed on desire to evaluate scope of civilian CSO positions Awaiting Council discussion 8 The City Council should determine if they wish to revisit the concept of automated traffic enforcement. If the technology is something Council wants to explore, direction should be provided to staff on what information is desired to make an informed decision. Commentary in Preliminary Plan Council action needed in future: (1) Council needs to direct staff to research automated traffic enforcment possibilities if desired Awaiting Council discussion and conclusion of State of Iowa legislative session 9 The City Council and ICPD should join Foundation 2 and CommUnity Crisis Services in developing and implementing a co -response team that pairs a specially trained Police Officer with a CommUnity Mobile Crisis mental health professional. The program will be funded in partnership with the East Central Mental Health Region and will include a new Police Officer specialty position that will be accommodated through a reduction in one Sergeant position. Commentary in Preliminary Plan Council approval previously provided Partnership in -progress 10 The ICPD should continue to ensure all Officers receive initial Crisis InterventionTraining (CIT) and subsequent continuing education in de-escalation techniques. The Department shall continue to encourage personnel to obtain CIT instructor certification. Commentary in Preliminary Plan No Council action needed Staff moving forward 11 The ICPD should partner with the Iowa Department of Public Health to begin carrying Narcan to better assist those experiencing an opioid overdose when nomedical professional is on scene to assume such care. Commentary in Preliminary Plan No Council action needed Staff is now equipped with Narcan Preliminary Plan to Restructure the Police (December 2020) Overview of Recommendations Updated: March 15, 2021 City Council Action Needed Now City Action Council Needed in Future No. Recommendation Staff Comments Council Direction / Action Needed Status 12 The ICPD should move forward with the implementation of the Coordinate Assess Respond Engage (CARE) reporting tool to better inform Officer response and training, as well as increase efforts to expand and automate referrals to local service providers. Commentary in Preliminary Plan No Council action needed Staff is working on implementation as well as advocating for new State legislation to enhance referral abilities 13 The Police Chief should designate a command staff team to analyze the Department's usage of the GuideLink Center & actively participate in ongoing intergovernmental evaluation and planning efforts to explore how the facility can best meet the changing needs of our community. Commentary in Preliminary Plan No Council action needed Staff moving forward 14 The Victim Services Coordinator should engage in regular meetings with local service providers for the purpose of continually evaluating how the ICPD can best use the professionals in those organizations to support victims experiencing trauma and crisis. Commentary in Preliminary Plan No Council action needed Staff moving forward 15 The ICPD should conduct a comprehensive review of its Field Training program for Probationary Officers & partner with the community to expand training on the history of policing, past and ongoing disproportionate impacts on minority communities, steps Officers can take in their daily duties to be unbiased and anti -racist, crisis intervention, de-escalation, and awareness of existing prevention and diversion resources in the community. Commentary in Preliminary Plan No Council action needed Staff plans to initiate this process with community partners in FY 22 16 The Police Department should actively pursue the Georgetown Innovative Policing Program's Active Bystander for Law Enforcement (ABLE) training with the goal of preparing Officers to intervene to prevent harm and create a culture of peer intervention. Commentary in Preliminary Plan No Council action needed Two ICPD officers were accepted into the ABLE 'train the trainer' program and a department -wide training is being planned 17 Community -led training opportunities should become an increased focus for the department, especially on the topic of race. The Department should actively pursue community -led trainings in partnership with groups such as Black Voices Project, NAACP, etc. Commentary in Preliminary Plan No Council action needed Staff has initiated conversations with the Black Voices Project and the NAACP. More opportunities will be pursued post COVID. 18 Iowa City should consider a civilian Accreditation Manager position that could bring a non- law enforcement perspective to police policy development and compliance review efforts. The position was not funded in the FY 22 budget. The position will continue to be evaluated in future budget proposals to Council. No Council action needed Not moving forward at this time 19 The ICPD should strive to update each of the 36 General Orders scheduled for review in 2021 with a racial impact lens, make necessary policy changes to eliminate racial inequities in resulting outcomes, and incorporate the inclusion of a Racial Impact Statement into the review process beginning in 2021 and for all General Order reviews going forward. Commentary in Preliminary Plan No Council action needed Staff currently evaluating the best ways to accomplish this objective 20 The City Council should adopt the Unbiased Policing Ordinance and the City should actively advocate alongside the NAACP and other advocates for similar language to be adopted into State law. Commentary in Preliminary Plan No Council action needed Council adopted language and staff has monitored efforts at the State level to adopt similar language Preliminary Plan to Restructure the Police (December 2020) Overview of Recommendations Updated: March 15, 2021 City Council Action Needed Now City Action Council Needed in Future No. Recommendation Staff Comments Council Direction / Action Needed Status 21 The ICPD shall make permanent the prohibition on indiscriminate license plate checking and initiation of traffic stops based on nonpublic safety secondary violations after any modifications are considered after the initial 60 -day review period. Commentary in Preliminary Plan No Council action needed The policy is still in temporary status. A final deicision should be made in the Fall of 2022 22 A public safety camera usage policy shall be developed before installation of previously approved cameras and should focus on investigations of serious crimes and not surveillance activity. Commentary in Preliminary Plan Council action needed in future: (1) Council will need to review and provide approval to the usage policy Staff preparing the usage policy for Council consideration 23 The ICPD should renew its commitment to the CPRB through regular Police Chief updates, staff introductions, frequent policy reviews, enhanced Use of Force reporting, Body Cam compliance reporting, extensive board member orientation, and internal investigation training Commentary in Preliminary Plan No Council action needed Staff will be initiating conversation with the CPRB in coming weeks 24 The ICPD should assign a liaison to the Human Rights Commission and actively participate in their community education, recognition and outreach events in order to build more understanding and connections with diverse populations in the community. Commentary in Preliminary Plan No Council action needed Staff will be initiating conversation with the Human Rights Commission in coming weeks City staff should work with our State elected delegation, contracted lobbyist and partners such as the NAACP to pursue meaningful changes to the criminal justice system that align with the 25 City Council's 2021 legislative priorities. Commentary in Preliminary Plan No Council action needed Staff moving forward 26 The City should work with its legislative delegation, professional associations, and stakeholder groups to introduce legislation at the State level that would explicitly prohibit race -based calls to law enforcement when there is no emergency or criminal activity and initiate a public service campaign to build awareness of this phenomenon and eliminate race -based calls. Commentary in Preliminary Plan Council action needed now: (1) Council direction needed if a concerted effort on this recommendation is desired Awaiting Council discussion 27 City Council should consider conversations with other local elected officials to gauge interest in the formation of a regional CPRB that can replace those already in place or under consideration in individual municipalities in Johnson County. Commentary in Preliminary Plan Council action needed now: (1) Council discussion and direction needed Awaiting Council discussion 28 The City should explore the creation of a local public safety apprenticeship and skill -building program to bolster efforts to increase the number and diversity of applicants for various public safety positions (police, fire, public works), including a stipend for participants. Commentary in Preliminary Plan Council action needed now: (1) Council discussion and direction needed Awaiting Council discussion 29 The City should implement written and physical testing support programs that minimize barriers to successful testing and increase the number and diversity of candidates eligible for hire by the Department. Commentary in Preliminary Plan No Council action needed Staff moving forward The City should seek partnerships with EMDR certified professionals and cover the expense for initial Officer consultations in order to reduce barriers to this service and ensure Officers have Staff has initiated this program and will evaluate usage and feedback with the 30 needed resources to process distressing memories and perform at their best. Commentary in Preliminary Plan No Council action needed peer support team 31 The City should explore a pilot program that requires Officers to spend a portion of shift time volunteering with an Iowa City based nonprofit or working towards a community service project. Commentary in Preliminary Plan Council action needed in future: (1) Council discussion and direction needed Council discussion needed after internal review of staffing implications 32 A Public Safety Communications Professional should be created in the City Manager's Office to improve transparency + messaging. Position included in FY 22 budget Council action needed in future: (1) Authorize hiring of new public safety focused communications position as outlined in the FY 2022 Budget Position is pending City Council approval by resolution Preliminary Plan to Restructure the Police (December 2020) Overview of Recommendations Updated: March 15, 2021 City Council Action Needed Now City Action Council Needed in Future No. Recommendation Staff Comments Council Direction / Action Needed Status 33 Overhaul the ICPD website to ensure it provides clear and transparent information about policing operations and reports on progress towards its mission and various recommendations in the plan. Commentary in Preliminary Plan No Council action needed Effort will be led by new Communications position and pending website redesign 34 The ICPD should participate in the Police Data Initiative and other similar data portals that aim to enhance understanding of public safety data, increase accountability, and innovate through sharing of best practices. Commentary in Preliminary Plan No Council action needed Staff plans to move forward in FY 22 35 Beginning in 2021,the ICPD should hold quarterly town -hall style listening posts in alternating locations throughout the community. Commentary in Preliminary Plan No Council action needed Staff plans to initiate this in the Fall of 21 36 Reconvene the City Manager's Roundtable in 2021 and initiate a review of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights 2019 report entitled "New Era of Public Safety, A Guide to Fair, Safe, and Effective Community Policing." Commentary in Preliminary Plan No Council action needed Staff hopes to reconvene the roundtable in Summer of Fall of 21 when in-person meeting becomes possible STAFF PRESENTATION CONCLUDED 1 1 imospaqr CITY OF IOWA CITY 4 1 0 East Washington Strect Iowa City, Iowa 52240-1826 (319) 356-5000 (319) 356-5009 FAX www.icgov.org