>> WELCOME TO THE COUNCIL WORK
SESSION.
WHAT DAY IS TODAY?
OUR FIRST ITEM IS COMMITTEE
REPORTS ON ITEMS OF INTEREST
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING THEY
WISH TO COMMENT ON?
JENNIFER, TAKE IT AWAY.
BETTY.
>> CAN WE EXPLORE THE PACKETS
GETTING EARLIER I'M SURE I'M NOT
.
I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE ON A BREAK
WE CAN GET A WEEK AHEAD.
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S E EVEN
POSSIBLE BUT MAYBEUST LOOKING
INTO IT?
>> WE ARE WORKING ON THAT.
WE BROUGHT THAT UP IN THE
PROCESS SESSION MAYBE THAT
SOMETIMES AIS STILL COMES WITH
REGULAR PACKET BUT WE HE
PACKETS LIKE YOU GUYS RECEIVED
THIS WEEKEND WE'LL DO OUR BEST
TO TRY TO GET MATERIALS OUT IN
ADVANCE AS MUCH AS WE POSSIBLY
CAN SO WE'RE WORKING WITH THE
DEPARTMENTS.
>> BETTY?
>> THE PLANTERS DOWN THERE NEAR
THE BUS STATION, THE FLOWERS ARE
PRETTY BUT THE PLANTERS ARE
REALLY UGLY.
THOSE THAT LOOK LIKE GARBAGE
CANS.
I THINK THEY WERE PUT THERE TO
KEEP PEOPLE FROM BEING THERE.
BUT I THINK IT WOULD BE BETTERR
TO PUT IN SOME SEATS AND LET
PEOPLE BE THERE AND SIT DOWN.
>> DO YOU WANT TO COMMENT ON
THAT?
>> ONE THEM I WOULD SAY IST
SOME OF WHAT YOU'RE TALKING
ABOUT I THINK IT'S A PERSONAL
PREFERENCE, SOME PEOPLE REALLY
LIKE THOSE WE GET COMPLIMENTS ON
BOTH.
IT'S A STYLE THING.
ONE OF THE REASONS, THAT NOT
ONLY REALLY THERIMARY PURPOSES
IS THAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT PEOPLE, THE BUSES HAVE HARD
TIME GETTING AROUND THAT CORNER
WHEN PEOPLE ARE KIND OF TOO
CLOSE TOTO THE STREET AND SO ITS
ACTUALLY A SAFETY MECHANISM.
>> I WAS THINKING GAVE THEM A
PLACE TO SIT THEY MIGHT SIT DOWN
INSTEAD OF STANDING.
WOULD BE NICE IF THERE WERE
CHAIRS THERE.
>> WE A ARE WORKING AT GETTING
SMART BENCHES DOWNTOWN.
>> I HEARD THAT.
BUT CHAIRS WOULD BEBE NICE, TOO,
BECAUSE PEOPLE CAN MAKE THEIR
OWN GROUPS.
 THANK YOU.
>> YOU, SO SOME FOLKS MAY HAVE
SEEN OPINION PIECE BY REGISTER
GUARD OVER THE WEEKEND PRAISING
SPRINGFIELD'S EFFORTS TO EXPAND
THEIEIR CAR CAMPING PROGRAM.
WHICH WAS GREAT.
BUT I ACTUALLY SENT IN A LETTER
TO THE EDITOR IN RESPONSE
BECAUSE I DID NOT FEEL THEY
FRAMED THE ISSUE CORRECTLY AND
IMPLIED THAT EUGENE WAS FROZEN
IN OUR EFFORTS AND IN FACT WE
HAD PIONEERED THE CAR CAMPING
PROGRAM WHI HAS BEEN AROUND
FOR MANY YEARS.
SO I ATTEMPTED TO SET THE RECORD
STRAIGHT.
I DON'T KNOW IF THEYILL
PUBLISH MY LETTER.
BUT I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE
THAT THE CITIZENS OF EUGENE WERE
ACKNOWLEDGEDND RECOGNIZED FOR
EFFORTS THEY HAVE MADE TO
ADDRESS THIS CRISIS.
ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THERE IS MUCH
MORE TO DO AND IT WAS GREAT TO
SEE SPRINGFIELD EXPAND THEIR CAR
CAMPING PROGRAM.
READ THE COMMUNITY SUPPORTED
WEEKEND AND THEY RUN TWO MUCH
OUR REST STOPS THAT WAS A GREAT
STORY ABOUT BASICALLY IN THE
AFTERMATHH OF SANTA CLARA
RESIDENTS REACTING VERY -- MANY
REACTING NEGATIVELY TO LTD'S
PROPOSAL TO PUT TWO CAR CAMPING
SITES ON LAND THAT THEY'RE NOT
GOING TO USE FOR A NUMBER OF
YEARS, THE LUTHERAN CHURCH WHERE
THAT MEETING TOOK PLACE HAS NOW
TWO CONSTOWING GENTLEMAN HUTS
AND THEY ARE HOUSING TWO WOMEN
I I BELIEVE IN THEIR 50s AND 60
s THERE.
AND MAKING THEM WELCOME TO THE
NEIGHBORHOOD I JUST REALLY WANT
ED TO APPRECIATE THAT,
SOMETHING POSITIVE CAME OUT OF
WHAT WAS FOR MANY FOLKS A PRETTY
NEGATIVE EXPERIENCE AND WANT TO
THANK THE CHURCH FOR THEIR QUIET
WORK TO HELP THESE TWO WOMEN GET
OFF THE STREET AND TO SAFE
SHELTER.
>> THAT IS GREATAT.
THAT IS GREAT NEWS.
YES, EMILY, GO FOR IT.
>> I'D LIKE TO ADD TO CLAIRE'S
COMMTS THAT WE APPROVED $60
,000 INUR BUDGET FOR CAR
CAMPING, THAT'SS A PRETTY BIG
VOTE FOR IT.
SUSTAINABILITY COMMISSION AND
HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION THAT
LAST WEEK AND BOTH ARE WORKING
DILIGENTLY ON THE WORK PLANS
FOR THE YEAR SO B SOME GOOD
WORK COMING FROM BOTH OF THEM.
STILL, CONCERNED ABOUT DOWNTOWN,
THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE, E-MAILS
CONTINUE ABOUT PEOPLE NOT
FEELING SAFE IN ALL DIFFERENT
PARTS.
THERE MAY BE SOME IDEAS COMING
FORTH SO I'M REALLY LOOKING
FORWARD TO US CONTINUING TO OUR
EFFORTS TO BOTH INCREASE THE
VITALITY OF OUR MERCHANTS AND
BUSINESSES AND TAKE CARE OF OUR
VULNERABLE PEOPLE AS WELL AS O R
VISITORS.
SO, THANK YOU FOR THE FURE.
>> THANK YOU.
JUST COUPLE OF QUICK NOT HERE,
MIKE HAS JUSTT HAD TO STEP AWAY
FOR A LITTLE FAMIL EMEMERGENCY,
COUNCILOR GREREG WILL NOT BE HEE
TODAY SO I'M GOING TO MAKE AN
ANNOUNCEMENT ON HIS BEHALF AND
ALLE IS IN DETROIT AND WILL BE
PHONINGG INK THAT'S WHERE THE
REST O THE CREW IS.
ON COUNCILOR EVANS' BEHALF JUST
REMINDER THAT THIS END OF THIS
WEEK IS THE LEAGUE OF OREGON
CITIES CONFERENCE WE'RE HOSTING
IT SO SHOULD BE INTERESTING AND
ROBUST.
THERE ARE A COUPLE OF COUNSELORF
WORKSHOPS ON HOMELESSNESS,
THERE'S REALLY GREAT TOURS OF
OUR REST STOPS AND OUR BIKE
SHARES AND COMMUNITY JUSTICE
WORKSHOPS SO IT SULD BE GOOD
OUTREACH.
AND THEN I JUST WANANT TO HE --
I JUST WANT TO MENTION, WE'RE
LOSING TRACK OF TIME TWO, WEEKS
AGO, 129th, ATTENDED THE
FIRST OF FOUR WORKSPS ON
HOUSING TOOLS AND STRATEGIES,
YOYOU'LL ALL RECALL TS WAS AN
OUT G GROWTH OF OUR INITIAL
CONVERSATION ON CONSTRUCTION
EXCISE TAX HOW WE COULD OVERCOME
SOME BARRIERS TO CREATING
AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
THERE ARE 34 FOLKS SITTING IN
THOSE WORKSHOPS, THEY'RE GOING
TO FOUR WORKSHOPS WITH VERY
ROBUST CONVERSATION, THE FIRST
ROUND WAS TO TALK ABOUT PROBLEMS
AROUND BOTH THE KINDS EVER
ISSUES THAT GET IN THE WAY OF
HOUSING AND ALSO THE PEOPLE THAT
STRUGGLE THE MOST WITH HOUSING.
AND IT'S A VERY DIVIVERSE GROUPI
THINK THATAT STAFF DID ACTUALLYA
GREAT JOB AT DOING SOME OUTREACH
SO IT'S QUITE A MIX OF FOLKS WHO
HAVE BEEN AROUND THIS ISSUE FOR
A LONG, LONG TIME AND VERY WELL
VERSED IN IT.
AND PROBABLY A LITTLE TIRED OF
TALKING ABOUT IT.
AND THOSE FOLKS WHO ARE NEW TO
THE TABLE AND EAGER TO LEARN AND
READY TO ENGAGE SO WE KNOW THE
HOPE IS THAT SORT OF EXPERIENCED
FOLKS AND THE NEW FOLKS WILL BE
A GOODLENDING OF NEW IDEAS
TEMPERED WITH SOME WISDOM FROM
EXPERIENCE.
THTHEY HAVE THREE MORE M MEETINO
GO, OCTOBER 4th, NOVEMBER 14
th, AND NOVEMBER 28th AND
OF THE CRITICAL PIECE WHERE THEY
REALLY STATART TO TALK ABOUT WHT
ARE SOME OF THE TOOLS W WE COULD
USE, WHAT DO WE NEED TO MODIFY
OR IMPLENT A NEW IN ORDER TO
TRY TO OVERCOME THE PROBLEMS
THAT WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE
FIRST MEETING, THIS IS ALL IN
ANTICIPATION AND PREPARATION OF
A COUNCIL WORK SESSION ON
DECEMBER 10th.
IT IS MOVING FORWA.
I'M PLANNING TO GO TO ALL FOUR,
I FOUND IT REAEALLY INTERESTING.
I WOULD ENCOURAGE ANY OF YOU W O
ARE FREE ON THOSE DATES TO GO
AND ENCOURAGE MBERS OF THE
PUBLIC, THESE ARE OPEN MEETINGS,
THERE'S PLENTY OF ROOM FOR THE
DIENCE TO SIT AND LISTEN AND
THEY'RE ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE
WEBSITE AS WEBCAST.
SO YOU CAN ALSO TRACK IT IF YOU
CAN'T ATTEND THE MEETING.
JUST A REMINDER THAT THAT WORK
IS GOING ON.
AND NOW WE ARE READY FOR OUR
FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS.
THE CIVILIA REVIEW BOARD AND
POLICE AUDITORS' OFFICIAL ANNUAL
REPORTS.
>> I THINK I KNOW EVERYBODY.
I'M GOING TO START WITH THAT
BECAUSE EIGHT YEARS AGO I WAS
CHAIRING THE POLICE COMMISSION
AND BROUGHT TO COUNCIL THE
RERECOMMENDATION OF THE POLICE
COMMISSION TO CREATE THE
AUDITOR'S OFFICE AND CIVILIAN
REVIEW BOARD.
>> COULD YOU JUST INTRODUCE
>> I'M SORRY.
>> SO PEOPLE KNOW.
>> THE FOLKS AT HOME.
>> OTHER PEOPLE KNOW.
I AM THE CHAIR OF THE CIVILIAN
REVIEW BOARD.
>> THANKOU.
WHEN I DIVERED THAT MESSAGE I
DELIVERED IT, IT WAS A UNANANIMS
RECOMMENDATION FROM THE POLICE
COMMISSION, BUT THERE W A
CERTAIN AMOUNT OF SKEPTICISM AT
LEAST ON MY PART AND I THINK ON
A COUPLE OF OTHER PEOPLE THAT WE
HAD A LOT OF WORK TO DO.
WHAT I SEE NOW A AS FOUR YEARS
INTO MY TERM ON THE REVIEW BOARD
IS THAT THERE'S SOME RLLY GOOD
WORK GOING ON AND IT'S MORE
SUCCESSFUL THAN I HAD EVER
AND I REALLY APPRECIATE WHAT
MARK A AND LEAH AND VICKY, THEIR
STAFF HAVE BROUGHT TO THE TABLE.
BECAUSE THAT'S PART OF WHAS
MADE IT SUCCESSFUL.
TECHNOLOGY HAS IMPROVED THE WORK
WE NOW HAVE IN-CAR VIDEO AND
BODY-WORN CAMERAS.
I WILL TELL YOU THIS ABOUT THE
REVIVIEW BOARD MEMBERS.
IF I'M REVIEWING A CASE AND HAVE
THE AVAILABLE TIME I WILL WATCH
BOTH AUDUDIO PART, TOO.O AND
DON'T ALWAYS GET HEADLINES BUT
YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THEIR
COMMENDATIONS IF YOU GO TO THE
CITY WEBSITE UNDER SLALASH 2763
COMMENDATIONS I WOULD ENCOURAGE
COUNCIL AND MEMBERS OF THE
AUDIENCE TAKE A LOOK THERE SOME
TIME.
BECAUSE EVERY ONCE IN AWHILE THE
PUBLIC WILLL CHIME IN WITH A
COMPLIMENT ABOUT ONE OF OUR
EMPLOYEES, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT
THE REVIEW BOARDRD HAS LOOKED AT
PROBABLY 15 OR 16 CASES D DURING
2017.
WE HAD ONE NIGHT WHENN WE LOOKED
AT NOTHING BUT SERVICE
COMPLAINTS AND THERE WERE F FOUR
OR FIVE OF THOSE.
IN LOOKING AT THOSE, I TRIED TO
GLEAN OUT WHAT SEEMED IMPORTANT
TO THE REVIEW BOARD STARTING
WITH PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT AND
TRAINING.
SOME OF THAT IS A MATTER OF TIME
, EVERYTHINGHE TIME TO DO
EVERYTHING EXACTLY RIGHT.
THTHE OTHER IS A MATTER OF CALL
N
THE STREET ARE TRYING TO DO
THEIR JOB, TRYING TO COVER AND
PROTECT EACH OTHER.
AND THAT THERE ARE OTHER C CALLS
HOLDING THAT NEED TO BE RESPOND
ED TO.
AND I THINK IT LEADS TO ERRORS
OF OMISSION.
THE SECOND THING IS CLARITY OF
EXPECTATIONS.
MAKING SURE THAT THE PUBLIC
KNOWS WHAT THE OFFICERS ARE
GOING TO DO.
MAKING SURE THAT THE OFFFFICERS
KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THEY'RE GOING
TO DO THAT'S A BIT OF A TRAINING
ISSUE AND IT'S ALWAYS A
SURVISION ISSUE.
AND PART OF WHAT I THINK I SEE
AS SOMEBY WHO HAS DONE A
LITTLE WORK WITH QUALITY
IMPROVEMENT IS THAT WE'RE GOING
SO FAST THAT SUPERVISORS AND
EXPERIENCED OFFICERS DON'T
ALWAYS HAVE TIME TO GO BACK OVER
THE GROUND THAT MAYBE NEEDS TO
BE GONE OVER.
THERE'S A MOVEMENT IN SOME
JURISDICTIONS THAT'S BEING
REFERRED TO AS MINDFULNENESS.
AND IT'S CREATING A TRAINING
PROGRAM THAT MAKES EMPYEES
THINK ABOUT THEIR DAY BEFORE IT
STARTS.
AND IT DOES SEEM TO BE CREATING
SOME RESULTS IN JURISDICTIONS
THAT ARE AS STRESSED AS WE ARE
AND IN SOME JURISDICTIONS WHERE
THE LEVEL OF VIOLENT CONDUCT IS
MUCH HIGHER THAN IT IS IN EUGENE
AND LANE COUNTY.
AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE AND WILL
ENCOURAGE THE DEPARTMENT TO
CONTINUE TO LOOK AT THAT KIND OF
STRATEGY.
ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION, I
TRIED TO THINK OF AN EXAMPLE
THAT SUPPORTS THE NOTION TT WE
NEED TO BE MORE THOUGHTFUL.
OFFICE HAVE LEFT E-MAILS ALONE
AFTER THE PERPETRATOR OF
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HAS BEEN TAKEN
FROM THE SCENE, BUT WITHOUT ANY
SUPPORT.
D IT JUST DOESN'T SEEM RIGHT.
THERE IS ALMOST AN AUTOMATIC
CUSTODY IN A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
CASE OF THE PERPETRATOR, BUT YOU
CACAN'T BE --T DOESN'T
NECESSARILY MATTER THAT IT'S
FEMALE.
IT CAN'T LEAVE THE VICTIM UN
SUPPORTED.
I DON'T KNOW HOW WE'RE GOING TO
GET TO THAT, I DON'T KNOW IF
THAT'S SOMETHING WE SHOULD LOOK
TO CAHOOTS TO PROVIDE.
BUBUT CERTAINLY TO ENCOURAGE THE
VICTIM TO CONTACT SOMEONE THAT
HELPS THEM FEEL SAFE.
THERE ARE ISSUES THAT CONTINUE
TO E EMERGE AROUND COMMUNICATIOS
AND BY THAT I MEAN THE 911
OPERORS.
THE AUDITOR AND REVIEW BOARD
DON'T HAVE AUTRITY TO REVIEW
ALLEGATIONS AGAINST THOSE
EMPLOYEES.
THEY'RE NON-SWORN AND THEY'RE
NOT A PART OF THE AGREEMENT.
I THINK THE COUNCIL NEEDS TO
LOOK TOWARDS THE FUTURE AND
THINK ABOUT A WAY TO INCLUDE THE
NON-SWORN EMPLOYEES UNDER THE
REVIEW PROCESS.
I THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL.
AGA.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO DISCIPLINE
ANYBODY AS A REVIEW BOARD, BUT
WE ARE GOING TO LOOK AT WHAT
HAPPENED AND WE'RE GOING TO
PROVIDE FEEDBACK.
I'M GOING TO COME BACK TO THAT
ININ A SECOND.
THE OTHER THING, AND I I JUST ME
A QUICK NOTE, THE INVESTIGATION
OF OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING
RULE
TO THE COUNTIES.
WE HAVE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE
COUNTY FOR HOW THAT HAPPENS.
FORTUNATELY WE HAVE NOT HAD A
CRD
LONG TIME.
HOWEVER, THE QUALITY OF THE LAST
MAJOR INVESTIGATION WAS LESS
THAN SATISFACTORY.
WE NEED TO FIND A WAY TO HAVE
THE VERY BEST INVESTIGATORS FROM
WHICHEVER AGENCY THEY MIGHT BE
AVAILABLE FROM TO DO THE PRIMARY
ON THOSE INVESTIGATIONS.
RIGHTT NOW IN LANE COUNTY WE'RE
USING, I DON'T MEAN TO CRITICIZE
ANOTHER AGENC BUT WE'RE USING
HIGHWAY PATROL OFFICERS.
TO DO THOSE INVESTIGATIONS.
AND THAT REALLY JUMPED OUT AT US
A YEAR AND A HALF AGO.
BACK TO THE 911,, HEAVY CALL LOD
AND INTENSITY OF THOSE CALLS
CERTAINLY IS AN ISSUE.
AND ONE O OF THE ERRORS OR TWO F
THE ERRORS THAT HAVE OCCURRED
INVOLVED MISDIRECTING OF
ASSISTCE TAINTS.
SIMPLE CONFUSION, W WASHINGTON
PARK UP ABOVE 18th WASHINGTON
JEh
AVENUE.
HOW WE GET THAT LEVEL OF
COMPETENCE AIEVED IS A
CRITICAL QUESTION.
WE HAD A 911 CALL FOR ASSISTANCE
WITH POSSIBLYUICIDAL SUBJECT
WITH A WEAPON THAT WE WERE NOT
ABLE TO RESPOND TO PROMPTLY.
THE NOTION THAT IN SOMEBODY'S
RESTAURANT THERE WAS A PERSON
LOCKED IN A RESTROOM WHO MIGHT
HAVE HAD A WEAPON AND WE
COULDN'T GET ANYONE THERE IS A
COMBINATION OF ERRORS THAT NEEDS
TO BE ADDRESSED.
IT'S RECOGNINIZING THEERIOUSNESS
OF THE CALL AND IN THIS CASE
THERE WERE THREE CALLS, I THINK,
THAT'S RIGHT.
AND JUST DIDN'T PROCESS
CORRECTLY.
E LAST COUPLE OF POINTS I WANT
TO MAKE, I'LL GIVE THE TIME OVER
TO MARK, I LOOKED AT AS THE
CHAIR THE EVALUATION, IS THAT
WERE SUBMITTED BY THE REVIEW
BOARD FOR THE AUDITOR AND HIS
STAFF.
AND I HAVE FIVE POINTS.
ONE, ALL OF THE C COMMENTS
EXCEEDED EXPECTATIONS.
IT'S CLEAR THAT MARK'S BUILT A
VERY EFFECTIVE OFFICE AND THAT
THE PEOPLE ON REVIEW BOARD
RECOGNIZE THAT.
THERE'S AN ATMOSPHERE OF TEAM
WORK THAT'S EVIDENT.
COMMUNITY OREACH WITH THE
ADDITION OF BEATRICE HAS MADE A
STRETCH INTO THE COMMUNITY THAT
WE NEED TO KEEP GOING.
AND THE RELATIONSPS WITH HIS
STAFF BETWEEN HIS STAFF WITH THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT WITH A REVIEW
BOARD A THE UNION ARE
EXCELLENT.
WE HAD THE UNION IN FOR A A MEE
ING LAST YEAR, HAD A NICE
EXCHANGE WITH THE H HEAD OF THE
UNION, HAD CHANCE TO TALK ABOUT
THEIR PERCEPTION OF THEHEEVIEW
BOARD AND FOR US TO ASK SOME
GOOD QUESTIONS, LEADERSHIP IS
THE LAST COMMENT I MADE THEY'RE
DOING A GOOD JOB.
SO, WHAT DO I SEEEE AS THE FUTU.
I MENTIONED THE EXPANSION OF THE
AUTHORITY OF THE REVIEW BOARD OR
THE AUDITOR TO LOOK AT NON-SWORN
EMPLOYEES.
I THINK CREATING A FUNDING
MECHANISM TO GET THE CITY MORE
FULLY FUNDED THAN WE ARE NOW FOR
PUTTING PEOPLE ON THE STREET.
AND GIVINGG THEM THE SUPERVISION
AND THE TRAINING THAT THEY NEED.
I KNOW T THE CHIEF IS WORK CAN N
CREATING A SET OF EXPECTATIONS,
EY WERE IN THE REPORT LAST
YEAR.
EXPECTATIONS, WE NEED TO
COMMUNICATE THEM TO THE STAFF
AND THEN WE NEED T FOLLOW UP
AND MAKE SURE WE TRAIN THEM AND
REVIEW THEM OFTEN.
THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL, PEOPLE,
DON'T UNDERSTAND USE OF FORCE.
THEY SEE IT IN MAKE BELIEVE ON
TELEVISION AND IT'S GRAPHICALLY
PORTRAYED.
THEY READ ABOUT IT IN THE
NEWSPAPER AND IT SOUNDS TRAGIC
AND THEY SEE THE NIGHTLY NEWS
AND THE NIGHTLY NEWS HAS -- I
DON'T THINK THEY COMPLETY DO
IT SENSATIONALLY.
BUT THEY DO IT VERY SENSATIONAL
LY.
SO THAT THE PUBLIC DOES NOT
UNDERSTAND T PERSPECTIVE OF AN
OFFICER RESPONDING TO AN ARMED
SUBJECT.
OR A SITUATITION WHERE LIFE OR
LIVES MAY BE THREATENED.
AND SOMEHOW WE NEED TO GET IN
THE BACK OF OURWN MINDS AS A
REVIEW BOARD A AND A MECHANISM O
CLARIFY THAT, BECAUSE WE ARE
ASKING PEOPLE TO GO IN TO A LIFE
OR DEATH SITUATION AND WE'RE
ASNG THEM TO DO A JOB AS
SAFELY AS POSSIBLE, WITH BOTH
THEIR OWN SAFETY AND THE SAFETY
OF EVERYBODY ELSE IN THAT
SITUATION.
THAT'S A MINDFULNESS THING.
THAT'S KEEPING YOURSELF SAFE AND
IT'S PROTECTING THE PUBLIC.
WE NEED TO DO THAT.
THEE DEPARTMENT HAS WORKED
THROUGH COURT ON RESPONSES TO
MENTAL HEALTH AND PHYSICAL
CONDITIONS, WE'VE PUT CAHOOTS
OUT ON IS THE IN A MORE
EFFECTIVE WAY, I THINK.
WE NEED TO KEEP WORKING IN THAT
AREA.
ONE OF THE THINGS WE DID, I IT S
A PART OF 2017 WE DID IT LAST
MONTH, WAS WE HAD A PRESENTATION
TO THE REVIEW BOARD ON AUTISM.
BECAUSE AUTISM I IS NOT MENTAL L
NESS AND IT DOESN'T ACT THAT
WAY.
AND THAT'S A TRAININGG THAT IS
NEEDED.
FINALLY, I'M SURE I SAID THIS
EIGHT YEARS AGO, WE NEED TO
REACH OUT TO THE PUBLILIC AND TL
THE PUBLIC WHAT A GOOD JOB OUR
POLICE DEPARTMENT IS DOING.
WE NEED TO SELIT.
THANK YOU ALL.
QUESTIONS NOW OR DO YOU WANT TO
--
>> WE CAN OPEN FOR QUESTIONS NOW
IF FOLKS -- OR MAYBE WE COULD GO
TO MARK FIRST THEN DO QUESTIONS.
THAT MAKE SENSE?
>> WHATEVER YOU LIK
HE'S W WITH THE REVIEW BOARD I
WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU
HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BIFURCATE
BOTH THE PRESENTATION IF YOU
HAVE ANY QUESTIONS BUT I'M READY
TO GO FORWARD IF YOU LIKE.
THAT WILL BE EASIER FOR YOU.
I WANT TO THANK EVEBODY FOR
BEING HERERE AND GIVING US THE
TIME AND ATTTTENTION THAT YOU D.
I APPRECIATE THAT, YOU LISTEN, I
REALLY APPRECICIATED THE
PERFORMANCE REVIEW FROM JULY AS
I HAVE PAST.
THOSE ARE REALLY ABOUT THE TEAM
THAT WE HAVE AND THE STAFF THAT
WE HAVE AND THE GREATORK DONE
BY THE REVIEW BOARD.
WE HAVE A REALLY GAT REVIEW
BOARD NOWND I WONDERED AT THE
TIME WHEN I HAD FOUR LAWYERS,
WHICH WAS MAJORITY, I'M NOT A
LAWYER, I HAVE A GOOD ONE ON
STAFF SO I WONDERED ABOUT THAT.
THEY HAVE BEEN GREAT AND THEY
ALWAYS DO THEIR GOOD WORK BEFORE
WE GET THERE AND EVERY DAY GREAT
WORK BY THE STAFF.
I'VEVE KIND OF NOTICED IN THE LT
YEAR, YEAR AND A HALF, THOUGH, I
THINK IT WAS A TOUGH YEAR FOR US
BEUSE I THINK THE CONDITIONS
HAVE CHANGED.
IT SEEMS THAT OUR CONTACTS MORE
AND MORE ARE PEOPLE WITH MENTAL
HEALTH ISSUES, NEUROLOGICAL
DISORDERS, DRUG ABUSE ISSUES,
BECAUSE THE NEAR DEEP CRIMINAL
IZATION OF POSOSSESSION OF
SOME OF THE SCHEDULE ONE
SUBSTANCES AND WE'RE NOTOT TRAID
PSYCHOLOGISTS.
IT IS STRESSFUL AT TIMES WHEN
PEOPLE COME IN AND THEN THE
OTHER PART OF THAT IS BECAUSE OF
THE PREVIOUSLY STATED ALMOST 40%
LACK OF RESPONSE ON CALLS OR THE
TIMELINESS O OF CALLS THAT PEOPE
HAVE A CERTAIN LEVEL OF
EXPECTATION WHEN THEY CALL FOR
POLICE SERVICES AND WHEN THOSE
EXPECTATIONS AREN'T MET AT BEST
THEY'RE DISSATISFIED.
AT WORST THEY ARE VERY ANGRY AND
OFTENTIMS WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH
THAT, TOOOO OFTEN WHICH I THINKS
MORE THAN ONCE THE DEFAULT IS
WELL, IF YOU'RE NOT HAPPY CALL
THE AUDOR'S OFFICE AND OF
COURSE THEHEY DO.
INSTEAD OF TRYINGO WORK BETTER
ON THAT FIRST -- ON THAT FRONT
LINE OF CUSTOMER SERVICE AND
CHIEF AND I HAVE HAD THAT
DISCUSSION, HE'S ONLY BEEN H HEE
FOUR OR FIVE MONTHS SO I KNOW HE
DOES APPRECIATE THAT.
I WANTED TO CORRECT -- OUR
OFFICE HAS JURISDICTION OVER
NON-SWORN EMPLOYEES, WE JUST
CAN'T PUSH IT OUT TO THE PUBLIC
THE CIVILIAN REVIEW BOARD.
AND I THINK THAT THERE IS SORT
OF INVERSE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
TRUST AND TRANSPARENCY AND WE
TRY TO KEEP THAT TRUST BUT I
ALSO RECOGNIZE THAT WITHOUT A
PUBLIC RECORDS LAW THAT MAKES IT
DIFFICULT AT TIMES.
WE HAVE TO SPEND, I THINK, EXTRA
WORK FOR PROCESS MISTAKES AND
MISSTEPS WHERE IF A
ORGANIZATION IS FOLLOWING THE
PROCESS THE WAY T THEY'RE SUPPOD
TO FOLLOW THE PROCESS EACH AND
EVERY TIME THEN WE WOULDN'T HAVE
TO INTERVENE IN SOME OF THESE
ISSUES.
AND I HOPE THAT DOWN THE LINE
THOSE THINGS CAN IMPROVE AND WE
PROVE WHAT I PROBABLY CONSIDER
QUITE HONESTLY MBE A LITTLE
TOO MUCH COUNSEL AND GUIDANCE TO
MIDDLE MANAGERS AND ABOVE IT THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT BECAUSE OF
THEIR PREPARE OCCASION ABOUT
BRINGING IT UP THE LADDER AND
NOT KNOWING WHAT OUTCOME MIGHT
COME OF T THAT.
SO, AGAIN, I'M HOPEFUL WITH THE
NEW ADMINISTRATION THAHAT TY
WILL DEVELOP A MORE TEAM
APPROACH TO SOME OF THE PROBLEMS
THAT THEY HAVE TO DEAL WITH.
I'LL AGREE WITH MAURY, THIS IS A
KINDER, GENER POLICE
DEPARTMENT THAN IT WAS NINE
YEARS AGO.
AND I SEE THAT ON F FILMVERY DAY
MANY OF THE ALLEGATIONS NOW ARE
INTERNALLY GENERATED.
AND THERE'S A HIGH VOLUME OF
SERVICE RELATED COMPLAINTS, THE
BODY-WORN CAMERASAS HAVEEEN
REALLY HELPFUL, IT SORT OF
PUSHES A LOT OF THIS BACK TO ME
BECAUSE I GET A COMPLAINT AND I
DON'T WANT TO PUSH FORWARD AN
ALLEGATIONON AGAINST AN OFFICERF
I HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO W WATCH
THE AUDIO AND VIDEO AND IN
ALMOST EVERY INSTANCE THE
OFFICERS ARE QUITE HONESTLTLY
POLITE AND COURTEOUS IN THE FACE
OF INTOLERANCE O OF THE POLICE
ACTIVITY THAT THEY ARE A PART OF
AGAIN WE STILL GET A HH VOLUME
SERVICE RELATED COMPLAINTS THAT
I DISMISS A LOT THEN PEOPLE SORT
OFOF CHANNEL THAT TOWARDS OUR
OFFICE I INSTEAD OF CHANNELING T
TOWARDS A POLICE SERGEANT.
IMPROVEMENTS THEY ONLY NEED ONE
INTERNAL AFFAIRS SERGEANT THEY
USED TO HAVE TWO, I THINK THAT
THE EXTRA WORK THAT WE'RE DOING
IN REVIEWING THESE CASES ALLOW
FOR ONE MORE SERGEANT ON THE
STREET, I HOPE.
WE'VE REALLY WORKED HARD ON
COUNITY OUTREACACH, I WAS JUST
TELLING COUNSELORS CLARK AND
TAOR ON LAST TUESDAY T THAT I
THINK WE HAD SEVEN COMMUNITY
COUNCIL MEETINGS.
AND WE'RE NOW UP TO TEN.
WE HAVE MORE SOCIAL MEDIA.
WE'RE DOING A LOT OF WORK WITH
THE LATINA CMUNITY.
AS MAURY STATED WEAVE COUPLE
OF THINGS IN THE WORKS, I WAS
MOVED BY NEUROLOGICAL DISCUSSION
WHEN I WENT TO A CONFERENCE LAS
YEAR.
WE'RE REALLY PUSHED FORWARD THAT
ISSUE ON THE AUTISM PRESENTATION
AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF
AUTISM OF OREGON IS FABULOUS
SPEAKER.
AND SHE HAS TWO SONS WHO HAVE
AUTISM AND JUST T TO SORT OF
STEN TO HER RELATE TO THAT.
AND OUR N NEWESTROJECT THAT
BEATRICE IS WORKING ON AND WE'VE
TALKED ABOUT FOR THE LAST
SEVERAL WEEKS IS, THERE IS STILL
TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF FEAR INHE
COMMUNITY, OF PARTICULARLY OF
LATINA COMMUNITY ABO I.C.E
AND OTHER THINGS.
AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT
PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND IS, AND
I'M CERTAIN THAT A LOT OF CRIME
IS UNDERREPORTED OR CRIME IS
UNDERREPORTRTED IS WHAT HAPPENSF
YOU DO CALL THE POLICE, SAY, FOR
EXAMPLE, SOMEONE THROWSS A BIG
ROCK TOUGH YOUR FRONT WINDODOW
AND YOU CALL THE POLICE.
WHAT HAPPENS WITH THAT PAPERWORK
WHERE DOES IT GO.
WHO HAS ACCESS TO IT.
WHO IS GOING TO LOOK AT IT.
AND SO BEATRICE IS NOW WORKING
WITH RECORDS, I DON'T REALLY
KNOW QUITE FRANKLY.
BEBEATRICE IS WORKING WITH RECOS
TO TAKEE THAT STEP BY STEP
PROCESS THROUGH THEN WE'LL H HAE
COMMUNITY FORUM FOR PEOPLE TO
FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENS WITH THAT
PAPERWORK.
BECAUSE I LEAST WE CAN DO TELL
THEM THE TRUTH.
I DON'T KNOW WHERE IT GOES.
I DON'T KNOW WHO HAS ACCESS TO
IT.
AND SO IF PEOPLE AT LEAST KNOW
WHAT HAPPENS WITH THAT PAPERWORK
MAYBE IT WILL GIVE THEM A BETTER
UNDERSTANDING OF WHEN THEYO
REPORT A CRIME AND I KNOW THE
CHIEF HAS BEEN WORKING AND WILL
BE SPEAKG NEXT MONTH AT THE
IMMIGRATION NETWORK ALSO TO TALK
ABOUT SOME OF THOSE ISSUES,
BECAUSE THERE IS A TREMENDOUS
AMOUNT OF FEARUT THERE.
SO IF WE CAN BE CATALYSTS TO
ALLAY SOME OF THOSE FEARS, WE'LL
DO THAT.
WITH THE NEW CHIEF I DON'T GET
MANY OPPORTUNITIES TO MEET WITH
THEM BECAUSE HE'S REALLY BUSY.
BUT WHEN WE DO MEET I THINK IT'S
VERY PRODUCTIVE.
ANOTHER ISSUE THAT WE'RE WORKING
ON RIGHT NOW IS -- WE'RE DOING A
STUDY OF PROFILEING COMPLAINTS.
WE DON'T GET A LOT.
I THINK LAST YEAR WE HAD 17.
I KNOW PEOPLE -- THERE'S M MORE
PEOPLE THAT FEEL LIKE THEY WERE
PROFILED THAN THAT.
WE'RE NOT SEEING A PATTERN, OUT
OF 17 ONLY THREE W WERE OFFICER
INITIATED, THE OTHERS WERE JUST
RESPONDING TO CALLS AND IT'S A
PERSON OF COLOR THAT THE CALL
THAT THEY'RE RESPONDING TO.
IT CERTAINLY GOES BEYOND THAT IN
TERMS OF DECISION MAKING, BUT
WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT.
AND THEN WE CONTINUE ON AAILY
BASIS TO REVW USESE OF FORCE
COMPLAINTS AND I'M HAPPY TO
REPORT THATT LEADERSHIP AT EPD
ARE ALSO LOOKING AT USE OF FORCE
INTO A SOFTWARE PROGRAM CALLED
BLUE TEAM.
YOU KNOW I COULD TALK FOR HOURS
ABOUT THIS THING.
AGAI I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR
YOUR TIME AND YOUR ENERGY FOR
ALL THAT YOU DO FOR OUR
COMMUNITY.
I WAS JUST SAYING THAT TO LEAD
TODAY.
Y'ALL ARE JUST AMAZING FOR THE
AMOUNT OF TIME AND EFFORT THAT
YOU PUT IN OUR CMUNITIES AND
I'M S SURE WITH E-MAIL NOW IN
TEXAS IT'S MAYBE NOT AS
FRIENDLIEST THE HANDWRITTEN
LETTER IT ONCE WAS SO IT'S
EASIER AS WELL.
I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL.
I'LL SEGUE OVER TO LEAH BECAUSE
SHE AS A SLIDE PRESENTATIONOR
YOU.
>>>> THANK YOU.
SO THOSE ARE FIGURES THAT ARE IN
THE REPORT JUST SORT OF TO
HIGHLIGHT A BIT, FIRST WOULD BE
OUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH EFFORTS
THOSE ARE HEADED BY BEATRICE,
SHE'S BEEN AMAZING.
WE DID ANONYMOUS SURVEY, PUBLIC
SAFETY FORUM WAS A BIG HIT WE
HAD A GOOD TURN OUT FOR THAT IT
WAS S -- I REALLY ENJOYED GO
THROWING EVEN THOUGH I I -- MY I
LINGUAL SKILLS WERE NOT UP TO
PAR.
BUT WE'VE BEEN DOING LOTS.
I NOTED INHE REPORT WE HAD
INCREASE IN WALK-IN TRAFFIC LAST
YEAR AND I DON'T KNOW WE HAD
INCREASED SIGNAGE, NEW SIGNAGE
OVE OUR BUILDLDING WHICH MANY
ACQUAINTANCES OFF MINE HAVE
COMMENTED ON, APPARENTLY NO ONE
KNEW WHERE I WORKED.
BUT HERE OVERVIEW OF COMPLAINTS
WE DID HAVE DECREASE IN
COMPLAINTS, 11%.
SLIGHT DECREASE IN HOW MANY WERE
CLASSIFIED AS ALLATIONS OF
MISCONDUCT.
MOSTLY IT WAS SERVICE COMPLAINTS
WORK ENVIRONMENTS WE HAD SEVEN I
BELIEVE IN 2016 AND ONLY ONE IN
2017.
THAT GOT MESSED UP BUT AT LEAST
I THINK IT'S RIGHT IN YOUR HAND
OUT, I'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT
ONE BECAUSE IT'S EMBARRASSING.
BUT JUST POINT OUT THERE ARE OF
THOSE 22 INVESTIGATIONS INTO
ALLEGATIONS OF MISCONDUCT THERE
WERE 4 41 SPECIFIC ALLEGATIONS
AGAINST 28 EMPLOYEESES.
18 OF THOSE ALLEGATIONS WERE
SUSTAINED FOR 44% RATE.
AND THOSE WERE SUSTAINING
OF THOSE WERE SWORN EMPLOYEESLF
WHAT WE WERE SPEAKING ABOUT.
WE DID INVESTIGATE ALL SWORN AND
NON-SWORN BUT ABOUT HALF WE
COULDN'T SEND TO THE CRV.
THE STAINED ALLEGATIONS WERE
MOSTLY PERFORMANCE BASED, JUST
PEOPLE -- OFFICERS NOT M MEETING
EXPECTATIONS THAT ARE SET FOR
THEM.
AND THEN THERE WERE LIKIKE I THK
THREE SUSTAINED COURTESY
COMPLAINTS FORTUNATELY WITH
VIDEO YOU CAN HELP AND GET A
FEEL FOR THE SITUATION.
HEHERE EXACTLY WHAT THEORDS THAT
ARE BEING SPOKEN.
SO, THOSE 18 SUSTAINED
ALLEGATIONS RESULTED IN THOSE
METHODS OF DISCIPLINE.
THEN MAJORITY OF OUR COMPLAINTS
ARE SERVICE COMPLAINTS.
HODGE COURT OF THOSE ARE
PERFORMANCE COMPLAINTS.
THOSE GO TO THE EMPLOYEE'S
SUPERVISE SUPERVISOR THEY ARE
THE LOWEST LEVEL, MINOR
MISCONDUCT.
AND AGAIN IT'S PERFORMANCE
INDICATER SEE I THINK THIS IN MY
OPINION HAS LOT TO DO WITH CALL
LOAD AND ALL OF THAT STUFF THAT
EVERYONE ELSE SO E ELOQUENTLY
SPOKEN OF.
THAT'S WHAT I HAVE FOR YOU.
NOW WE CAN ALL TAKE QUESTIONS.
>> THAT'S GREAT.
I JUST WANT TO START OUT BY
THANKING YOU ALL.
I THINK AT LEAST FOR ME AND I
ASSUME FOR MOST OF THE MEMBERS
OF THE PUBLIC, THAT THERE'S SO%
MUCH ABOUT POLICEORK AND WHAT
HAPPENS ON A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS
THAT IS ABSOLUTELY OPAQUE TO ME.
I HAVE NIDEA.
W IT WORKS, WHAT THE DAY FEELS
LIKE, HOW THEY PREPARE
THEMSELVES, HOW THEY TALK
THEMSELVES DOWN FROM A
CHALLENGING SITUATION.
SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THE
REPORT OF THE CRB AND SORT OF
CLARIFYING HOW YOU WOULD
CHARACTERIZE SOME OF THOSE
PIECES AND SO THANK YOU FOR HOW
THOROUGH THAT WAS.
AND SAME THING FOR THE AUDITOR'S
OFOFFICE I THINK IT'S JUST SORTF
EXTRAORDINARY WHAT YOU'RE ABLE
TO SHARE WITH US ABOUT HOW THAT
IS WORKING AND WHERE THOSE
PRESSURE POINTS ARE.
SO REALLY APPRECIATE THE AMOUNT
OF CLARITYTY ANDRANSPARENCY THAT
YOU ARE PROVIDING TO US AS A
COMMUNITY SO THAT WE CAN SEE
WHERE WE NEED TO MAKE
IMPROVEMENTS.
AND WHAT WE SHOULD,
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT
WORK.
I AM GOINGNG TO TURN IT OVER TO
CLAIRE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE
REPORT.
AND EXCELLENT WORK, M MAURY YOU
MENTIONED EIGHT YEARS AGO BEING
THE CHAIR OF THE POLICE
COMMISSION AND AT THAT TIME I
WORKED FOR THE ACLU OF OREGON
WAS ATTENDING THOSE MEETINGS AND
FOLLOWING THE DEVELOPMENTS
AROUND THIS OFFICE VERY CLOSELY
AND I'M PLEASED TO HAVE YOU IN
THE CHAIRMANSHIP NOW OF THE
CIVILIAN REVIEW BOARD REALLY
WANT TO APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE
IN THE ROLES THAT YOU HAVE
PLAYED.
MARK, I RECALALL WHEN YOU WERE
BROUGHT IN TO SERVE, YOU WERE
ONE OF THE FEW POLICE AUDITORS
IN THE COUNTRY, IS THAT AN
ACCURATE STATEMENT?
>> I THINK THE MODEL THAT WE
HAVE AND THE MODEL THAT I CAME
FROM IS RARE THAN THE OTHER
MODE.
>> HAVE YOU SEEN O OTHER
JURISDICTIONS ADOPT THE KIND OF
MODEL THAT WE'VE BEEN USING
SINCE YOU'VE BEEN WITH US?
>> MODESTLY, I THINK WE'RE
LOOKED UPON PROBABLY AS ONE OF
THE STRONGEST ONES.
BOTH WITH THE AUDITOR AND H HAVG
THE REVIEW BOARD.
AND WE'RE OFTEN CONSULTED ABOUT
THAT AND AT TIMES SURPRISED
PEOPLE FOR THE DEPTH OF
PENETRATION THAT WE HAVE
PROBABLY IN THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT AND I THINK JUST FROM
AN IMPROVEMENT STANDPOPOINT, NOT
FROM A CONFRONTATIONAL
STANDPOINT SO I THINK IT' A
MODEL THAT PEOPLE LOOK AT.
THEY HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT COST
BUI THINK WHEN YOU BREAK IT
DOWN AND I'VE SAID IT BEFORE, WE
COST LESS THAN ONE CENPER DAY
PER CAPITA FOR THE PEOPLE IN
IS COMMUNITY.
AND I THINK THAT THAT'S A
BENEFIT.
I CAN'T PROVE A NEGATIVE IN
TERMS OF H HOW THAT MIGHT HAVE
IMPACTED OFFICER CONDUCT WHICH
MIGHT IMPACT FINANCIAL COST TO
THE CITIES DOWN THE ROAD.
BUT I THINK THAT WE HAVE STEERED
THE CULTURE TOWARDS MORE
COMPASSION AND MORE KINDNESS AND
MORE GENTLENESS THAN WHEN I
FIFIRST GOT HERE.
>> AND I THINK YOU'VE HELPED
WITH WORKING WITH CHIEF KEARNS
NOW I ASSUME CHIEF SKINNER
HELPED THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, I
THINK BE MORE ACCEPTING OF THIS
LEVEL OF SCRUTINY FROM AN
INDEPENDENT OFFICE.
SO I THINK THAT INDEPENDENCE OF
YOUR OFFICE COMBINED WITH THE
CIVILIAN REVIEW BOARD MAKES FOR
A VERY POWERFUL OVEIGHT REGIME
AND I THINK IT'S MORE THAN JUST
FINANCIALLY WORTHWHILE, IT'S
WORTHWHILE IN TERMS O OF COMMUNY
TRUST.
AND GOOD POLICY WORKK THAT YOU'E
HELPED FOSTER ALSO IN YOUR TIME.
AND I WANT TO APPRECIATE A
COUPLE OF THINGS, I REALLY
APPRECIATE WHAT YOU TALKED ABOUT
JUST AT THEND THERE ABOUT YOU
OFFICE'S EFFORTS TO LOOK INTO
WHERE DO THESE POLICE REPORTS GO
AND WHOS GOING TO HAVE ACCESS
TO THEM BECSE I THINK IT'S
MORE IMPORTANT NOW THAN IT'S
EVER BEEN TO KEEP THE CONFIDENCE
OF ESPECIALLY OUR LATINO
COMMUNITY TO BE ABLE TO CALL THE
POLICE WHEN THEYRE VICTIMS OF
CRIME, BECAUSE WE WANT THOSE
PERPETRATORS TO BE BROUGHT TO
JUSTICE.
AND I ALSO THINK IT'S A REAL
SIGN OF MATURITYY OF THIS BOARD
THAT YOUOU WERE ABLE TO INVITE E
UNION LEADERSHIP TOIT DOWN AND
HAVE A DISCUSSION BECAUSE WHEN
WE WERE TRYING TO FORM THE BOARD
UNION LEADERSHIP AT THE TIME WAS
OFFERED A SEAT AT THE TABLE AND
LEFT THE TABLE DURING TSE
DISCUSSIONS.
SO, EVERYE HAS COME A LONG WAY
AND I THINK THE RESULTS SHOW IN
TERMS OF THE GREAT W WORK OF OUR
POLICE DEPARTMEN AS WELL AS THE
GREAT WORK OF YOUR OFFICE.
AND SO JUST CPLE OF QUESTIONS
-- ONE QUESTION,
ACTUALLY.
THAT'S AROUND INVESTITIONS
GIBBSS SO MAURY MENTIONED
CONCNCERNS ABOUT THE LEVEL OF
PROFESSIONALISM AND HOW WELL OUR
INVESTIGATIONS ARE CONDUCTED, IS
IT REQUIRED THAT WE USE ANOTHER
STATE AGENCY FOR CERTAIN
INVESTIGATIONS OR WLD WE BE
ABLE TO HIRE OUR OWN
INVESTIGATORS OR GO ABOUT IT A
DIFFERENT WAY THAN WE'RE DOING
NOW.
>> THE STATE HAS A MODEL --
YEARS AGO, DICTATED A MODODEL FR
OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING CASES.
AND ONE WAS DEVELOPED FOR LANE
COUNTY,, THEY'RE DIFFERENT,
DEPENDING ON WHAT COUNTY BUT
THEY ALL HAVE TO GET THE ENDORSE
MEMENT OF THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL.
I THINK, I STATED IT OFTEN, I
THINK BY DESIGN IT'S F FLAWED FR
EUGENE BECAUSE WE HAVE MY OFFICE
AND I THINK THAT -- ALSO WE'RE
BLESSED THAT THERE ARE VERY RARE
AND WE'RE CURSED THAT THEY'RE
VERY RARE.
THE FACT THAT THEY ONLY GET
TOGETHER ABOUT ONCE A YEAR TO DO
THEE TYPE OF INVESTIGATIONS,
THEN IT'S NOT GOING TO BE A
SMOOTH AS A PLACE WHERE I CAME
FROM WHERE WE WERE PRETTY MUCH A
WELL-OILED MACHINE BECAUSE WEE
HAD ABOUT ONE SHOOTING A MONTH
-- MINIMUM.
SO, THAT IS PART OF THE ISSUE AS
WELL BUT I JUST THINK THAT FROM
A CLARITY STANDPOINT, WHEN YOU
HAVE PEOPLE FROM ALL DIFFERENT
AGENCIES GATHERING INFORMATION
AND TRYING TO CENTRALIZE THAT
INFORMATIONITHOUT EVEN DAILY
OR HOURLY COMMUNICATION ABOUT
HOW THAT GOES ON, I FIND THAT A
LITTLE DISCONCERTING BECAUSE I'M
WORRIED ABOUT THAT TIME WHEN
THAT WE HAVE AN OFFICER-INVOLVED
SHOOTITING THAT'S NOT GOING TO
LOOK GOOD.
AND I WENT BACK TOO PROCESS AND
BECAUSE THE PROCESS IS NOT
PERFECT, BECAUSE I THINK THE
PROCESS SHOULD ALWAYS BE PERFECT
, THAT MAY BE A PROBLEM
FOR FUTURE ORGANIZATIONS OR
GROUPS.
AGAIN, THAT'S AN OPINION, I KNOW
THAT THERE'S LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCIES IN THE COUNTYTY THAT
DISAGREE WITH MY OPINION ABOUT
THAT AND THAT'S FINE.
BUT I STILL HAVE THAT FEAR THAT
WHEN THERE IS A CONTROVERSIAL
ONE THAT WE'REOT -- THAT
PEOPLE WILL CRITICIZE THE
PROCESS MORE THAN THEHE DECISIO.
>> THANK YOU.
>> MIKE.
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR.
I'D LIKE TO APOLOGIZE TO ALL
THREE OF YOUOU FOR HAVING TO GET
UP AND LEAVE FOR MOST OF THAT
I HAD AN EMERGENCY AT HOME THAT
NEEDED TO BE TAKEN CARE OF I'M
SORRY ABOUT THAT.
THE UPSIDE IS IN MY ROLE AS
PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL I GET
TO MEET REGULARLY WITH MARK SO
I'M REASONABLY WELL UP TO SPEED
ON A LOT OF THIS ALREADY.
AND GETTING A CHANCE TO MEET
EVERY MONTH AT LEAST.
I KNOW AND LOOKING AT SOME OF
THIS INFORMATION IN THE
PRESENTATION HERE THAT SERVICE
COMPLAINTS ARE THE NUMBER ONE
CATEGORY OF COMPLAINTS THAT YOU
RECEIVE.
WOULD IT BE FAIR TO CATEGORIZE
THAT, I WANT FOB CAREFUL ABOUT
THIS, WOULD IT BE FAIR TO
CATEGORY THA AND SAY THAT LOT
OF TIMESF NOT MOST OF THE TIME
THAT'S THE PUBLIS PERCECEPTION
 WHAT SHOULD HAPPEN WHEN THEY
CALL THE POLICE AND T THE LEVELF
SERVICE THAT OUROMMUNITY
PROVIDES MATCHEDED UP AGAINST TE
REALIT OF WHAHAT OUR RESOURCES
ALLOW THE POLICE TO DO.
WOULD YOUAY THAT'S ACCURATE?
>> YEAH, I THINK SOME DEGREE.
THERE'S CERTALY THAT FRONT END
CUSTOMER SERVICE BUT I LOOK,
THERE'S SOME AGENCIES THAT GET
TOGETHER AND COMPILE ALL THEIR
INFORMATION AND OUR RESPONSE
TIMES FOR SOME OF THE HIGR
PRIORITY THINGS AREN'T WAY OFF
THE GRID.
THEYEY'RE WITHIN A REASONABLE
AMOUNT OF TIME.
MOST OFTEN POLICE ARE VERY
REACTIVE.
AND WHETHER IT TAKES THEM FIVE
MINUTES TO GET THERE FOR
BURGLARY OR 30 MINUTES FOR A
BURGLARY IT'S ALREADY HAPPENED,
AND THE THIEVES ARE GONE.
AND SO I THINK, I HOPE ONE OF
THE COMPONENTS OF THIS NEW
INITIATIVE IS TO MAKE MOR
VIGOROUS THE COOPERATION AMONG
NEIGHBORS TO LOOK OUT FOR EACH
OTHER AND BE MORE PREVENTIVE IN
TERMS OF CRIMES BECAUSE, POLICE
WILL RESPOND TO CALLS BUT THE
ACTIVITY IS ALREADY MORE THAN
LIKELY OCCURRED.
>> IN OUR CONVERSATIONS THAT'S
ONE OF THE THEMES THAT I'VE
HEARD A FEW TIMES.
AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I'M
NOT SAYING OUR POLICE HAVE ROOM
TO GROW IN EFFICIENCY AND SKILL
THERE AS MUCH AS I THINK AS WE
WILL TALK ABOUT ON WEDNESDAY.
WE HAVE AS A COUNCIL ROOM TO
HELP BUILD THE POLICE FCE'S
RESOURCES IN ORDER TO BE MORE
ROBUST IN THEIR RESPONSE TO
THINGS.
AND TO BE QUICKER, BECAUSE THEY
HAVE MORE OFFICER AND ALL THOSE
THINGS.
WE'LL TALK ABOUT THA
I ALSO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR
ALL OF THE S SERVICE, MAURY YOUR
WORK WITH CRB AND OTHER FOLKS
THERE FOROR ALL OF YOUR STAFF TT
WORKS AT THIS SO HARD.
ONE OF THE THINGS AFTER NINE
YEARSN THE POLICE COMMISSION
THAT I ALWAYS APPRECIATEDED IS
THAT I HAVE HEARD OTHER PEOPL
MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS AROUND
POLI.
WHICH IS A MINOR PART T OF THE
NCTION THERE, BUT THEHEY WERE
ALWAYS WORKED WITH SO WELL AND
COMMUNICATED WITH SO WELL WITH
THE DEPARTMENT AND INTEGRATED SO
WELL.
I APPRECIATE THAT CHIEF SKINNER
'S IN THE ROOM WITH US
TONIGHT, TOO, AND HERE TO HEAR
ALL OF THE FEEDBACK AND TAKE
TH INTO ACCOUNT.
I KNOW HE HAS THAT SE KIND OF
SPIRIT TO MAKE THE BEST
DEPARTMENT SO I'M HOPEFUL AND
GLAD THAT THE TO HAVE YOU WILL
CONTINUE TO COMMUNICATE CLOSELY
AS HAS ALWAYAYS BEEN THE CASE I
ORDER TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE
POLICY IDEAS CAN FLOW THROUGH
FREELY.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
CHRIS?
>> THANK YOU.
I'M REALLY GREAT AND THOUGHTFUL
PRESENTATION I REALLY APPRECIATE
WHAT EVERYBODY HAD TO SAY.
MAURURY TALKED ABOUT THE STAFFIG
RESPONSE RATE AND THAT REALLY IS
A RESOURCE ISSUE.
THAT'S WHERE THE NEXUS O THIS
CONVERSATION TODAY AND ONE WE'LL
HAVE O WEDNESDAY I THINK REALLY
BEGINS TO SHAPE ITSELF IS THAT
COME TO UNDERSTAND THAT WE'RE IN
CRITICAL SITUATION AROUND PUBLIC
SAFETY AND WE CAN'T JUST TALK
ABOU IT WE HAVE TO START DOING
THINGS.
AND YOU'RE BEGINNING ELEMENTS OF
THAT WITH HOW DO YOU CREATE THE
ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH TT CAN
HAPPEN AND FOR ME THE WORD THAT
I KEEP COMING BACK TO IS, THE
CULTURE OF THE POLICEE DEPARTMET
THAT MATCHES THE CULTURE OF
EUGE.
AND HOW YOU CAN MAKAKE THOSE TWO
CULTURES ALIGN.
FOR MENE OF THE REAL PURPOSES
OF CREATING AN AUDITOR'S OFFICE,
WHY I WAS SUPPOIVE OF IT IN
THE FIRST PLACE WAS, NOT JUST TO
CATCH BAD GUYS IN THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT, IT WAS TO REALLY
SHAPE AND CHANGE THE CULTURE OF
THE POLICE DEPTMENT SO IT WAS
A GOOD MATCH FOR THE CULTURE OF
EUGENE.
AS YOU SAID, I THINK THAT'S
EXACTLY WHAT IS HAPPENING.
I DON'T WANT TO JUST CALL IT A
KINDER, GENTLER POLE
DEPARTMENT BECAUSE THAT SOUNDS
LIKE IT'S A WEAKE POLICE
DEPARTMENT.
IT CAN BE A STRONGER POLICE
DEPARTMENT AND REASON FOR THAT
IS, GETS BK TO YOUR NOTION OF
EXPECTATIONS OF RESPONSE.
WHAT SHOULD A RESPONSE LOOK LIKE
AND SHOULD A RESPONSE OCCUR AND
WHO DOES IT.
I THINK THAT REALLY GETS TO A
THEME I'VE TALKED ABOUT MANY
TIMES BEFORE WCH IS ENGAGEMENT
WHICH IS NOT JUST COMMUNICATING
THE PUBLIC AND MAKG THEM AWARE
BUT THEY BECOME COMMITTED TO
WHAT THEY'RE DOING AND THEY'RE
WILLING TO SUPPORTT THAT'S
RELEVANT TOO THE CONVERSATION ON
WEDNDAY AS WELL.
AND HOW DO YOU CREATE THAT
ENGAGEMENT, AND I THINK PART OF
THE WAY DO U THAT THROUGH THE
CULTURE OF THE ORGANIZATION AND
ITS RELATIONSHIP TO THE CULTURE
OF THE COMMUNITY AND IHINK YOU
AND THE NEW CHIEF ARE GETTING
THAT AND WORKING VERY HARD TO
CRE
POLICE DEPARTMENT THAT MATCHES
THE CULTURE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY
AND THAT'S HA GOOD START, GOOD
BASIS FOR ENGAGEMENT CAN BEGIN.
WE'VE TALKED BEFORE ABOUT OUR
POLICE OFFICERS SHOULD THEY VIEW
THEMSELVES AS WARRIORS OR SHOULD
THEY VIEW THEMSELVES AS
GUARDIANS.
AND I THINK HOW CAN I BE ENGAGED
WHAT IS THEHE NATURE OF M ENGAGE
MENT WITH A WARARRIOR, WHAT
IS THE NATURE OF MY ENGAGEMENT
WITH A PARTNER.
WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THE COP WHO
USED TO WALK THE BEAT 40-50
YEARS AGO, YOU DIDN'T VIEW THEM
AS WARRIOR, YOU DIDN'T VIEW THEM
EVEN NECESSARILY AS GUARDIAN Y U
VIEWED THEM AS PARTNER.
THAT WAS THE PERSON WALKING DOWN
THE STREET WHO KNEW YOUR
BUSINESS, KNEW YOUR KIDS, KNEW
WHAT YOU WERE DOING, KEEP TALK
ING ABOUT COMMUNITY POLICING
IT'S REALLY A STAND IN FOR THE
NOTION OF HOW CAN WE BUILD
PARTRSHIPS BETWEEN OUR POLICE
DEPARTMENT AND OUR PEOPLE.
AND THAT'S TO ME WHERE ENGAGE
MENT REALLY COMES FROM.
WHEN WE WANT TO START BUILDING
KIND OF COMMITMENT WE NEED TO
GENERATE THE RESOURCES WE NEED
AND THE SUPPORT WE NEED, I THINK
IT'S TO GO BEYOND THE WARRIOR
AND THE GUARDIAN TO SAY HOW CAN
WE BE PARTNERS, STRONG PARTNERS
BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO LOOK
LIKE WE CAN'T DO T JOB.
THIS IS WHERE THE BODY-WORN
CAMERAS AND IN-CAR VIDEOS
DEMONSTRATE THAHAT WE ARE TRYING
TO BE PTNERS WITH THE
COMMUNITY EVEN ASE TRY TO
PROVIDE THOSE SAME GUARDIAN
SERVICES.
I THININK GETTING TT MIX IS HOW
WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET
THE RESOURCES WE NEED.
>> THANK YOU.
ANY OTHERER COMMENTS OR QUESTIO?
ALL RHT, WELL THAT'S A LOT OF
WORK FOR A FEW COMMENTS FROM US.
BUT I THINK THE WORK SPES FOR
ITSELF AND WAS WELL PRESENTED
AND I REALLY APPRECIATE WHAT
BOTH AUDITOR'S OFFICE AND
CIVILIAN REVIEW BOARD BRING TO
OUR COMMUNITIES.
THANKOU.
VERY MUCH FOR THAT REPORT.
AND WE'LL CARRY ON.
>> THANK YOU.
I GUESS ALLEN DIDN'T WANT TO
CHIME IN BEFORE I SENT EVERYONE
AWAY.
I GUESS HE MISSED HIS CNCE.
WE DO HAVE AN ADDITIONAL TOPIC
WHICH YOU MAY HAVE FOUND ON YOUR
TABLE.
AND SO I'LL TURN THAT OVER TO
KRISTIE.
>> DO YOU WANT T TO TAKE ACTIONN
THE STREET NAME CHANGE?
>> I'M SORRY.
I' JUMPING, AREN'T I?
I DIDN'T LOOK A AT MY --E HAVE
AN ACTION ITEM.
THIS IS SCHEDULED A LAND USE
APPLPLICATION FOR A STRT NAME
CHANGE FOROR THE PORTION OF
SUZANNE WAY WHICH EXTENDS NORTH
OF CRESCENT DRIVE TO TENNYSON
AVENUE.
REQUEST WAS SUBMITTED BY LIVING
STRONG LLC.
DURINGHE CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC
HEARING ON SEPTEMBER 10th, 20
18, THERESA, ON BEHALF OF THE
APPLICANT TESTIFIED IN FAVOR OF
THE PROPOSED STREET NAME CHANGE.
THE RECORD WAS CLOSED
IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE PUBLIC
HEARING.
THE O ONLY TESTIMONY RECEIVED TO
DATE IS ONE LETTER OF SUPPORT
FROM THE NORTHEAST NEIGHBORS OR
THE STREET NAME CHANGE.
THE PLANNIN COMMISSION HELD A
PUBLIC HEARING AND RECOMMEED
APPROVAL OF THE STREET NAME
CHANGE ON JULY 10th, 2018.
TONIGHT YOU'LL HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE ACTION I
BELIEVE NICK IS HERE.
TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
>> HOCK.
WE WANT TO PUT THISN THE TABLE
THTHEN ASK QUESTIONS?
>> YES, MAYOR.
I MOVE TO ADOPT COUNCIL BILL 019
8 ORDINANCE CHANGING THE
STREET NAMOF THE UNDEVELOPMENT
PORTION OF SUZANNE WAY TO
TENNYSON AVENUES IT EXTENDS
NORTH FROM CRESCENT AVENUE TO
TEN KNEE SONS.
>> SECOND.
QUESTIONS, COMMENTS?
NO, I THINK IT'S ALL QUITE CLEAR
TO EVERYBODY.
READY TO VOTE?
ALL IFAVOR?
ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE, SIX
I DON'T THINK ALLEN IS ON -- N T
HERE TO VOTE.
I THINK IT PASSES.
NONE OPPOSED.
>> THAT WAS EASY.
>> THAT WAS A -- ALSO A LOT OF
WORK WITHOUT MUCH COMMENT O OR
PROCESS.
BUT THAT'S USUALLY A GOOD SIGN.
AND NOW WE'RE READY FOR THE
SURPRISE.
AGENDA ITEM.
I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE RANDY, OUR
RISK AND BENEFITS MANAGER SHE'S
HERE TONIGHT TO GIVE US AN
UPDATE OUR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
OGRAM.
>> THANK YOU.
WELL, AS KRISTSTIE MENONED I AM
HERE TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE
ACTIVITIES THAT HAVE GONE ON AS
PART OF SEPTEMBER NATIONAL
PREPAREDNESS MONTH IN ADDITION
TO THAT, TOO, HIGHLIGHT TO YOU
THE ONGOING WORK THAT EMERGRGENY
MANAGEMENT DOES YEAR AROUND TO
PREPARE US FOR ALL HAZARDS OF
COURSE INCLUDING CASCADIA.
SEPTEMBER AS I MENTIONED OFFERS
A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO HIGHLIGHT
THAT WORK.
AND I JUST WANT TO ALSO
HIGHLIGHT THE ONGOING WORK WITH
THIS VIDEO PRESENTATION THAT
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PREPARED A
FEW YEARS AGO SO THE CONTENT IS
STILL RELEVANT BUT YOU MAY SEE
THAT SOME OF THE FACES HAVE
CHANGED IN EMERGENCY MANAGENT
I'M JUST GOING TO S START THE
FOUNDATION OF TONIGHT'S
DISCUSSION WITH THIS EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT VIDIDEO.
>>HAT'S A NICE WAY T TO SAY,
SOME OF US IS OLDER.
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>> THE CITY OF EUGENE WANTS TO
BE PPARED IN THE EVENT OF
NATURAL OR MANMADE DISASTERS.
EUGENE'S EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
STAFF WORK YEAR AROUND TO ENSURE
THE CITY AND ITS PARTNERS ARE
READY TO FACE THOSE DISASTERS
WITH AN EFFECTIVE, EFFICIENT AND
COORDINATED RESPONSE.
>> AS EMERGENCY MANAGER FOR THE
CITY OF EUGENE I'M TASKED WITH
MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE PREPARED
FOR CATASTROPHIC TYPE EMERGENCYS
AND/OR EVENTS MY ROLE IS TO MAKE
SURE THAT PEOPLE WORK FOR ME
HELP SUPPORT THAT MISSION.
COME TOGETHER ON A A LOT OF TO
DIFFERENT FRONTS.
>> I'M A FIRE CAPTAIN WITH THE
EUGENE SPRINGFIELD FIRE I'VE
BEEN ON LOAN FOR A YEAR WORKI
WITH THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
FOR THE CITY OF EUGENE.
HIGH POSITION AS EMERGENCY
MANAGEME ANALYST AND AS PART
OF THAT POSITION I'VE BEEN WORK
ING ON EMERGENCY OPERATIONONS
PLAN AND THAT IS BASICALLY
DOCUMENTS THAT SUPPORT LARGE
OPERATIONS, EMERGENCY, THINGS
LIKE EARTHQUAKES AND TORNADOES
AND ICE STORMS.
AND ALSO BEEN WORKING ON
DEVELOPING EXERCISE, EMERGENCIES
LIKE EARTHQUAKES DON'T OCCUR
OFTEN WE HAVE TO BE REALLY AT A
MOMENT'S NOTICE FOR A MAJOR
EVENT LIKE THAT.
AND TO PREPARE FOR THAT WE DO
EXERCISES OR DRILLS, IF YOU WILL
, AND THESE CAN BE VERY
INVOED AND INVOLVE A LOT OF
PEOPLEA LOT OF PLANNINING AND TE
IDEA IS THAT WE WOULD BE READY
AT A MOMENT'S NOTICE TO STAND UP
IN EMERGENCY OPERATION CENTER OR
EOC AND MANAGE THE INCIDENT
ABOVE WHAT I HAD NORMALLY WOULD
SEE IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
AS A FIRE CAPTAIN, I'M USED TO
RESPONDING TO INCIDENTS AND
DEALING WITH PROBLEMS THEY MIGHT
BE A LARGE ENOUGH PROBLEM BUT
THEY TEND TO BE RESOLVED JUST BY
THE POLICE AND FIRE.
AS AN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SIDE
OF MY VIEW HAS CHANGED IN THAT I
SEE HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO
COORDT
ENTITIES TO F LARGER PROBLEMEMS
SUCH AS AN EARTHQUAKE.
THERE'S PUBLIC WORKS, POLICE AND
FIRE, THERE'S ALSO UTILITIES,
THERE'S POLICY GROUP THAT IS
INVOLVED, MAKING DECISIONS ON
HOT
COORDINATION IS WHAT THE U USC
DOES THAT'S WHAT IS IMPORTANT
PART OF WHAT WE DO.
>> ONE OF THE WAYS THAT WE HONE
OUR SKILLS, TEST O OUR SKILLS AD
BUILD OUR SKILLS AND O OUR
EXPERIENCE BY WORKING WITH OUR
PARTRTNERS IN THE COMMUNITY.
THE CITY OF SPRINGFIELD,
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON AND LANE
COUNTY ARE SOME OF THE EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT PARTNERS THAT WE WORK
WITH ON SPECIAL EVENTS OR ACTUAL
EVENTS IF THERE'S WINTER WEATHER
SITUATION.
OR I THERE'S IMPACT ON OUR
RESOURCE THAT WE CAN GO OR WE
WOULD GO HELP SUPPORT THEM AND
THEIR MISSION THEY WOULD ALSO
COME HELP SUPPORT US IN OUR
MISSION.
>> FOR MY PERSPECTIVE HAVING
WORKED ON THESE KIND OF THINGNGS
FOR A LONG TIME, IT'S BEEN NICE
TO SEE THIS GET TO A POINT
WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY THAT IS
REALLY EFFECTIVE AND USEFUL TOOL
I THINK THAT IS ONE OF THE
THTHINGS THAT CITY OF EUGENE HAS
DONE WELL IS SEE THAT NEED AND
RECOGNIZE HOW IMPORTANT IT IS
THAT WE DON'T WORK IN SILO
DEPARTMENTS OF POLICE, FIRE AND
PUBL WORKS.
BUT WE ACTUALLY BRING THE WHOLE
COMMUNITITY, OUR WHOLE CITY EFFT
IN TO RESPONDING TO LARGE,
CIGARETTES PART OF MY JOB, MY
RESPONSIBILITIES IS P PUBLIC
OUEACH AND BRINGING TOOLS AND
RESOURCES TO OUR COMMUNITY TO
HELP THEM BECOME MORE PREPARED
OR DISASTER RESILIENT.
I'M HELPING THEM BECOME PART 
THE SOLUTION RATHER THANN PART F
THE PROBLEM.
IN THE FACE OF A CATASTROPC
DISASTERER.
FIRST RESPONDERS WILL ALREADY BE
OVERWHELMED, IN RECENTT EVENTS,
HURRICANE KATRTRINA AND SANDY WE
FINE EXAMPLES WHEN FIRST RESPOND
ERS WERE NOT ABLE TO GO
TO WORK TO DO THEIR JOB.
WE HAVE A LOT OF TOOLS, LOT OF
PROGRAMS THAT WE PROVIDE TO THE
COMMUNITY AND THAT INCLUDES THE
CERT PROGRAM, COMMUNITY MERGE
SEE RESPONSE PROGRAM, THE FIVE
STEP NEIGHBORHOOD DISASTER
PLANNG THAT'S A TOOL THAT
HELPS THEM BUILD DISASTER PLANS
WITHIN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD AND
HELPS THEM AS A GROUP COME
TOGETHER AND TALK ABOUT WAYS
THEY C BE MORE PREPARED IN
THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD.
>> ONE OF THE THINGS THAT REALLY
GIVES ME A LOT OF COMFORT IS
KNOWING THAT THE CITY OF EUGENE
SUPPORTS THI EMERGENCY MANAGE
MENT PROGRAM AND THAT IT'S
IMPORTANT TO THEM.
NOT ONLY BECAUSE THEY HAVE
BROUGHT ON PROFESSIONAL HELP AND
GIVEN STAFF ASSIGNMENTS TO
SPECIFICALLY WORK WITH EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT T TO MAKE SURE WE'RE
BETTER PREPARED BUT A LOT OF THE
PEOPLE THAT COME ANDND HELP US N
AN AD HOC BASIS TO RUN OUR EOC
AND THINGS LIKE THAT AND OUR
STAFF ARE WORKINGERY HARD TO
BE PREPARED AT HOME.
SO THAT THEY CAN B AVAILABLE
SHOULD WE HAVE A DISASTER HERE
IN THE CY.
>> ON A PERSONAL LEVEL, I HAVE
TO BE PREPARED FOR REALLY ANYNY
CIRCUMSTANS.
SO I NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT MY
HOME AND MY FAMILY ARE PREPAPARD
WITH ALL THE SUPIES THAT THEY
NEED FROM DRINKING WATER TO FOOD
TO BACK-UPOWER IF THAT IS
NECESSARY.
SO THAT WHEN WE HAVE A SEISMIC
EVENT I'M ABLE TO STEP AWAY FROM
THAT AND MOVE INTO AN EOC AND BE
ABLE TO FUNCTION AND THOUGHT BE
WORRYING ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING
AT HOME.
>> WHEN WE GET INTO -- INVOLVED
IN LARGE SCALE DISASTERS OR
EMERGENCIES THINGS LIKE THAT
THEY'RE GOING TO GO FOR EXTENDED
PERIODS OF TIME IT'S IMPORTANT
THAT WE HAVE THOUGHT THAT
THROUGH SO THAT WE UNDERSTAND
WHAT IT MEANS TO US, WHAT WE CAN
EXPECT SO WE HAVE SOME
UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT WE NEED TO
DO AND WHERE WE NEED TO GO WITH
IT.
AS WE START TO WORK DOWN THOSE
PATHS TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IT IS
WE NEED TO DO IT'S VERY
IMPORTANT TO THE CITY OF EUGENE
AND PEOPLE THAT LIVE HERE THAT
WE'RE EFFECTIVE WHEN WE NEED TO
BE.
I'M NOT TALKING NECESSARILY
ABOUT THE DAILY ACTITIES THAT
GO ON AT THE POLICE OR FIRE
DEPARTMENTS I'M TALKING ABOUT
THE BIGGER THINGS THAT AFFECT
ALL OF THE DEPARTMENTS ACROSS
THE CITY.
HOW WE COME TOGETHER AND MAKE
CONSIDERABLE EFFORT IN SUPPORT
ING OUR COMMUNITY, THE
PEOPLE THAT ARE HERE, HELPING
THEM SURVIVE SOME OF THE MOST
TRYING TIMES THAT THEY WILL
PROBABLY EVER EXPERIENCE IN
THEIR LIVES.
>> FOR MORE INFORMATION ON HOW
YOU CAN BE PREPARED IN THE EVENT
OF AN EMEMERGENCY GO TO EUGENE-.
GOV/EMERGENCYMANAGEMEN
T.
>> SO A AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE IS
WORKRK GOING ON YEAR AROUND TO
PREPARE FOR WHATEVER HAZARD MAY
FACE THE CITY OF EUGENE, AS I
INDICATED, SEPTEMBER PROVIDES AN
EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO
S
THAT OUR STAFF AND THE COMMUNITY
CAN UERTAKE SO IN FRONT OF YOU
TONIGHT YOU HAVE A FEW RESOURCES
, THERE IS A BROCHURE
ASKING YOU TO PURCHASE O SUPPLY
YOUR OWN EMERGENCY GO KIT.
AND AS MATT McRAY INDICATED IN
THE VIDEO THAT'S REAY
IMPORTANT TO ENSURING THAT WE
GET THE CITY BACK TO OPERATIONS.
IF YOU AND YOUR FAMILY ARE NOT
PREPARED OR IF OUR STAFF AND
THEIR FAMILIES ARE NOT PREPARED
THEY ARE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO
QUICKLY RETURN THEHE CITY TO ITS
OPERATIONS.
SO IF YOU HAVE NOT AEADY DONE
SO I ENCOURAGE YOU TO PLACE AN
ORDER WITH US OR FIND SOME OF
THOSE MATERIALS ON YOUR OWN, IF
YOU DO ORDER FROM THE CITY WE
HAVE A DISCOUNTED RATE FOR Y.
SO I ENCOURAGE YOU TOO USE THAT
RESOURCE.
OTHER ITEM IN FRONT OF YOU IS
EMERGENCY SUPPLY KIT, THREE
MONTH CALENDAR LIST.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CAN BE
OVERWHELMING IS WHERE DO I START
IT CAN FEEL VERY DIFFICULT TO
EVEN GET THIS PROCESS ON THE
ROAD, SO TO SPEAK.
SO THE THREE MONTH SUPPLY KIT
GIVES YOU A NICE ACCESSIBLE SORT
OF CHECKLIST.
BOTH OF THE -- THESE I ITEMS BEE
FOUND ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE I EN
COURAGE YOU TO GO VISIT THE
CITY'S WEBSITE FOR MORE
INFORMATION.
THE LAST ITEM IN FRONT OF YOU IS
A HAND OUT, WHICH SUMMARIZES
SOME OF THE THINGS THAT I'M
GOING TO TELL YOU ABOUT THAT THE
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM AND
N
UNDERTAKING DURING PREPAREDNESS
MONTH.
AND SO THAT RESOURCE BOTH HAS
THE VIDEO THAT YOU JUST SAW AS
WELL AS SOME UPCOMING EVENTS.
BUT BEFORE I GET TO THA I JUST
WANT TO HIGHLIGHT SOME THINGS
WEE BEEN DOING BOTH I IN ADVANCE
OF KICKING O OFF NATIONAL PREPAD
NESS MONTH ASS WELL AS
DURING THE MONTH.
SO THE CITY OF EUGENE IS
ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN UPDPDATING S
NATURAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN
WHICH IS A JOINT PLAN WITH THE
CITY OF SPRINGFIELD.
IT IDENTIFIES NATURAL HAZARDS
THAT WILL OR A ARE PLAGUING OUR
COMMUNITIES AND IDENTIFIES
MITIGATION EFFORTS THAT BOTH
MUNICIPALITIES CAN UNDERTAKE.
IT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE AFTER
THOSE HAZARDS COME TO FRUITION,
FEMA REQUIRES THAT YOU HAD AN
APPROVED PLAN BEFORE YOU'RE ABLE
TO REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT DOLLARS
SO WE ARE ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN
UPDATING THAT PLAN.
AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND BOTH
CITIES HAS REALLY DONE
DIFFERENTLY THIS GO AROUND
VERSUS OTHER YEARS, IS IT'S
LOOKED FOR CREATIVE AND
ACCESSIBLE WAYS TO ENGAGE THE
PUBLIC WITH IDENTIFYING HAZARDS
AS WELL A AS HEARING FROM THE
PUBLIC.
WHAT HAZARDS THEY WANT US TO BE
WORKING ON.
AND SO TO DEMONSTRATE THE
COMMITMENT TO A DIFFERENT
APPROACH, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
ATTENDEDED PUBLIC WORKS DAY WHEE
THEY ASKED STUDENTS FROM ALL
OVER THE CITY TO LET THEM KNOW
WHWHAT PROJES THEY THOUGHT
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SHOULDE
FOCUSING ON.
THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT WHEN WE
THINK ABOUT RESILIENCY FOR A
COMMUNITY AS W WELL AS SORT OF
PREPARING NOW FOR THE HAZARD
THAT'S TO COME LATER.
AND WHEN WE THINK ABOUT GETTING
CHILDREN ENGAGED TODAY, I THINK
IT CAN BE A GOOD EXAMPLE THAT
UR GENERATION AND GENERATION
AHEAD OF ME ARE LESS LIKIKELY TO
TALK AUT GO KITS ROUTINELY.
WE WANT THE GENERATION BEHIND US
TO ROUTINELY TALK ABOUT GO KITS.
THE WAY IN WHICH WE ACHIEVE THAT
TO E ENGAGE THEM EARLY AND
REGULARLY IN THE PROCESS.
A PUBLIC WORKS DAY, STUDENT
WERE ABLE TO VOTE ON A VERY
INTERACTIVE AND FUN AND NON
THREATENING WAY WHICH HAZARDS
THEY THINK WE SHOULD BE WORK CAN
ONON.
THAT WAS THE FIRST REALLY
DIFFERENT APPROACH.
WE GOT SOME POSITIVE FEEDBACK
FROM OUR FEMA REGION D DIRECTOR
AROUND THAT.
ON JULY 28th THE CITIES OF
SPRIRINGFIELD AND EUGENE BOTH CO
HOSTED A DISASTER IN THE PARK
FAIR WHERE THEY DID SOME PUBLIC
OUTREACH IN A VERY SIMILAR STYLE
, ENGAGED THE PUBLIC AROUND
TOPICS THAT WHAT IS IT THAT
YOD LIKE THE CITIES TO JOINTLY
BE WORKING ON WITH REGARD TO
NATURAL HAZARDS NOW AND INTO THE
FUTURE THEN REAEALLY RECENT LIEI
HOPE YOU SAW THIS T THEEDIA ON
AUGUST 31 BEFORE NATURAL
PREPAREDNESS MONTH KICKED OFF
SOSORT OF TO GAIN SOME MOMENTUME
HAD THIS DISASTER MOVIE IN THE
PARK.
IT WAS REALLY IERESTING
APPROACH TO NATUR HAZARD
MITIGATION, PLANNING OUTREACH
AND EDUCATION AND FEMA WAS ALL
OVER IT.
IT WAS ON THEIR TWITTER FEED,
IT'S ON THEIR WEBSITE, THEY
TWEETED I THINK THREE TIMES FROM
THE EVENT, COMMUNITY MEMBERS
WERE ABLE TO WATCH THE MOVIE "
SAN ANDREAS" WERE R" WERE
ENGAGED IN PARTS OF THE MOVIE
THAT AREN'T ACCURATE.
ACHIEVE THAT LIKE ACCESSIBLE
EMERGENCY IN A A NONTHREATENING
BUT REGUL AND ROUTINE WAY AND
AGAIAIN TRYING TO GET A DIFFERET
GENERATION TO THINK ABOUT
PREPAREDNESS AND RESILIENCY.
SO, THAT HAPAPPENED ON AUGUST 31
st TO KICK OFF T THE EVENT.
OTHER PREPAREDNESS EFFORTS FOR
THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER INCLUDED
A CASCADIA TABLE T EXERCISE,
AS WELL AS A TALK AT THE EUGENE
PUBLIC LIBRARY AROUND HOW
PREPARED ARE YOU.
WITH A SHORT SHOWING OF THE UN
PREPARED VIDEO THAT OPB
FEATURED, A YEAR OR SO AGO.
THEREE WERE APPROXIMATELY 50
COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO ATTENDED,
IT WAS A REALLY GREAT
OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COMMUNITY TO
RECEIVE INFORMATATION ABOUT
CASCADIA AS WELL AS TO REVIEW
SOME ITEMS FORURCHASE, SO THAT
WASS ON SEPTEMBER 11th.
SEPTEMBER 13th WE HAD A
SUPPLIER FAIR AT THE LANE COUNTY
EVENT CENTER AND THEN ON
SEPTEMBER 19th I HOPE YOU
ATTENDED THE PARK BLOCK VENDOR
FAIR WHERE THERE WERE VARIETY OF
PREPAREDNESS ITEMS FOR PURCHASE.
MANY OF OUR PARTNERS WERE THERE
DOING OUTREACH EFFORTS AS WELL.
SO THAT WAS A GREAT AND WELL
ATTENDED EVENT THANKS TO THE
GOOD WEATHER THIS S YEAR.
AND THEN COMING UP THE 26th WE
HAVE SEE SOMETHING, SAY
SOMETHINING WHICH IS AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMUNITY
MEMBERS TO ATTEND A TRAINING,
REALLY FOCUSED ON IF AND WHEN
YOU SEE SOMETHING THAT COULD BE
TERRORIST RELATED, WHO AND WHERE
YOU SHOULD REPORT THAT
INFORMATATION.
AND WE W WILL CONTINUE EFFORTS
RELAYED TO THAT AS WE HEAD INTO
2020 AND 2 20121, IT'S JUST GOOD
COMMUNITY TRAINING INFORMATION
AD
IS ALSO AT T THE EUGENE PUBLIC
LIBRARY.
ALL THAT HAVE INFORMATION IS
CONTAINED IN YOUR POWER POINT
HANDOUTS AS WELL.
ON THE 2nd AND 23rd
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT HOSTED A
JOINT COUNTER TERRORISM AWARE
NESS WORKSHOP.
WHICHSN'T TECHNICALLYLY WITHIN
THE CONFINES OF NATIONAL
PREPAREDNESS MONTH IN THE WAY
THAT WE NORMALLY THINK OF IT.
BUT IT IS AN IMPTANT
FOUNDATION THAT EMERGENCY MANAGE
MENT BROUGHT TO OUR
COMMUNITY.
OVER 150 PARTNERS FROM AROUND
THE COUNTY GATHERED FOR A
WORKSHSHOP HOSTED BY HOMELAND
SECURITY AND THE FBI.
TO IDENTIFY GAPS RELATED TO
TERRORISM EVENTS THAT COULD
HAPPEN HERE IN EUGENE DURING A
LARGE SCALE ATHLETIC EVENT OR
OTHERWISE.
IT CERTAINLY STRETCHED US AS A
CITY AND OUR PARTNERS AND HELPED
US TO SOLIDIFY GOOD
RELATIONSHIPS AS WEL AS TO WORK
TOWARDS CLOSI SOME OF THOSE
GAPS RELATED TOAZARDS AND BOTH
DURING A TERRORIST INCIDENT AND
OTHERWISE SO T THAT WAS A VERY
WELL ATTENDED WORKSHOP.
AND WE'RE ACTUALLY ONE OF THE%
SMALLEST CITIES IN THE COUNTRY
TO HAVE EVER BEEN SELECTED TO
RECEIVE THE TRAINING SO I THINK
IT WAS R REALLY WONDERFUL
OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL OF OUR
PARTNERS TO ATTEND.
WE HAVE UPCOMING TOMORROW STILL
MOVING STRONG FULL STEAM AHEAD
INTO THE END OF THE MONTH WITH
NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH,
DEPARTMENT OPERATIONS TRAINING
AND WORKSHOPS SO DEPARTMENT
OPERATION CENTERS WHO REPORTED
INTO THEMERGENCY OPERATION
CENTER WHICH YOU SORT OF SAW
LIVE THERE IN THE VIDEO, WE'LL
HAVE SOME TRAINING ONOW THEY
REPORT AND HOW THEY COLLABORATE
WITH THE EMERGENCY OPERATION
CENTER DURING A HAZARD OR
INCIDENT, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT
OUR DEPARTMENTS ARE WELL TRAINED
IN THE LANGUAGE WE USE DURING A
HAZARD OR INCIDENT.
BECAUSE OF COURSE WE'LL HAVE
FEDERAL AND STATE PARTNERS WHO
ARE SUPPORTING US AND SO WE NEED
TO BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE DURING
THOSE EVENTS.
WE ARE ALSO CONTINUING OUR
EFFORTS RELATED TO COOP PLANNING
WHICH IS CONTINUITY OF
OPERATIONS.
IF DEPARTMENTS DO NOT HAVE
STRONG COOOOP PLANS WE AS A CITY
WILL STRUGGLE TO GET BACK ONLINE
FOLLOWING A HAZARD.
SO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
CONTINUES THAT WORK.
AND POST THE NATURAL -- OR POST
SEPTEMBER EVENTS WE'VE GOT LOTS
OF OPPORTUNITIESOR THE
COMMUNITY TO GET INVOLVED.
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CONTINUES
TO SEEK OUT PARTNERSHIPS WITHIN
THE COMMUNITY AND ONE OF THOSE
UPCOMING EVENTS IS IN BETHEL, EW
EB AND BETHEL WILL HOST WATER
DISTRIBUTION FAIR.
ON OCTOBER 6th FROM 11:00 TO
1:00 AND OTHERS WILL HAND OUT
THREE GALLON WATER JUGS FOR
FOLKS WHO ATTEND THAT'S A GREAT
OPOPPORTUNITY, YES, IT'S AFTER E
MONTH OF SEPTEMBER BUT PREPARED
NESS HAS NO MONTH SO I
HOHOPE FOLKS WILL ATTEND IN
OCTOBER.
AND CONTINUING THE OCTOBER THEME
, THE GREAT OREGON SHAKE
OUT OF COURSE IS COMING UP IN
OCTOBER AND I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE
IN THE COMMUNITY TO PARTICIPATE,
IT'S EASY THISEAR, IT'S 10-18-
10-18.
SO IT'S OCTOBER 18th, AT 10:18
IN THE MORNING.
AND IF YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR WITH
THE GAT AMERICAN SHAKE OUT
WHICH WE CALL THE GREAT OREGON
SHAKE OUT, IT'S AN OPPORTUNITITY
TO PRACTICE YOUR EARTHQUAKE
PREPAREDSS, DROP COVER AND
HOLD.
YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITYO TEST
YOUR FAMILY PLAN, YOUR
ORGAGANIZATION PLAN AND YOU CAN
REGISTER ONLINE F FOR THAT
ACTIVIVITY.
SO IT ENCOURAGES PREPAREDNESS
THE MORE PEOPLE WHO REGISTER AND
CHCHALLENGE OTHERS TO REGISTER E
MAKE THIS -- NORMALIZE PREPARED
NESS SO I THINK THAHAT IS
A RLLY IMPORTANT MESSAGE THAT
WE HAVE AROUND EMERGENCY MANAGE
MENT 6789 FINALLY, PREPARE
OUT LOUD IS COMING BACK TO
EUGENE.
THAT DATE HAS YET TO BE
FINALIZED BUT WILL BE IN MARCH.
PREPARE OUTT LOUD WILL BE
COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIP WITITH
THE CITY OF EUGENE, AMERICAN RED
CROSS, CASCADIA PREPARED WHICH
IS A LOCAL NONPROFIT AND FOUR J
SCHOOL DISTRICT.
HATS AN INTERACTIVE WAY FOR
COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO UNDERSTAND
THE SCIENCE BEHIND CASCADIA AS
WELL AS REALLY INTERACTIVE
EARTHQUAKE-TYPE ORIENTATION AND
TRAINING.
SO THAT WILL BE DONE BY RED
CROSS TRAINED PROFESSIONALS AND
THEN WE'LL BE WORKING WITH OUR
PARTNERS ON SPACE THERE.
THAT'S SOMETHING TO KEEP AN EYE
OUT FOR IN THE FUTURE AND HAS
RECEIVED REALLY GREAT REVIEWS.
AMAZON HAS THE ORGANIZATION HAS
ADOPTED IT AS PART OF ITS
CORPORATE PREPAREDNESS STRUCTURE
SO I HOPE THAT AS INFORMATION
COMES OUT RELATED TO THAT YOU
WILL ATTEND.
AND THEN ONGOING EFFORTS THAT
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT HAS I THINK
IT'S JUST IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO
KNOW THAT IN ADDITIN TO THE
PREPAREDSS OUTREACH WE DO OUR
PRIMARY FOCUS IS AROUND OF
COURSE MANAGING POST HAZARD AND
PREPARING FOR A HAZARD.
SOME OF THE IMPORTANT THINGS
WE'RE DOING WITH REGARD TO
MANAGEMENT WORK IS A FUEL STUDY.
WE ARE WORKI TO COMPLETE WHAT
WILL BE THE FIRST FUEL STUDY OF
ITS KIND IN THE STATE OF OREGON.
AND WE'LL HELP US TO KNOW HOW
MUCH FUEL WE NEED AND FOR HOW
LONG WE WILL NEED THAT FUEL.
SO WE HAVE ESTIMES BUT THEY'RE
REALLY BASED ON SORT OF FEELING
IT IN THE WIND A WE'D LIKE
SOMETHING MORE T THAN THAT TO
ENSURE THAT OUR COMMUNITY GETS
BACK ON ITS FEET AS QUICKLY AS
POSSIBLE.
WE'RE ACTIVE LIE WORKING ON THAT
I MENTIONED CONTINUING CONTAKE
NT
WE ARE OFFERING TO CITY STAFF WE
BELIEVE THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT
AND WILL CONTINUE DOING THAT
WORK.
WE A ARE ALSO DOING DEPARTMENT
OPERATIONS TRAINING BOTH
INTERNALLY AND WITH OUR PARTNERS
BECAUSE WHILE OUR INTERNAL
DEPARTMENTS WILL BE FOLDING INTO
THE EOC SO WILL OUR PARTNERS
AND FOUR J S SCHOOLS, LANE COUN,
THESE WILL ALL BE REALLY
CRITICAL PLAYERS POST LARGE
SCALE HAZARD.
SO WE'RE WORKING COLLABORATIVELY
WITH THEM TOO ENSURE WE'RE ALL
USING THE SAME LANGUAGE AND WE
WILL ALL ACHIEVE THE SAMEOAL
IN A METHOD OF ROWING  THE
SAME DIRECTION, IF YOU WILL.
SOSO THAT WORK CONTINUES AND WEE
REALLY HAPPY ABOUT SOME OF THE
STRIDES WE'VE MADE WITH LOCAL
PARTNERS RECENTLY.
NOT I WILL NOT WASTE YOUR WHOLE
EVENING WITH WORK THAT EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT DOES BECAUSE I COULD
GO INTO TOMORROW.
BUT FINALLY WANT TO HIGHLIGHT
THE CRITICAL ROUTES MAPPING.
WE WERE -- WEE WERE AWARE THAT
TRANSPORTATION POST CASCADIA
TYPE EVENT WILL BE PROBLEMATIC.
AND WE -- THAT THEORY WAS
REINFORCED BY ODOT'S ROADS AND
BRIDGES REPORT THAT WAS RECENTLY
SHARED.
SO EMERGEN MANAGEMENT
CONTINUES TO IDENTIFY CRITICAL
ROUTES, HOWILL WE GET FOLKS
WHO ARE EVACUATING FROM FLORENCE
AND THE BEACHES TO EUGENE AND
ELSEWHERE AND HOW WILL WE GET
RESOURCES FROM, OF CRSE,
EASTERN OREGON TO THOSE IN NEED
HERE IN THEHE CITY OF EUGENE.
SO WE CONTINUE THAT WORK.
I JUST ALSO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT
THAT OUR WEBSITE IS AN AWESOME
RESOURCEOR WAYS THAT THE
COMMUNITY CAN GET INVOLVED WITH
THINGS LIKE LANE PRESENTEDNESS
COALITION, CERT TRAININING THE
COUNTLESS OTHER RESOURCES EITHER
TO RESEARCH, HOW TO BE PREPARED
OR TO JUST GET INVOLVED IN THE
COMMUNITY.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMPAR
ING ABOUT PREPAREDNESS.
>> WOW!
THATAT WAS QUITE A REPORT.
THANK YOU, THAT WAS EXHAUSTIVE.
AND HELPFUL.
AND A LITTLE DAUNTING BECAUSE
I'M JUST RECOGNIZING I'M NOT
READY SO IT'S A TASK FOR ALL OF
US AS COUNCIL TO STEP UP AND DO
OUR THING AND GETET OUR SUPPLIE.
ARE THERE ANYNY -- YES, CHRIS?
>> THANK YOU.
THIS IS REALLY GREAT.
WONDERFUL.
I'M SO GLAD TO SEE THIS SUBJECT
COMING BACK UP OVER AGAIN
BECAUSE IT'S SOMETHING WE'VE TOY
ED WITH FOR A LONG TIME BUT I
THINK IT'S SOMETHING WE NEED TO
TAKE MUCH MORE SERIOUSLY NOW
SINC WE ARE OVERDUE.
IT COULD EVEN JUST BE WEATHER
EVET.
IT WAS GREAT TO SEE THE VIDEO.
I WAS GREAT TO SEE EVERYBODY IN
THEIR ICS VESTSND WHY DOES
FINANCE ALWAYS GET GREY?
COME UPR
FINANCE.
I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT
WE CAN DO INERMS OF GETTING --
ROLLING THIS OUT TO FOLKS IS TO
TALK ABOUT THEIR ABILITY TO
CREATE SHELTERING I PLACE
STRATEGIES.
ONE THING YOU CAN ROLL OUT
SOMETHING YOU CAN DO WITHINN YOR
NEIGHBORHOOD, GET TO KNOW YOUR
NEIGHBORS IN THE EVENT OF A, YOU
KNOW, EARTHQUAKE OR EVEN A
SNOWSTORM OR POWER OUTAGE YOU
CAN GET TOGETHER WITH YOUR
IMMEDIATE NEIGHBORS A YOU CAN
POOL RESOURCES AND WORK THAT WAY
IT'S MUCH EASIER TO SHELTER IN
THOS KIND OF SITUATIONS THAN
EVERYTHING TRYG TO BE THEIR
OWN PERSON.
AND A NEIGHBORHOOD OR EVEN YOUR
IMMEDIATE SURROUNDING
%úNY
WAY TO ASSESS WHAT YOUR
RESOURCES ARE AND WHAT'S
AVAILABLE TO Y UNTIL YOU CAN
GET T GREATER SUPPORT.
SO IN ADDITION TO THESE GREAT
THINGS IT WOULD BE NICE IF YOU
COULD START TALKING ABOUT, GET
TO KNOW YOUR NEIGHBORS, IF
SOMETHING SHOULD HAPPEN, SEE
YOUR NEIGHBORS.
FORM A LITTLE GROUP AND TAKE
CARE OF YOURSELVES THAHAT WAY.
I THINK THAT COULD GO A LONG WAY
TOWARDS HELPING PEOPLE DEVELOP
THE RESILIENCE THAT YOU'RE TALK
ING ABOUT.
THE OTHER THING WAS, T THE ABILY
TO COORDINATE WITH THE BUSINESS
SIDE OF RESILIENCE.
I KNOW THAT THERE'S A LOT OF
CONTINTY CONVERSATIONS GOING
ONON IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR IT'SN
ISSUE THAHAT LARGER ORGANIZATIOS
ARE VERY AWARE O OF BUT MANY
SMALLER ORGANIZATIONS AREN'T.
SOR
OF COMMERCE AND SOME OF THE
SMALLER BUSINESS OANIZATIONS
TO TALK ABOUT THE IMPACT OF THEM
ON CONTINUITY AND RESILIENCE
COULD BE VERY HELPFUL.
I THINK THE CHAMBERS COULD BE A
LEVELF WAY TO DO THAT.
THOSE ARE JUST COUPLE OF IDEAS
OFF THE TOP BUT I CAN'T TELL YOU
W GLAD I AM TOO TO SEE THIS
COMING UP THI IS REALLY
IMPORTANT.
>> SO ONE THING I DO WANT TO
MENTION, COUNCILORW REGARD TO
NEIGHBORHOODS, I AGREE THEY'RE
CRITICAL IN OUR ABILITY TO BE
RESILIENT POST HAZARD.
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PROVIDES
MAP YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD RESOURCES
WHICH ARE FREE TO COMMUNITIES,
DO JUST THAT.
SO I ENCOURAGE FOLKS TO USE THAT
RESOURCE.
>> CLAIRE?
>> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR THE REPORT.
AND FOR HELPING REASSURE US TO
SOME EXTENT ANYWAY THAT FOLKS
ARE DOING SOME GOOD WORK TO
PREPARE FOR CITY RESPONSE IN THE
CASE OF A SERIOUS EMERGENCY.
I WAS CURIOUS IN SOME OF THAT
PLANNING AND THINKING ABOUT WHAT
WE'VE HEARD SHOUL THERE BE
CASCAD EVENT OF OUR BRIDGES
FAILING, IF ONE OF THE
STRATEGIES INVOLVED SOME KIND OF
TEMPORARY BRBRIDGE ACROSS THE
RIVER, SOME WAY TO FERRY ACROSS
THE RIVER IF THAT IS AT ALL
INCLUDED INN ANY OF THE PLANNIN.
>> PARTED OF THE CRITICAL TRANS
TRANSPORTATION PLANNING THAT
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT HAS BEEN
ENGAGED IN IS TO I IDENTIFY ROUS
THAT WILLE ACCESSIBLE POST
CASCADIA.
THERE IS ONE ROUTE THAT WE
BELIEVE WILL BE VIABLE, BUT
BEFORE WE DIVULGE ALL OF THAT
INFORMATION WE WANT TO BE SURE
THAT WE'VE COLLABORATED WITH OUR
PARTNERS AT ODOT WE DO BELIEVE,
HOWEVER, THERE WILL BE AT LEAST
ONE CROSSABLE BRIDGE FOLLOWING A
SCADIA TYPEE EVENT.
AND SO WE'RE WORKING ON ENSURING
THAT TRANSPORTATION PLANNING IN
THAT CASE WILL BE ACCESSIBLE.
BUT AGAIN I WANT TO HEDGE THAT
--
>> YOU DON'T NEED TO N NAME NAM,
THAT'S OKAY.
THAT'S KIND OF WHAT I WANTED TO%
KNOW.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> MIKE.
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT
REPORT AND THANK YOU FOR DOING
THE WORK YOU'RE KEEPING PEOPLE
SAFE BEFORE THEY KNOW THEY'RE
GOING TO NEED IT.T.
THAT'S AWESOME.
IN THE EVENT OF A DECLARED
DISASTER, I DON'T KNOW HOW
BETTER TO DESCRIBE THE SIZE OF
AN EVENT SO I'LL SAY THAT.
WHAT IS THE ROLE OF F FEMA IN YR
WORK?
>> SO,O, THE ICS STRUCTURE IS VY
CLEAR ON WHO IS IN CHARGE AND SO
WE WOULD HAVE AN INCIDENT
TIME AS FEMA CAME IN ANDSUCH
RELIEVED THAT ICS.
IT IS ENTIRELY LIKELY THAT FEMA
WOULD DEFER TO OUR INCIDENT
COMMANDER EVEN DURING AN
EMERGENCY.
THAT WAS ONE OF THE THING THAT
REALLY STUCK OUT DURING THE
TRAINING, THE FBI AND HOMELAND
JOINT EUGENE, SPRINGFIELDUR
EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN IS
AMONG THE BEST THAT THEY HAVE
SEEN IN THE NATION.
WHICH IS SAY ARC LOT.
BECAUSE THEY HE TRAINED IN
CITIES LIKE ATLANTA AND BOSTON,
NASHVILLE, SEATTLE, L.A., ET
CETERA.
I WOULDN'T SAY THATT IT'S
ENTIRELY UNLIKELY THAT THEY
WOULD ALLOW OUR ISC STRUCTURE TO
STAY IN PLACE.
WE WOULD MAKE INTERNAL DECISION
ABOUT WHETHER WE WOULD WANT THAT
TO BE THE CASE, HOWEVER.
>> THAT'S INTERESTING.
THAT'S WHAT IAS WONDERING
BECAUSE THERE'S ALWAYS THIS
CONVERSATION I HAD AWHILE BACK
AROUND THE ISSUE OF VERY LARGE
SCALE EARTHQUAKE.
WHAT WAS NEEDED FOR EXAMPLE W WH
OUR CITY HL BECAUSE OF THE
FACT THAT FEMA IS GOING TO COME
IN THEY'RE GOING TO BE IN CHARGE
ANYWAY.
BUT OBVIOUSLY WE'VE DE ALL OF
CITY GOVERNMENT AND WITH YOUR
WORK TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE
PREPARED FOR THAT DISASTER AND
CAN RESPOND APPROPRIATELY.
SECONDARILY BECAUSE THERE'S
OTHER PEOPLE WATCHING THAT MIGHT
LEARN SOME NEW BIT OF
INFORMATION HERE, COUPLE JUST
RANDOM PREPAREDNESS QUESTIONS
THAT I HAVE.
CAN YOU TELL M ME, DO YOU KNOW,I
KN EWEB HAS SHIFTED I THINK,
THEIR LONG TERM STRATEGY FROM
SECOND SOURCE TO MULTIPLE WATER
SOURCES LOCATED AT SCHOOLS, FOR
EXAMPLE.
DO YOU KNOW HOW FAR OUT THEY ARE
FOR OPERATIONALIZING THAT?
>> SO, THE BETHEL EVENT THAT I
MENTIONED IS JOINT PRESENTATION,
IT'S A RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY
FOR THEIR FIRST WELL AND MICRO
GRID THAT THEY HAVE MADE
OPERATIONAL.
>>  IT'S ALREADY STARTING TO BE
THERE YOU DON'T HAVE ESTIMATED
FULL BUILD OUT AT ALL?
>> I DON'T.
>> I HAD HEARD THIS ONCE SO
MAYBE YOU CAN HELP ME KNOW IF
IT.
I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT OBVIOUSLY
IN MY HOUSE WE HAVE SEVERAL OF
THOSE EWEB THREE GALLON JUGS OF
WAR SITTING ASIDE I HAVE
GALLONS SITTING THERE IN THE --
BUT IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY
WOULD IT BE ADVISABLE TO THROW
MY BREAKER SWITCH FIRST AND SHUT
ALL THE VALVES IN MY HOT WATER
TANK TO CAPTURERE THE WATER IN
THERE IF IT'S LIKE FOR IN MY
CASE 50 GALLON TANK?
>> MY FIRST QUESTION, IS YOUR
WATER HEATER STRAPPED?
>> YES.
>> O OFOURSE IT IS.
>> YOUR FOUNDATION I ASSUME.
ASSUMING THE ANSWER TO BOTH OF
THOSE QUESTIONS IS, YES, THEN
YES, THAT --
>> THAT WILL CAPTURE THOSE 50
GALLONS.
>> SURE.
BUT I WOULD A ALSO ENCOURAGE YOU
TO HAVE OTHER WATER SOUES.
THERE CAN BE BREAKS IN
GROUNDWATER SOURCES THAT WOULD
IMPACT YOUR ABILITY TO ACCESS
THAT WATER.
SO --
>> I ONLY ASK THAT FOR THOSE
THAT MIGHT NOT BE FULLY PREPARED
MAYBE THEY WILL THINK OF THAT.
GOD FORBID YOU HAVE TO.
>> DON'T DRINK THE BLUEATER.
>> THAT WOULD BE BAD.
>> AWESOME.
THE SHAKE DOWN ENT -- IT'S NOT
CACALLED THAT.
IT'S THE --
>> GREAT AMERICAN SHAKE OUT.
GREAT OREGON SHAKE OUT.
>> AWESOME.
THAT'S ON THE PERFECT DAY, MY
BIRTHDAY AO THE CITY MANAGER'S
BIRTHDAY.
>> AWESOME.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS?
THAT WAS EXCELLENT, THANK YOU
VERY MUCH.
WE ARE ADJOURNED UNTIL 7:30.
