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2025-02-18 Council Committee B MinutesMinutes COUNCIL COMMITTEE B MEETING February 18, 2025 Elected Officials Present Staff Present Councilmember Nand (Chair) Rod Sniffen, Assistant Police Chief Council President Tibbott (ex-officio) Councilmember Eck Nicholas Falk, Deputy City Clerk Councilmember Olson 1. CALL TO ORDER The Edmonds City Council Committee B meeting was called to order virtually and in the City Council Conference Room, 121 – 5th Avenue North, Edmonds, at 3:00 pm by Councilmember Dotsch. 2. COMMITTEE BUSINESS 1. Security Access Agreement (An MOU Between the Edmonds School District (ESD) and Edmonds Police Department (EPD) for Camera Access for Emergent Safety Reasons) Assistant Chief Sniffen presented the Edmonds School District Contract for Security Camera Access, which is a renewal of previous agreements for the same purpose. The Edmonds School District has agreed under the attached MOU to allow our staff to have access to school district security video in the event of emergencies. The Edmonds School District has multiple cameras located throughout their properties and facilities. Should a serious event occur, Edmonds Police would have access to this video feed for emergent and safety reasons. ESD policy requires this MOU for EPD to get access to this video source. Questions and discussion followed regarding prior approval process and specific expiration date. Committee recommendation: Consent 2. Limited Staff Services Agreement with City of Everett for Social Worker Supervision Assistant Chief Sniffen presented Licensed Social Workers (LICSW) who have a requirement of clinical supervision by a more qualified person in the field (usually a Masters level Social Worker or higher with experience). This requirement is considered the best practice and quality assurance for services they provide. Our embedded social worker - Erin Nathan - is not licensed so we are not required under LICSW guidelines to provide clinical supervision, however the grant we are using to fund this position does require it. Moving forward, the City of Everett has agreed to provide clinical supervision through a Limited Staff Services Agreement. Questions and discussion followed regarding a dollar limit cap. Committee recommendation: Consent 3. AWC – Alternate Response Team Grant Amendment Assistant Chief Sniffen presented the Police Department who applied for and received an Association of Washington Cities (AWC) grant on July 1, 2024. The Alternative Response Team Grant (ARTG) funds were used to pay for the social worker position through 2024 and continues into 2025. AWC has now offered to provide additional funds to our current agreement. This will extend the time for which grant funds will cover our social worker. The amendment adds $49,000 additional money making the total grant award $100,000 (up from the original $51,000). We are estimating $10,000 per month for 2/18/2025 Committee B Minutes, Page 2 salary and benefits, so we will be able to use the grant fully through 6/30/25. The additional funding will decrease when local funds will be necessary, and the amount of local funding needed in 2025. The required clinical supervision costs will also come out of grant funds. We continue to seek out and apply for grant funding as a key source for our social worker program, only using local funds to fill the gaps. There were no questions or discussion. Committee recommendation: Consent 4. Pedestrian/Bicycle Safety Inter-Local Agreement with WA Traffic Safety Commission Assistant Chief Sniffen presented that the City of Edmonds Police participates in several Washington Traffic Safety Commission (WTSC) grant programs that focus on seatbelts, DUI patrols, using electronic devices while driving, aggressive drivers and other targeted enforcement efforts in our State. The grant, “Walker Roller Safety Grant” allocates $50,000 to our region to fund collaborative enforcement patrols and education. This is regional funding, not solely for Edmonds. All signatories to the agreement will receive funds from this allotment. The grant, administered by the Target Zero Manager (TZM) at Snohomish County, provides re-imbursement funds for OT enforcement patrols focused on safety for pedestrians, bicycles, scooters and similar forms of transportation. As a participant, we would receive notices of planned patrols and seek volunteers from our traffic unit to participate with their overtime being re-imbursed by the grant. Questions and discussion followed regarding the rights and data being collected in combination with Flock cameras, and the contracts order of precedence (section 15.2.2 and 15.2.3). Committee recommendation: Consent ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 3:21 pm.