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Community Resource Team
Vancouver Police Department
Service Level and Resourcing Recommendation
Lynn Marzette, Ross Montgomery, JB Schutte,
Community Resource Team Members
Jeanette (Jan) Bader, Program & Policy Development
Manager
December 12, 2016
Vancouver City Council Workshop
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• Process Overview
• Introduction of Community Resource Team Members
• Community Resource Team’s Work and Recommendation
• Questions and Discussion
Presentation Overview
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Vancouver Police Department Resourcing:
• A multi-year, sustainable, resourcing strategy to be considered as part of the 2017-18 biennial budget process.
Council Goal
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Background
• Jan. 2016 – Police Department Update Council Workshop by Chief McElvain
• Apr. 2016 – Community Resource Team (CRT) formed. Meetings facilitated by Anne Pressentin, EnviroIssues
• Apr. – Nov. 2016 Nine CRT meetings: Extensive discussions and review of data, budgets, reports, public feedback
• Dec. 2016 – Recommendation completed
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CRT Members
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• Bruno Amicci, Triad Technology Group
• Diana Avalos-Leos, Vancouver Public Schools
• Jack Burkman, Councilmember, City of Vancouver
• John Deeder, Superintendent, Evergreen School
District
• Rev. Marva Edwards, New Life A.M.E. Zion Church
• Dave Fuller, Director, Clark Regional Emergency
Services Agency
• Linda Glover, Vancouver’s Downtown Association
• Kris Greene, East Vancouver Business Association
• Bart Hansen, Councilmember, City of Vancouver
• Dugan Harris, Co-Manager, Walmart Store #5461
• Amy Hill, Portfolio Director, The Al Angelo Co.
• Franklin Johnson, VP, Teachable Moments
Consulting
• Lynn Marzette, Police Chief’s Diversity Advisory
Committee
• John McDonagh, CEO, Vancouver Chamber of
Commerce
• Anne McEnerny-Ogle, CRT Chair, Mayor Pro-Tem, City
of Vancouver
• Ross Montgomery, Airport Green Neighborhood, VPD
NOW Volunteer
• Clayton Mosher, Professor, Washington State
University, Vancouver
• Craig Pridemore, Executive Director, Columbia River
Mental Health
• JB Schutte, General Manager, Vancouver Mall
• Andy Silver, Exec. Director, Council for the Homeless
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CRT Recommendation
to City Council
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• Apr. through Nov. 2016
• Gathered knowledge to develop a report to Council that would make recommendations on:
• Levels of service and projected outcomes for key police functions.
• A multi-year staffing and resource plan.
• A multi-year, sustainable funding strategy that provides increased funding and does not rely on reductions in other general fund service areas.
CRT’s Work
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Reviewed:
• Resource demands and service levels
• Future service level options and projected outcomes
• Staffing plan, budgets, assessments, reports, public feedback
Discussed:
• Revenue options, resourcing level and funding options
• Developed recommendation for Council consideration
CRT’s Work
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• Lowest levels of satisfaction: property crime investigations, traffic enforcement, police outreach programs and visibility of police
• Top concerns: property crime, violent crime, drug related crime, traffic violations
• 80 percent of respondents said: hiring more police officers would probably or definitely help address their concerns
Public Poll and Survey
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Staffing Proposal: Funding Gap
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• VPD service gaps are due to:
o Staffing cuts made during the recession
o Population growth
o City revenue has not kept pace with inflation
CRT Findings: VPD Service Gaps
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• Efforts to fill service gaps should consider:
o Protection of personal safety over personal property
o Potential to prevent crime
o Efficient use of resources
o Potential for positive return on the investments in the police department
o Promotion of community livability
o Community expectations
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CRT Findings: VPD Service Gaps
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• Funding solutions should consider:
o Livability, economic vitality and safety of the community as a whole
o External factors such as Vancouver’s proximity to Portland and ballot measures, which can affect tax burdens
o Balancing police services with the need for other City services over the long term.
CRT Findings: Funding Solution Considerations
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• The City’s B&O tax was phased out in 1993
• Guiding principles for revenue generation: o Supplement, not supplant o Net positive o Equitable, Stable and Sustainable o Accountable
CRT Findings: Revenue Generation
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• The VPD staffing plan is
reasonable, logical and forward
leaning providing a firmer
foundation for VPD services for
the long term.
CRT Findings: Staffing Plan
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• Cost savings and efficient use of resources
• Effect on the local economy
• Public education and feedback
• No clear or easy choices
• Action is needed
Revenue Development: Considerations
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Evaluation criteria:
• Equitable
• Nexus
• Stable
• Sustainable
• Big Picture
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Revenue Development: Evaluation Criteria
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• Embark on a public process to discuss and address the structural deficit in City revenues in a comprehensive way.
• Develop a holistic solution to current and forecasted gaps.
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CRT Recommendation #1
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Funding elements:
• Marijuana sales tax revenues • COPS grant funding • Proposed Van Mall North annexation tax revenues • Annual assessment on multi-family properties • Annual sq. footage assessment on retail, commercial and
industrial space • Increase Business License Surcharge • Increase Utility Tax Rate on City owned utilities
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CRT Recommendation #2
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• Align the staffing plan with a
realistic timeline for when and
how it can be implemented.
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CRT Recommendation #3
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• Reconvene the CRT annually to
provide accountability to City
Council and Vancouver
residents
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CRT Recommendation #4
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• Reintroduce B&O tax at lowest possible level
• Assess fewer multi-family units
• Exempt the first 50,000 square feet from annual square foot
assessment of retail, commercial and industrial properties
• Eliminate the annual business license surcharge
• No increase to the tax on City-owned utilities
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CRT Minority Opinion
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CRT Recommendation: Funding
2017 2018 2019 2020 Total Cumulative Rate in 2020
Multi-family assessment $20 $20 $20 $30 $90
Retail assessment $0.06 $0.07 $0.01 $0.06 $0.20
Commercial assessment $0.04 $0.05 $0.02 $0.04 $.15
Industrial assessment $0.03 $0.03 $0.01 $0.03 $.10
Business license surcharge $10 $0 $10 $0 $20
Utility tax 2.0% 0.4% 0.9% 0% 3.4%
Rate increase per year (not-cumulative):
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CRT Recommendation: Funding Estimated annual revenues (millions):
2017 2018 2019 2020
Annexation & Marijuana sales tax $0.5 $2.0 $2.1 $2.1
Federal COPS Grant $0.4 $0.4 $.04 N /A
Multi-family assessment $0.5 $1.02 $1.5 $2.3
Retail assessment $0.4 $0.9 $1.0 $1.4
Commercial assessment $0.3 $0.7 $0.9 $1.2
Industrial assessment $0.4 $0.7 $0.8 $1.2
Business license surcharge $0.4 $0.4 $0.8 $0.8
Utility tax $2.0 $2.5 $3.4 $3.4
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Questions
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Next Steps
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Jan. 9 – First reading of ordinances to:
• Create assessment on multi-family units
• Create sq ft assessment on retail, commercial, and industrial
• Amend Business License Surcharge
• Amend the Utility Tax rate
• Amend water, sewer, drainage and garbage rates to reflect
the Utility Tax Rate change.
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Next Steps
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Jan. 23 – Second reading and public hearing for adoption of ordinances to:
• Create assessment on multi-family units
• Create sq ft assessment on retail, commercial, and industrial
• Amend Business License Surcharge
• Amend the Utility Tax rate
• Amend water, sewer, drainage and garbage rates to reflect
the Utility Tax Rate change
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Questions and Discussion
• Lynn Marzette, Ross Montgomery, JB Schutte, Community Resource Team Members
• Jeanette (Jan) Bader, Program & Policy Development Manager
• www.cityofvancouver.us/crt