PSC agenda packet 12-1-16
Council Public Safety Committee
2nd Floor Conference Room
City Hall
December 1, 2016
3:00 p.m.
Members: Staff: Others:
Councilmember Coffey City Manager Cliff Moore
Councilmember D. Gutierrez Police Chief Dominic Rizzi
Councilmember Lover (alternate) Fire Chief Bob Stewart
Councilmember Mendez City Prosecutor Cynthia Martinez
Brad Coughenour
Scott Schafer
Revised Agenda
Approval of November 3, 2016 minutes
New Business
Domestic Violence presentations – Cynthia Martinez/Brooke Goosman
Private ambulance dispatch fees and ordinance – Brad Coughenour
Old Business
Response to November 3 inquiry of intersection collisions for previous 2 year -
Sheffield
YPAL contract discussion – Helen Harvey/Ed Shoenbach/Joe Willis
Other Business
Information items
3rd quarter People for People report
October YPAL report
Adjournment
Council Public Safety Committee
November 3, 2016
MINUTES
Members: Staff:
Councilmember Carmen Mendez (chair) City Manager Cliff Moore
Councilmember Kathy Coffey Chief Dominic Rizzi, Police
Councilmember Dulce Gutierrez Chief Bob Stewart, Fire
Joe Caruso, Code Administration
Scott Schafer, Public Works
Cynthia Martinez, Prosecutor
Helen Harvey, Legal
Sara Watkins, Legal
Joe Rosenlund, Public Works
Brett Sheffield, Engineering
Ken Wilkinson, Parks & Recreation
Terri Croft, Police
The meeting was called to order at 1:30 p.m.
Narcan
Stewart provided a report on the increase in prescription opioid overdoses. Narcan, a
drug that can counteract the effects of an opioid overdose, was previously only available
as an IV, and thus could only be administered by someone with a paramedic
certification. However, there is now a Narcan formula that can be administered nasally
which allows anyone with an EMT-B certification to administer the medication. All
firefighters have an EMT-B certification, which allows for Narcan to be carried on all fire
apparatus. Implementation will begin in January 2017. There is minimal training
required and no contraindications for administering the medication in a non-opioid
overdose.
The committee inquired if the medication could be kept within temperature
specifications on the fire apparatus, which Stewart advised it could. They also inquired
if the police officers would be carrying Narcan. Rizzi advised they would not at this
time. Because the fire and ambulance services have the medication, the police
department has not been put in a position where officers were the first responders who
would need to administer the medication. Due to the cost of the medication and the
inability to guarantee it stays in the temperature specifications in the take home
vehicles, police officers will not carry it at this time. This policy will be reviewed if there
in an increase in overdoses. Rizzi further advised that his discussions with the DEA
task force sergeant indicates that the region is continuing to see a larger problem with
methamphetamine than with fentanyl.
Coffey inquired if the issue should be forwarded to the full council. Mendez advised it
did not need to go to the full council at this time, however the committee would continue
to monitor the issue.
Crime Statistics report
Rizzi provided the committee with a crime statistics report. Over the past 30 years,
there has been an overall decrease in crime, with periodic anomalies such as 2015
where there is a small spike. Crime has continued to decrease in 2016 and it is
expected the downward trend will continue in 2017. Rizzi also explained the two main
types of crime reporting: Uniformed Crime Report (UCR), which only counts the highest
crime committed in an incident, and National Incident Based Reporting System
(NIBRS), which counts all crime associated in an incident.
Mendez noted that there was no breakout line for Washington state crime statistics.
Brown indicated that the crime trends statewide have been consistent with what we
have experienced in Yakima.
Rizzi discussed domestic violence rates. He noted that domestic violence is not
isolated to any demographic. The data does not indicate if domestic violence is being
reported at a higher level or if it is occurring at high levels, but the domestic violence
rates are a disturbing trend. He recommended promoting non-violence in households.
Mendez requested that representatives from the YWCA and any other domestic
violence service providers be invited to the next meeting to be included in the
discussion of how to address domestic violence. Gutierrez also requested that Legal
staff bring information from other cities of policies and options they have implemented to
combat domestic violence.
Goosman discussed the YWCA victim advocate services. Moore advised some
communities are trying aggression replacement therapy for juveniles.
Proposed Update to YMC 11.10 Neighborhood Conservation/10.05 Fire Debris
Watkins presented proposed revisions to the neighborhood conservation ordinance,
which has not been comprehensively updated since 2001. The purpose of the revision
is to improve how liens are imposed on properties. YMC 10.05 lacks enforcement
languages. Watkins advised this could be address on the council’s time table. The
current ordinance is workable until this item can be placed on the council’s full agenda.
It was MOVED by Gutierrez and SECONDED by Coffey to forward to the full council.
Motion PASSED unanimously.
Moore inquired if there was an abatement fund, which Caruso advised there was.
Proposed Update to YMC 6.45.015 Disclosing Intimate Images
Goosman advised the proposed revision to the municipal code to adopt the RCW
regarding disclosing intimate images without consent of the subject of the image.
It was MOVED by Gutierrez and SECONDED by Coffey to move the issue on to the full
council. Motion PASSED unanimously.
YPAL Contract Deliverables
The issue of proposed YPAL contract deliverables was opened for discussion to
determine the issue the committee members wanted to prioritize for the upcoming YPAL
contract. The agreement presented had “housekeeping” changes made but no changes
or additions had been made to the contract deliverables.
After some discussion, it was decided that the issue should be discussed at a separate
meeting. Some of the items for future discussion would be: space within the
Washington Fruit Community Center for additional organizations; providing classes in
parenting, classes for senior citizens, gang diversion, domestic violence programs, etc.;
increasing the operating hours of the center; finding partners and contributors. The goal
of the contract would be to make the WFCC a center for the entire neighborhood and to
make YPAL sustainable by establishing partnerships with other providers. Additional
information for the discussion that would be helpful would be the portfolio of services
provided by the SECC, OJJDP programs, and information on the student population of
the surrounding schools.
A special meeting will be scheduled as soon as possible for this discussion.
Old Business
Update on options for 3 intersections with highest collisions
Sheffield provided an updated report on options to address the intersections at 16th
Avenue/Chestnut, 40th Avenue/Chestnut, and Lincoln/Custer. The recommendation for
16th/Chestnut and 40th/Chestnut would be to install median curbing to make the
intersections right in/right out only. The cost would be $17,500 per intersection. The
recommendation for Lincoln/Custer is to restripe the Lincoln from 4 lanes to 3 lanes and
include bike lanes. The cost for restriping would be $75,000, as the current striping
must be ground down and the roadway resurfaced.
It was MOVED by Gutierrez to send the item to the full council for discussion of how to
fund the project. The motion died for lack of a second.
Coffey inquired what type of accidents were occurring at these intersections. Sheffield
advised they were fairly damaging with about half experiencing some injury. Mendez
requested information on accidents for the past 1-2 years to further prioritize and
determine funding.
Approval of minutes
It was MOVED by Gutierrez and SECONDED by Coffey to approve the minutes of
September 29, 2016 as presented. Motion PASSED unanimously.
Good of the order:
Mendez inquired why Wilson Middle School was listed as a priority school for YPAL.
Shoenbach advised he would have to discuss with YPAL staff how that determination
was made.
It was MOVED by Coffey and SECONDED by Gutierrez to adjourn to the December 1,
2016 meeting. Motion PASSED unanimously.
Approved:
CITY OF YAKIMA
LEGAL
DEPARTMENT
200 South Third Street, Yakima, Washington 98901 (509)575-6030 Fax: (509)575-6160
M E M O R A N D U M
November 22, 2016
TO: Carmen Mendez, Public Safety Committee Chair
Dulce Gutiérrez, Public Safety Committee
Kathy Coffey, Public Safety Committee
FROM: Cynthia Martinez, Senior Assistant City Attorney
SUBJECT: Domestic Violence
Washington State law defines domestic violence (DV) offenses as virtually any
criminal act committed by one "family or household member" against another. Family
or household member is a term of art that includes former and present dating
relationships, child in common relationships, and roommates.
RCW 10.99.020
(3) "Family or household members" means spouses, former spouses, persons who have a child in
common regardless of whether they have been married or have lived together at any time, adult
persons related by blood or marriage, adult persons who are presently residing together or who
have resided together in the past, persons sixteen years of age or older who are presently residing
together or who have resided together in the past and who have or have had a dating relationship,
persons sixteen years of age or older with whom a person sixteen years of age or older has or has
had a dating relationship, and persons who have a biological or legal parent-child relationship,
including stepparents and stepchildren and grandparents and grandchildren.
Yakima Police Response:
The City of Yakima does have a higher incident of response calls for Domestic Violence
than other similarly sized jurisdictions around the state. In 2015, Federal Way had 865
Domestic Violence incidents and Renton 542 to Yakima’s 1,993. While Domestic
violence is found in all socio-economic groups, like any other crime, poverty does play a
role. Crimes of Domestic Violence are investigated by the YPD Special Assault Unit
with specialized training in Domestic Violence and sexual assault.
The City of Yakima Police Department recently completed training on the County Wide
Domestic Violence Protocol. The DV Protocol is a uniform County wide approach to
domestic violence investigations which was adopted by every law enforcement
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jurisdiction in Yakima County. The protocol is not much different from the former YPD
investigation method. There is a new form packet (see attached) designed to elicit the
information needed for the officer to prepare a lethality assessment. The lethality
assessment will be used to assess the future risk to the victim and will be used by the
Courts, Prosecutor and DV Service Providers.
City of Yakima Prosecution of DV crimes:
The City of Yakima Prosecution Division handles all misdemeanor and gross
misdemeanor Domestic Violence crimes. Which are typically Assault, Harassment,
Malicious Mischief and Violation of Protective order crimes. In 2015 we filed 1,412
domestic violence crimes and January through October of this year we have filed 1,280.
This constitutes about 44% percent of our total caseload. Although it is a priority, the
prosecutors do not receive as much training in Domestic Violence as they should.
Unfortunately, there are no training opportunities for Domestic Violence on this side of
the state which means travel costs on top of registration fees to receive training.
Our charging deputy evaluates cases for initial viability. This year we have declined
about 249 cases or roughly 20%. This is an acceptable rate of declinations.
We do see a fair amount of repeat offenders.
Domestic violence cases are the most time intensive cases the prosecutors handle
because the stakes are high for the defendant. A Domestic violence conviction can
severely limit job opportunities, affect immigration status, affect child custody rights and
eliminate gun ownership rights. The Prosecutors attempt to contact every alleged victim
of domestic violence at the earliest stage of the case. We are only limited by no
telephone numbers or disconnected telephone numbers. We send letters to the alleged
victims after the initial court appearance advising them of what happened in court,
informing them of future court dates and providing a copy of the No Contact Order
issued by the Judge.
Our office schedules weekly meetings with alleged victims who request to meet with the
prosecutor. The City of Yakima receives an advocacy grant that we pass through to the
Yakima YWCA for services. A Yakima YWCA advocate is also present at our meetings
with alleged victims to provide outreach and educate about services that are available.
We have had women go straight from the meeting to the shelter. The YWCA advocates
also offers to attend the trial with an alleged victim.
The prosecutor’s settlement offers typically include jail and treatment. We do not
recommend alternative jail sanctions for crimes of Domestic violence. For low level
offenders we do offer stipulated Order of Continuances, which is a more involved
diversion in which the defendants stipulate to the facts and waive their rights to a jury
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trial and speedy trial in exchange for an opportunity to have their case dismissed after
completion of conditions.
We do request that defendants complete a Domestic Violence Perpetrator Treatment
Program, however the program is very expensive and unlike alcohol and drug
treatment, it is not covered by insurance. The year-long DV Perpetrators treatment
program runs about $1,400. As a result, very few defendants complete DV Perpetrator
Treatment. Studies have shown that the program does reduce incidents of future
Domestic Violence. Another issue is that half the time alcohol and drug abuse are also
indicated by the perpetrator and domestic violence treatment providers prefer that
defendants take care of those treatment issues first. The Court must also consider a
defendant’s ability to pay for treatment when considering sentencing recommendations.
Our prosecution efforts are often frustrated by uncooperative victims. In the past,
prosecutors would proceed without the cooperation of the victim by using excited
utterance statements at trial. However, the Crawford line of cases have greatly
narrowed the use of excited utterances. Now excited utterances are basically the initial
statements made by a victim to get immediate help and relief. Once an officer starts
asking questions, the statements are no longer excited utterances. We are currently
exploring ways to use information gathered during the new DV protocol procedure to
prosecute cases without the cooperation of the victim.
Yakima County Prosecutor Approach:
The Yakima County Prosecutor handles juvenile and felony domestic violence
allegations. Any City felony level Domestic Violence charges that are declined are often
referred to the City Prosecution Unit for charging decisions. The Special Assault Unit
handles the felony level prosecutions and work closely with the Special Assault
Detectives. Domestic Violence is an aggravator in felony cases which means,
depending on the facts proven, the available jail time can be increased.
Yakima County also has Victim Witness Unit and investigators to locate and
communicate with victims regarding the status of the case and services available to the
victim.
The Municipal Court:
The Municipal Court has additional powers and tools in domestic violence cases. They
can issue a No Contact Order and order the defendant to surrender weapons. Our
court does issue No Contact Orders in most Domestic Violence cases at the
defendant’s initial court appearance. The Prosecutor will not recommend that an Order
be cancelled unless they have talked personally with the victim and they wish the Order
to be cancelled and the Prosecutor feels that canceling the Order will not put the victim
in danger.
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Other approaches:
In other cities around the state and country, there are police units dedicated to
responding to Domestic Violence calls, Domestic Violence Prosecution Units to handle
Domestic Violence cases, in-house Domestic Violence advocates, and/or Domestic
Violence Courts. Each of these approaches ensures that a highly trained officer,
prosecutor and/or Judge is interacting with the parties. See attached exhibits.
I formerly worked for the City of Tacoma that had both a Domestic Violence police unit
and a Domestic Violence prosecution unit with in house DV Victim Advocates. DV
advocates were essential for that office at least at that time because the caseload was
so high that prosecutors had no time to work their cases. The DV Advocates were able
to establish a rapport with the victims in some of the cases and did help with
cooperation level in some respects. However, overall, we experience many of the same
challenges with victim cooperation in the City of Yakima that I experienced in the City of
Tacoma.
Legislative Options:
Washington State has occupied the field on Domestic Violence laws and the maximum
sentencing associated with crimes that are often associated with Domestic Violence.
Which means only the State can set maximum penalties, but cities are not foreclosed
from setting a minimum sentence structure for Domestic Violence crimes. The City of
Yakima has adopted all state codes concerning domestic violence. Some cities have
criminalized other acts that arise in the domestic violence situations. (see attached)
The City of Federal Way adopted crimes for committing a Domestic Violence crime in
front of a child and a misdemeanor level strangulation crime (the state has a felony
counterpart). I am not recommending either of these measures at this time.
Education, Awareness and Prevention Campaigns:
The City of Yakima relies on the campaigns and efforts of the YWCA. They will be at
the meeting to talk about these efforts. Randy Beehler indicates that he is not aware of
any such campaign spots appearing on YPAC, but he says the City may be able to
participate in a future campaign.
PRIVATE AMBULANCE DISPATCH FEES AND ORDINANCE PROPOSAL
HISTORYCurrently, SunComm charges each public safety fire and police department that receives dispatch support through SunComm a fee for each incident that is dispatched.A Public Safety response to an incident involves one or more of the four agencies:Law, Fire, Ambulance (Emergency Medical Services (EMS), and Dispatch/9‐1‐1The City of Yakima and Yakima County rely on private ambulance service to fulfill the EMS portion of responses determined by the response plan.
Identified ProblemTwo private ambulance services (ALS and AMR) operate in the City of Yakima and rely on SunComm to provide their operations the necessary triage information pertaining to EMS calls. Without this information from SunComm neither company would have the ability to receive the call or ability to provide service and, therefore, collect revenue. The cost for SunComm to maintain personnel, hardware, and software is only offset by E911 Excise Tax , General Fund, and Dispatch Fees. Proposed SolutionDevelop an ordinance that creates a provision attached the company's annual business license to contract with SunComm. The contract would outline the conditions and fees for services that are associated with EMS calls for service. Fee proposal is based on six (6) specific EMS type of incidents, based on similar staff time used in supporting traffic stopswith Union Gap Police Department, and the six (6) EMS type incidents that is used to determine the EMS tax revenuewithin the county.
SunComm’s Current Service to AMR/ALS9‐1‐1 CALLCALLNEAREST AMBULANCETRIAGE CALLTranslationRESPONSEID Type (Nature)Updates Calland Response AgencyUNITS ARRIVEFIREDISPATCHER TONESCall‐Taker remains on line with callerCB1
Slide 4CB1 1)The call comes in to 9-1-1 or alarm linesa.The call taker triages the call and determines the response needed by policyb.The dispatcher sets off fire tones if needed for the appropriate fire apparatusc.While calling (ringing down) to the closest ambulanced.The dispatcher then gives the initial dispatch over the radioe.And gives the short report to the ambulance dispatcher over the phone (there may be additional questions from ambulance dispatch)f.When the fire apparatus calls enroute, the dispatcher gives the short report over the radiog.This all happens simultaneously so the call taker can ask the necessary questions to assist the patientsas well as keep the fire and ambulance crews safe2)Variances in this usual work flow occur a few times a daya.The address may change after the initial dispatch and ring downb.The circumstances of the scene may change as far as crew safety (law enforcement added to the call)c.The call itself may be outside the ambulance companies radio range(the ambulance unit would be updated by our dispatch on county main)Coughenour, Brad, 11/18/2016
INCIDENTS TYPESIncidents are identified as “NATURE CODES” which identifies the type of incident the person is reporting.There are 60 individual “NATURE CODES,” the contract would use six (6) of these to base EMS service.•Emergency Medical Response Medic: EMR Medic•Emergency Medical Response Red: EMR Red•Emergency Medical Response Yellow: EMR Yellow•Emergency Medical Response Medical Alarm: EMR Med Alarm •Accident Injury•Accident Unknown** NOTE: these same six Nature Codes that are used to determine the EMS Tax revenue that is distributed throughout the county.**
PUBLIC vs PRIVATE DISPATCHAmbulance•Current: No Cost•Proposed $5.78•Phone/CAD•Monitor AVLFire•$51.82•Radio/ Station Alert•Monitor AVLPD/Traffic Stop•$14.00/ Incident•$5.71/ Traffic Stop•Radio•Monitor AVL
2017 (T) Annual RevenueCPI AVG(P) 2017 Dispatch BudgetCity OP Cost2016201620171,613,501.00% BasedAgencyCost Per Call1.2500% Cost Per Call 2015 CallsCall Volumne Percentage TotalHLFD #1$51.18 $0.64 $51.82 313 0.22%16,219.58 $3,535.46SEFD #2$51.18 $0.64 $51.82 1370 0.96%70,993.06 $15,474.68NAFD #3$51.18 $0.64 $51.82 247 0.17%12,799.48 $2,789.96EVFD #4$51.18 $0.64 $51.82 1143 0.80%59,229.97 $12,910.63GLFD #6$51.18 $0.64 $51.82 330 0.23%17,100.52 $3,727.48NHFD #9$51.18 $0.64 $51.82 81 0.06%4,197.40 $914.93WVFD #12$51.18 $0.64 $51.82 660 0.46%34,201.04 $7,454.96NIFD #14$51.18 $0.64 $51.82 168 0.12%8,705.72 $1,897.63Fire REVTotal223,446.76 $48,705.71ALS$5.71 $0.07 $5.78 7929 5.55%45,840.52 $89,561.13AMR$5.71 $0.07 $5.78 4419 3.09%25,547.90 $49,914.32Total71,388.42UGPD$14.006577 4.60%92,078.00 $74,289.77UGPD/Traffic$5.711549 1.08%8,844.79 $17,496.56100,922.79 $91,786.32Forecasted Revenue395,757.97 $140,492.04Diffence 1,217,743.03 $1,473,008.96COY Comparison YFFD$51.18 $0.649127467119.86YKPD$14.00867051,213,870.00YKPD/TS$5.7124158137,942.181,818,932.042017 REVEUE PROJECTIONCB2CB3
Slide 7CB2 ALS Total Calls 2015 = 13,309; charable calls = 7,929Coughenour, Brad, 11/21/2016CB3 AMR Total Calls 2015= 5104; charable calls 4,419Coughenour, Brad, 11/21/2016
Cost of Service vs. Revenue•Basis Transport [Basic Life Support(BLS)]•$290.00 ‐ $340.00•Advance Transport [Advance Life Support (ALS)]•$900.00 ‐ $1100.00•$5.78 represents = 1.9% of $290.00 (BLS)•$5.78 represents = .06% of $900.00 (ALS)•Information received from AMR billing office Portland, OR. Fees are based on area of service.
PSAP OR CITYAMBLANCE SERVICE DISPATCHED HOW DISPATCHED BILLEDCOMMENTSKITSAPBOTHYESTONESYESBilled on toned calls, all other calls the agency monitor radio traffic(THURSTON) TECOMM BOTHYES (PRIVATE) BLS AUTO, MANUAL ALS YES(3) 1 PUBLIC, 2 PRIVATERIVERCOMBOTHYESRADIO/CELL PAGE YESCHELAN AND DOUGLAS CO. PRIVATE COMPANIES ARE BILLED FOR 25% OF THEIR TOAL CALLSGrant (MACC)BOTHYESRADIO/PAGE/ACTIVE911 YESPENCOMM BOTHYESPAGESNOBoard is considering changePACIFICBOTHYES (PUBLIC)YES (PUBLIC)Calls are transferred to private companies, no processing.CLARKBOTHYESRADIOYES1 Private that serves the largest portion/ 2 public cad Interface w private they finish dispatchWAHKIAKUMBOTHYESRADIO/PHONE AMR No/ PublicPublic Volunteer/ AMR‐ALS determined by protocalLEWISPRIVATEYESYESAMR $12.50 PER CALL/Renegotiating contract 2017JEFFCOMPUBLICYES/NOMONITOR RADIO YESNo justification of not charging private servicesKITTITASPUBLICYESRADIOYESGARFIELDPUBLICYESAdamsPUBLICYESRADIOYESInternal to Sheriff's OfficePEND O'REILLEBOTHYESDIGITAL PAGE NOReviewing fee policy 2017SKAMMANIAPUBLICYESRADIOYESWhitcomPUBLICYESRADIO, Page, Active 911 YESAMBULANCE SERVICE BY COUNTY BILLING AND OPERATIONS
ACTIONS•February 2016 notified AMR/ASLS of proposal•Developed proposed contract with City Legal June 2016•Additional discussion with AMR July 2016, ALS not present•Discussed issue with E911 Admin and Operational Board; Aug 2016•Sent proposed contracts to AMR/ALS September 2016, No response•AMR introduce discussion with EMS Board•Discussed proposal with County EMS Medical Program Director•Discussed proposal with City of Yakima, City Manager
SUMMARYSunComm is requesting the City of Yakima Public Safety Committee adopt Amended Ordinance Section 5.96.040of the City of Yakima Municipal Code: Application for ambulance service license. Secondly, SunComm recommendsthe committee adopt the Private Provider Dispatch Services Agreement.
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INTERLOCAL DISPATCH SERVICES AGREEMENT
THIS DISPATCH COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES AGREEMENT,
(hereafter the “Agreement”) is made and entered into by and between the City
of Yakima (hereinafter “Yakima”) and the City of ______________________
and Yakima County Fire Protection District No.____, and ______________
(hereinafter referred to individually as “Public Agency” or collectively as
“Public Agencies”).
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS, pursuant to previous agreements, Yakima has provided
dispatching services to the Public Agencies for the purpose of providing
public safety dispatch services. Such public safety dispatch services include,
but are not limited to, radio and telephony dispatch, alarms, emergency calls,
and coordination of Mutual Aid Agreements (MAAs).
WHEREAS, Yakima, the City, and the Public Agencies, and each of
them, desire to enter into a new Agreement for the continuation of such
services upon the terms and conditions set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to Chapter 39.34 RCW and in
consideration of the mutual covenants, promises, and agreements set forth
herein, it is agreed by and between Yakima and the Public Agencies as
follows:
1. SunComm 9-1-1 Communications Center. Yakima shall operate
and manage a central facility to be known as the “SunComm 9-1-1
Communications Center” located within the City of Union Gap, a nd
shall use the same for the purpose of receiving public safety calls
resulting from 911 or public safety agencies from the respective
areas served by all of the parties hereto, and shall dispatch Law, Fire,
and EMS as appropriate in answer to any such public safety
emergency calls and for the purpose of receiving and transmitting
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mutual aid calls among the various parties hereto and for other
related business.
2. Authority of Dispatch Center and Administration. It is agreed
that the duty of operating the SunComm 9-1-1 Communications
Center and the complete management thereof is vested in Yakima,
and that Yakima shall have the full, complete, and exclusive
authority to operate and manage such SunComm 9-1-1
Communications Center, including, but not limited to, the authority
to hire and fire employees for such office, all in accordance with
applicable E911 Administrative and Operational Board By-laws and
applicable laws, rules and procedures. This Agreement shall be
administered by Yakima in accordance with applicable law, rules
and procedures, and applicable by-laws of the E911 Administrative
and Operational Board.
3. Expense of Maintenance and Operation. The expense of
continued maintenance and operation of the SunComm 9-1-1
Communications Center, including the expense of building
maintenance, operation, maintenance, and purchase of 911 customer
premise equipment (CPE), telephone lines terminating at the
SunComm 9-1-1 Communications Center, and including the
maintenance of public safety communications equipment located
within the SunComm 9-1-1 Communications Center belonging to
the Public Agencies, shall be the responsibility of Yakima and
managed by Yakima. Revenues generated from the Cost of Service
provisions set forth in Section 5 below may be used by Yakima to
defray such expenses of maintenance and operation and for any
other lawful purpose as determined appropriate by Yakima.
4. Term of Contract. This Contract is for a term of two (2) calendar
years commencing January 1, 2017 and terminating at midnight on
December 31, 2019.
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In the event that the method of response to alarm calls is
significantly altered, such as tiered emergency medical
response, the parties agree that this agreement shall be opened
to reconsider the Cost of Service formula set forth in Section 5
below to address the new conditions of dispatching alarm calls.
5. Cost of Service. Yakima shall maintain a record of each Public
Agency’s alarm calls and each Public Agency shall be assessed a fee
for service by Yakima for each call as stated herein. The base cost
per dispatched call for the contract period shall be the cost per
dispatch retrieved from the CAD Managerial Information System
(MIS) for the proceeding calendar year. For the first year of this
Agreement, the cost of service based on the YRXXXX calls shall be
$__________ per dispatch.
The cost per dispatch for each subsequent year of the contract shall
be increased effective January 1 of each year for the contract term.
The increase shall be calculated by adding the previous contract
amount per dispatch, plus the average of the CPI and CPI-W. In
addition, the E911 board and or the city can request an additional
fee approved through a meeting of the user agencies to increase the
cost per dispatch based on needs of SunComm. Seventy-five
percent of the collective Public Agencies must be present at the
meeting and the increase will be approved through a simple majority
vote. The following equation will be used to calculate the annual
per dispatch fee.
Contract Year 2016 ($00.00+ (CPI+CPI-W)/2= annual
increase.
(Board approved expenditures will be divided equally
between user agencies and added on to the annual cost)
To accommodate each Public Agency’s budget cycle, Yakima shall
provide in writing, by August of each year governed by this contract,
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Yakima’s cost for dispatch services for the next budget year. The
numbers will be based on the previous year’s dispatched calls handled
by Yakima for each Public Agency, multiplied by the contract year
increase times the number of dispatched call. The following equation
will be used to determine each user agencies annual service cost:
Annual Contract Rate x Dispatched Calls= Annual Cost
6. Payment for Dispatched Calls. Each Public Agency shall be billed
in January of each year for dispatch services for that ensuing calendar
year. Each of the Public Agency shall pay each year’s billing for
dispatch services within ninety (90) days after billing by Yakima.
Payment shall be made to Yakima City Treasurer, 129 North 2nd Street,
Yakima, Washington 98901.
7. Definition of a Dispatched Call. A call to be charged for under the
terms of this Agreement is defined as follows:
A. A dispatched call is defined as: a call requiring the dispatch
of equipment from any of the user agencies. Any number of
vehicles from the responsible user agency may answer any such
alarm call. All communications dealing with such alarm call
shall be deemed as one (1) alarm call.
B. Mutual Aid. In the event an individual Public Agency requests
mutual aid, it shall pay for each additional alarm call it requests.
C. EMS services shall only be billed on those calls resulting in a
dispatch received through 911 that support Fire and Law agencies
dispatched by SunComm.
8. Early Termination of Contract. Any party hereto may terminate this
Agreement, with or without cause, by providing sixty (60) days written
notice of termination to each of the parties to this Contract. The
Contract shall remain in full force and effect with regard to all
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remaining parties who have not exercised early contract termination
pursuant to this clause. In the event of early termination, Yakima shall
remit and pay to the withdrawing party the unearned portion of the
annual payment for cost of service paid by the withdrawing Public
Agency for that calendar year.
9. Liability of Yakima. Yakima shall not be liable to any Public Agency,
its elected officials, officers, employees, and agents for failure to
provide, or delays in providing, services herein, if due to any cause
beyond the City of Yakima's control, such as, but not limited to, power
outage, fire, water, energy shortages, failure of its communications or
computer hardware or operating system, natural disaster, or inability to
provide or continue to provide the agreed upon services due to a court
ruling or other legal action adverse to the City of Yakima or this
Agreement.
10. INDEMNIFICATION/PROMISE NOT TO SUE.
A. Each Public Agency agrees to hold harmless, indemnify, protect,
and defend Yakima, its elected officials, officers, employees, and
agents from and against any and all claims, demands, losses, liens,
liabilities, penalties, fines, lawsuits, and other proceedings and all
judgments, awards, costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees
and disbursements) that result from or arise out of the sole
negligence or intentionally wrongful acts or omissions of the
Public Agency, its elected officials, officers, employees, and
agents in connection with or incidental to the performance or non-
performance of this Agreement.
B. Yakima agrees to hold harmless, indemnify, protect, and defend
the Public Agencies, their elected officials, officers, employees,
and agents from and against any and all claims, demands, losses,
liens, liabilities, penalties, fines, lawsuits, and other proceedings
and all judgments, awards, costs and expenses (including
attorneys' fees and disbursements) that result from or arise out of
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the sole negligence or intentionally wrongful acts or omissions of
Yakima, its elected officials, officers, employees, and agents in
connection with or incidental to the performance or non-
performance of this Agreement.
C. In the event that Yakima and the Public Agencies, or any of
them, are negligent, each party shall be liable for its contributory
share of negligence for any resulting suits, actions, claims,
liability, damages, judgments, costs and expenses (including
reasonable attorney's fees).
D. Nothing contained in this Section or this Contract shall be
construed to create a liability or right of indemnification in any
third party.
11. Nondiscrimination Provision. During the performance of this
Agreement, no party shall discriminate on the basis of race, age, color,
sex, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, creed, marital status,
political affiliation, or the presence of any sensory, mental or physical
handicap. This provision shall include but not be limited to the
following: Employment, upgrading, demotion, transfer, recruitment,
advertising, layoff, or termination, rates of pay or other forms of
compensation, and selection for training.
8. No Insurance – Independent Contractors. It is understood Yakima
does not maintain liability insurance for the Public Agencies and/or
their elected officials, officers, employees, agents or volunteers. The
parties agree, understand and warrant that each party is an independent
contractor, and nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to create
any relationship of employment, partnership, association or joint
venture other than that of independent contractors. Each party shall
have sole responsibility for the management and compensation of its
employees, agents, officers and volunteers, and shall never maintain or
represent that such persons are employees, agents, officers and/or
volunteers of the other party.
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9. Assignment. This Agreement, or any interest herein, or claim
hereunder, shall not be assigned or transferred in whole or in part to any
other person or entity without the prior written consent of Yakima. In
the event that such prior written consent to an assignment is granted,
then the assignee shall assume all duties, obligations, and liabilities of
the Public Agency stated herein.
10. SEVERABILITY
1. If a court of competent jurisdiction holds any part, term or
provision of this Agreement to be illegal, or invalid in whole or in part,
the validity of the remaining provisions shall not be affected, and the
parties’ rights and obligations shall be construed and enforced as if the
Agreement did not contain the particular provision held to be invalid.
2. If any provision of this Agreement is in direct conflict with any
statutory provision of the State of Washington, that provision which
may conflict shall be deemed inoperative and null and void insofar as
it may conflict, and shall be deemed modified to conform to such
statutory provision.
11. Integration. This written document constitutes the entire agreement
between Yakima and the Public Agencies. There are no other oral or
written agreements between the parties as to the subjects covered
herein. No changes or additions to this Agreement shall be valid or
binding upon either party unless such change or addition be in writing
and executed by all parties.
12. REPRESENTATIONS & WARRANTIES
1. Each Public Agency, by signing this Agreement, acknowledges
that it has not been induced to enter into this Agreement by any
representation or statements, oral or written, not expressly
contained herein or expressly incorporated by reference.
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2. The City of Yakima makes no representations, warranties, or
guaranties, express or implied, other than the express
representations, warranties, and guaranties contained in this
Agreement.
13. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed
in accordance with the laws of the State of Washington.
14. Venue. The venue for any action to enforce or interpret this Agreement
shall lie in the Superior Court of Washington for Yakima County
Washington.
15. Signature. It is agreed that this Agreement may be signed by each
Public Agency, District and City separately and the signatures of all
User Agencies, Districts and Cities need not be placed on a single
document. The person executing this Agreement on behalf of the User
Agency, District or City represents and warrants that he or she has been
fully authorized by the governing body of the User Agency, District or
City to execute this Agreement on its behalf and to legally bind the User
Agencies, Districts and Cities to all the terms, performances and
provisions of this Agreement.
A copy of this Agreement shall be recorded with the Yakima County Auditor
or otherwise posted online as authorized pursuant to Chapter 39.34 RCW.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have set their hands and
seals.
CITY OF YAKIMA YAKIMA COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT
NO.
By: By:
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City Manager Chair, Fire Commissioners
ATTEST: ATTEST:
City Clerk Secretary/Treasurer
DATED: DATED:
__________________________ _________________________
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DISPATCH SERVICES AGREEMENT
THIS DISPATCH COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES AGREEMENT,
(hereafter the “Agreement”) is made and entered into by and between the City
of Yakima (hereinafter “Yakima”) and __________________________
(hereinafter referred to as the “User Agency”).
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS, pursuant to previous agreements, Yakima has provided
dispatching services to municipal and quasi-municipal corporations (“public
agencies”), including cities and fire protection districts, for the purpose of
providing public safety dispatch services. Such public safety dispatch
services include, but are not limited to, radio and telephony dispatch, alarms,
emergency calls, and coordination of Mutual Aid Agreements (MAAs).
WHEREAS, Yakima and User Agency desire to enter into an
Agreement for provision of public safety dispatch services upon the terms and
conditions set forth herein, which terms and conditions substantially conform
to the terms and conditions of agreements for such services by and between
Yakima and such public agencies.
NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to, and in consideration of, the mutual
covenants, promises, and agreements set forth herein, it is agreed by and
between Yakima and the User Agency as follows:
1. SunComm 9-1-1 Communications Center. Yakima shall operate
and manage a central facility to be known as the “SunComm 9-1-1
Communications Center” located within the City of Union Gap, a nd
shall use the same for the purpose of receiving public safety calls
resulting from 911 or public safety agencies from the respective
areas served by the public agencies for which Yakima provides
public safety dispatch services, and shall dispatch Law, Fire, and
EMS as appropriate in answer to any such public safety emergency
calls and for the purpose of receiving and transmitting mutual aid
calls among the various parties hereto and for other related business.
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2. Authority of Dispatch Center and Administration. It is agreed
that the duty of operating the SunComm 9-1-1 Communications
Center and the complete management thereof is vested in Yakima,
and that Yakima shall have the full, complete, and exclusive
authority to operate and manage such SunComm 9-1-1
Communications Center, including, but not limited to, the authority
to hire and fire employees for such office, all in accordance with
applicable E911 Administrative and Operational Board By-laws and
applicable laws, rules and procedures. This Agreement shall be
administered by Yakima in accordance with applicable law, rules
and procedures, and applicable by-laws of the E911 Administrative
and Operational Board.
3. Expense of Maintenance and Operation. The expense of
continued maintenance and operation of the SunComm 9-1-1
Communications Center, including the expense of building
maintenance, operation, maintenance, and purchase of 911 customer
premise equipment (CPE), telephone lines terminating at the
SunComm 9-1-1 Communications Center, and including the
maintenance of public safety communications equipment located
within the SunComm 9-1-1 Communications Center belonging to
the public agencies served by Yakima, shall be the responsibility of
Yakima and managed by Yakima. Revenues generated from the
Cost of Service provisions set forth in Section 5 below may be used
by Yakima to defray such expenses of maintenance and operation
and for any other lawful purpose as determined appropriate by
Yakima.
4. Term of Contract. This Contract is for a term of two (2) calendar
years commencing January 1, 2017 and terminating at midnight on
December 31, 2019.
In the event that the method of response to alarm calls is
significantly altered, such as tiered emergency medical
response, the parties agree that this agreement shall be opened
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to reconsider the Cost of Service formula set forth in Section 5
below to address the new conditions of dispatching alarm calls.
5. Cost of Service. Yakima shall maintain a record of the User
Agency’s alarm calls and the User Agency shall be charged by
Yakima for each call as provided herein. The base cost per
dispatched call for the contract period shall be the cost per dispatch
retrieved from the CAD Managerial Information System (MIS) for
the preceding calendar year. For the first year of this Agreement,
the cost of service based on the YRXXXX calls shall be
$__________ per dispatch.
The cost per dispatch for each subsequent year of the contract shall
be increased effective January 1 of each year for the contract term.
The increase shall be calculated by adding the previous contract
amount per dispatch, plus the average of the CPI and CPI-W. In
addition, Yakima may implement at any time an additional fee
approved by the E911 Board to increase the cost per dispatch based
on needs of SunComm.
The following equation will be used to calculate the annual per
dispatch fee.
Contract Year 2016 ($00.00+ (CPI+CPI-W)/2= annual
increase.
(Board approved expenditures will be divided equally
between user agencies and added on to the annual cost)
To accommodate the User Agency’s budget cycle, Yakima shall
provide in writing, by August of each year governed by this contract,
Yakima’s cost for dispatch services for the next budget year. The
numbers will be based on the previous year’s dispatched calls handled
by Yakima for the User Agency, multiplied by the contract year
increase times the number of dispatched calls. The following equation
will be used to determine the User Agencies annual service cost:
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Annual Contract Rate x Dispatched Calls= Annual Cost
6. Payment for Dispatched Calls. The User Agency shall be billed in
January of each year for dispatch services during that calendar year.
The User Agency shall pay for each year’s billing for dispatch services
within ninety (90) days after billing by Yakima. Payment shall be
made to Yakima City Treasurer, 129 North 2nd Street, Yakima,
Washington 98901.
7. Definition of a Dispatched Call. A call to be charged for under the
terms of this Contract is defined as follows:
A. A dispatched call is defined as: a call requiring the dispatch
of equipment from the User Agency. Any number of vehicles
from the responding User Agency may answer any such alarm
call. All communications dealing with such alarm call shall be
deemed as one (1) alarm call.
B. EMS services shall only be billed on those calls resulting in a
dispatch received through 911 that support Fire and Law
agencies dispatched by SunComm.
B.C. The following dispatch nature codes will be used in determining
the annual changes for service: EMR Medic, EMR Red, EMR
Yellow, Accident Injury, EMR Med Alarm, and Accident
Unknown.
8. Early Termination of Contract. Either party hereto may terminate
this Agreement, with or without cause, by providing sixty (60) days
written notice of termination to the other party to this Agreement.
9. Liability of Yakima. Yakima shall not be liable to the User Agency,
its officers, employees, and agents for failure to provide, or delays in
providing, services herein, if due to any cause beyond the City of
Yakima's control, such as, but not limited to, power outage, fire, water,
energy shortages, failure of its communications or computer hardware
or operating system, natural disaster, or inability to provide or continue
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to provide the agreed upon services due to a court ruling or other legal
action adverse to the City of Yakima or this Contract.
10. INDEMNIFICATION/PROMISE NOT TO SUE.
A. The User Agency agrees to hold harmless, indemnify, protect, and
defend Yakima, its elected officials, officers, employees, and
agents from and against any and all claims, demands, losses, liens,
liabilities, penalties, fines, lawsuits, and other proceedings and all
judgments, awards, costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees
and disbursements) that result from or arise out of the sole
negligence or intentionally wrongful acts or omissions of the User
Agency, its officers, employees, and agents in connection with or
incidental to the performance or non-performance of this
Agreement.
B. Yakima agrees to hold harmless, indemnify, protect, and defend
the User Agency, its officers, employees, and agents from and
against any and all claims, demands, losses, liens, liabilities,
penalties, fines, lawsuits, and other proceedings and all
judgments, awards, costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees
and disbursements) that result from or arise out of the sole
negligence or intentionally wrongful acts or omissions of Yakima,
its elected officials, officers, employees, and agents in connection
with or incidental to the performance or non-performance of this
Agreement.
C. In the event that the officials, officers, agents, and/or employees
of both Yakima and the User Agency are negligent, each party
shall be liable for its contributory share of negligence for any
resulting suits, actions, claims, liability, damages, judgments,
costs and expenses (including reasonable attorney's fees).
D. Nothing contained in this Section or this Contract shall be
construed to create a liability or right of indemnification in any
third party.
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11. Nondiscrimination Provision. During the performance of this
Agreement, neither party shall discriminate on the basis of race, age,
color, sex, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, creed, marital
status, political affiliation, or the presence of any sensory, mental or
physical handicap. This provision shall include but not be limited to
the following: Employment, upgrading, demotion, transfer,
recruitment, advertising, layoff, or termination, rates of pay or other
forms of compensation, and selection for training.
12. No Insurance – Independent Contractors. It is understood Yakima
does not maintain liability insurance for the User Agency and/or its
employees. The parties agree, understand and warrant that each party
is an independent contractor, and nothing in this Agreement shall be
construed to create any relationship of employment, partnership,
association or joint venture other than that of independent contractors.
Each party shall have sole responsibility for the management and
compensation of its employees, agents, officers and volunteers, and
shall never maintain or represent that such persons are employees,
agents, officers and/or volunteers of the other party.
13. Assignment. This Agreement, or any interest herein, or claim
hereunder, shall not be assigned or transferred in whole or in part to any
other person or entity without the prior written consent of Yakima. In
the event that such prior written consent to an assignment is granted,
then the assignee shall assume all duties, obligations, and liabilities the
User Agency stated herein.
14. SEVERABILITY
1. If a court of competent jurisdiction holds any part, term or
provision of this Agreement to be illegal, or invalid in whole or in part,
the validity of the remaining provisions shall not be affected, and the
parties’ rights and obligations shall be construed and enforced as if the
Agreement did not contain the particular provision held to be invalid.
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2. If any provision of this Agreement is in direct conflict with any
statutory provision of the State of Washington, that provision which
may conflict shall be deemed inoperative and null and void insofar as
it may conflict, and shall be deemed modified to conform to such
statutory provision.
15. Integration. This written document constitutes the entire agreement
between Yakima and the User Agency. There are no other oral or
written agreements between the parties as to the subjects covered
herein. No changes or additions to this Agreement shall be valid or
binding upon either party unless such change or addition be in writing
and executed by both parties.
16. REPRESENTATIONS & WARRANTIES
1. Each User Agency, by signing this Agreement, acknowledges
that it has not been induced to enter into this Agreement by any
representation or statements, oral or written, not expressly
contained herein or expressly incorporated by reference.
2. The City of Yakima makes no representations, warranties, or
guaranties, express or implied, other than the express
representations, warranties, and guaranties contained in this
Agreement.
17. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed
in accordance with the laws of the State of Washington.
18. Venue. The venue for any action to enforce or interpret this Agreement
shall lie in the Superior Court of Washington for Yakima County
Washington.
19. Signature. The person executing this Agreement on behalf of the User
Agency represents and warrants that he or she has been fully authorized
by the governing body of the User Agency to execute this Agreement
on its behalf and to legally bind the User Agency to all the terms,
obligations and provisions of this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have set their hands and
seals.
CITY OF YAKIMA ____________________________________
By: By:
City Manager
ATTEST: ATTEST:
City Clerk Secretary/Treasurer
DATED: DATED:
__________________________ _________________________
ORDINANCE NO. 2016-____
AN ORDINANCE concerning ambulance services, requiring that ambulance service
providers maintain a contract for emergency dispatch services with the
City in order to obtain and maintain compliance with 5.96 YMC; and
amending section 5.96.040 YMC.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF YAKIMA:
Section 1. Section 5.96.040 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code is amended to
read as follows:
5.96.040 Application for ambulance service license.
An initial application and any subsequent renewal application for an ambulance service license
shall be filed with the fire chief and shall be made on forms provided by the department and
shall contain the following information and documents:
(a) Name, address and telephone number of the applicant.
(b) Business name under which the ambulance service shall operate within the city.
(c) The number of ambulances to be initially placed in service within the city.
(d) The number of licensed ambulance attendants initially to be employed.
(e) A roster of all ambulances to be used in the city with proof that each ambulance is
currently licensed as an ambulance by the state of Washington.
(f) A roster of all certified EMT ambulance attendants with proof that each attendant is
currently certified as an EMT by the state of Washington, including certification expiration date.
(g) A roster of all certified EMT-paramedic ambulance attendants with proof that each
attendant is currently certified as an EMT-paramedic by the state of Washington, including
certification expiration date.
(h) Proof that ambulances and personnel are verified trauma providers as provided in WAC
Chapter 246-976 as now or hereafter amended.
(i) A schedule of rates as required by Section 5.96.140 of this chapter.
(j) Proof of insurance as required by Section 5.96.110 of this chapter.
(k) Current Dispatch Services Agreement with the City for 911 Dispatch Services, establishing
terms of payment and cost of dispatch services.
Prior to the issuance of the ambulance service license, the application and all necessary
records, Dispatch Services Agreement and identified documents shall be reviewed and all
equipment proposed for use shall be inspected by the fire chief, who shall determine whether
said records, Dispatch Services Agreement, identified documents, and equipment conform to
the requirements of this chapter, and any rules or regulations referenced herein or issued
hereunder. Upon approval of the application, the fire chief shall issue an ambulance service
license to the applicant. (Ord. 97-71 § 1 (part), 1997).
Section 2. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect 30 days after its passage,
approval, and publication as provided by law and by the City Charter.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, signed and approved this day of
,2016.
ATTEST: Kathy Coffey, Mayor
City Clerk
Publication Date:
Effective Date:
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SUSPICIOUS CIRC 1 1 0 0TRAFFIC HAZARD 1 0 0 1TRAFFIC OFFENSE 1 0 0 0UNWANTED GUEST 1 0 0 0Total 382 101 1012 93CowicheFEE BASEDACCIDENT INJURY 3 0 4 2ACCIDENT UNKNOW 2 0 3 1EMR ALARM MED 0 0 0 0EMR MEDIC 24 2 0 7EMR RED 10 3 19 4EMR YELLOW 0 0 0 0Total 39 5 26 14NO-FEEEMR IFT 11 0FIRE BRUSH GRAS 0 0 2 0FIRE STRUCTURE 2 1 0 0Total 13 1 2 0MoxeeFEE BASEDACCIDENT INJURY 8 10 12 11ACCIDENT UNKNOW 10 3 4 9EMR ALARM MED 4 2 5 9EMR MEDIC 24 82 99 57EMR RED 53 22 58 33EMR YELLOW 5 2 8 5Total 104 121 186 124NO-FEEEMR AMB 0 0 0 1EMR NURSE 0 0 1 0EMR IFT 3 0 11 0FIRE STRUCTURE 4 2 6 0FIRE VEHICLE 1 0 0 0Total 8 2 18 1NachesFEE BASED
ACCIDENT INJURY 32 5 24 12ACCIDENT UNKNOW 22 3 19 5EMR ALARM MED 9 4 4 6EMR RED 73 8 68 24EMR YELLOW 5 0 4 0EMR MEDIC 140 25 126 0Total 281 45 245 47NO-FEEEMR IFT 10 0 19 0EMR AMB 4 0 5 2FIRE AUTO ALM 2 2 0 0 0FIRE BRUSH GRAS 1 0 2 3FIRE EWR 3 0 1 0FIRE VEHICLE 0 0 1 0FIRE STRUCTURE 5 0 0 1Total 25 0 28 6SelahFEE BASEDACCIDENT INJURY 18 23 29 14ACCIDENT UNKNOWN 18 13 21 11EMR ALARM MED 26 17 253 9EMR MEDIC 288 184 9 230EMR RED 141 75 6 197EMR YELLOW 15 5 35 0Total 506 317 353 461NO-FEEFIRE AUTO ALM 2 0 1 3 1FIRE BRUSH GRAS 1 0 4 0FIRE ELECTRICAL 0 2 1 0FIRE HAZMAT 0 0 2 1FIRE OTHER 2 0 1 0FIRE SRVC CALL 0 0 1 0FIRE STRUC COMM 0 0 2 1FIRE STRUCTURE 5 10 11 9Total 8 13 25 12Union GapFEE BASEDACCIDENT INJURY 18 33 12 29ACCIDENT UNKNOW 7 23 11 18EMR ALARM MED 5 17 7 24
EMR MEDIC 114 228 111 230EMR RED 85 203 80 197EMR YELLOW 0 1 3 0Total 229 505 224 498NO-FEEACCIDENT NO INJ 6 0 0 0EMR IFT 22 0 23 0FIRE STRUCTURE 3 2 6 8Total 31 2 29 8
Memorandum
December 1, 2016
To: Public Safety Committee
From: Scott Schafer, Public Works Director
Brett Sheffield, PE, Chief Engineer
Subject: Highest Non-signalized Intersection Accident Locations
At the November 3rd Public Safety Committee (PSC) meeting, staff recommended the following
modifications at three non-signalized intersection in the City:
Install median curbing along 40th Avenue in the vicinity of 40th Avenue and Chestnut Avenue,
thereby limiting the movements at Chestnut Avenue to right in, right out only (at an estimated cost
of $17,500). See Figure 1.
Install median curbing along 16th Avenue in the vicinity of 16th Avenue and Chestnut Avenue,
thereby limiting the movements at Chestnut Avenue to right in, right out only (at an estimated cost
of $17,500). See Figure 2.
Re-stripe Lincoln Avenue to a 3-lane roadway, with bike lanes, from Lewis Avenue to 6th Avenue
in an effort to reduce the number of accidents at the intersection of Lincoln Avenue and Custer
Avenue (at an estimated cost of $75,000). See Figure 3.
Deputy Mayor Méndez requested that we provide the number of accidents that have occurred at these
intersections within the last two years. The results are as follows:
40th Avenue and Chestnut Avenue: Within the past two years, there have been 10 accidents,
with four (4) of the accidents resulting in injuries. Five (5) accidents were caused by vehicles
crossing 40th Avenue; four (4) accidents were caused by vehicles turning left; and, one (1)
accident was a bike being hit by a vehicle.
16th Avenue and Chestnut Avenue: Within the past two years, there have been 12 accidents,
with five (5) of the accidents resulting in injuries. Nine (9) accidents were caused by vehicles
crossing 16th Avenue; two (2) accidents were rear-ends; and, one (1) accident was a pedestrian
being hit by a vehicle.
Lincoln Avenue and Custer Avenue: Within the past two years, there have been 15 accidents,
with six (6) of the accidents resulting in injuries. Seven (7) accidents were caused by vehicles
turning left; three (3) accidents were caused by vehicles crossing Lincoln Avenue; two (2)
accidents were rear-ends; and one (1) accident was a pedestrian being hit by a vehicle.
Figure 1: 40th Avenue and Chestnut Avenue
Figure 2: 16th Avenue and Chestnut Avenue
Figure 3: Lincoln Avenue and Custer Avenue