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YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
AGENDA STATEMENT
Item No. 4.
For Meeting of: March 22, 2022
ITEM TITLE: Yakima Valley Conference of Governments (YVCOG) Crime
Center Proposal
SUBMITTED BY: Robert Harrison, City Manager
SUMMARY EXPLANATION:
The YVCOG has submitted a proposal to fund a Regional Crime Center. Attached is a draft
letter for Council consideration, which was tabled at the March 15, 2022 meeting in order to have
a study session on the proposal. Also included on this item is the YVCOG proposal and an initial
analysis from Police Chief Murray.
ITEM BUDGETED:
STRATEGIC PRIORITY:
APPROVED FOR SUBMITTAL BY THE CITY MANAGER
RECOMMENDATION:
Authorize Mayor's signature on the draft letter to YVCOG.
ATTACHMENTS:
Description Upload Date Type
ID memo 3/18/2022 Corer Memo
1 YVCOG Letter 3/11/2022 Corer Memo
ID YVCOG regional crime resource ctr 3/10/2022 Corer Memo
I regional crime resource ctr 3/10/2022 Corer Memo
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MEMORANDUM
To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the Yakima City Council
From: Bob Harrison, City Manager
Date: March 18, 2022
RE: YVCOG crime center proposal
Yakima Valley Conference of Governments (YVCOG) has notified local jurisdictions of its intent
to establish a crime center in Yakima. The proposal includes costs for infrastructure,
technology, administrative fees, and staff. Below is a list of questions the Yakima City Council
would like YVCOG to address related to the proposed crime center at a study session on
Tuesday, March 22.
1. What costs in the proposal are directly related to capital and/or equipment?
2. What costs are directly related to operations (e.g. staff salaries and benefits, training,
mileage, security, space, etc)?
3. What specifically will the analysts be doing? The ATF NIBIN program produces partially
analyzed data (this already happens) and that data is shared with police. Even
shootings in other jurisdictions are shared so that investigators may explore links. ATF
would share that data with YPD analysts (again, as they already do). Therefore, why
would the City of Yakima need the services of the two proposed analysts to pursue
NIBIN leads? Is there some other analysis they would perform that YPD analysts could
not?
4. Who would the crime analyst supervisor report to and can you share with us the public
safety expertise that individual has in managing a program like the one proposed?
5. Can you present the budget information under a model that shares capital and
equipment costs between all jurisdictions based on the tried and true population formula
that the COG utilizes, and then show the cost distribution to various communities with no
City of Yakima participation in the crime analysts operating portion of the budget? And
what that combined total capital and operating cost would be relative to the currently
proposed consolidated model in the report.
6. What is the time frame proposed for this initiative?
Questions from Council member Byers:
7. Can YPD share/send one of our paid analysts to the center as our share of staffing
costs?
8. If we pay our percentage costs of all tech, equipment &training, can we use the service
of the center on a "fee for service" basis?
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March 11, 2022
Yakima Valley Conference of Governments
311 North 4th Street, Suite 204
Yakima,WA 98901
Dear YVCOG Membership:
The Yakima City Council is providing this letter to provide clarity around the City of Yakima's position to
the suggested RCIC proposal.
The City of Yakima is in favor of: Vkim
• Yakima County and the other municipalities in the YVCOG increasing their funding and
enhancing their crime fighting capabilities through the addition of crime analysts. The enhanced
capabilities of our regional neighbors that can coordinate with the City of Yakima's crime
analysts will improve capabilities and coordination for all agencies.
• Jointly purchasing the Ninex system and other potential capital investments,equipment,and
related training that would benefit the entire region. The City of Yakima Police Chief forwarded
additional suggestions for capital equipment that we believe would benefit all police agencies in
the region and the City of Yakima would be willing to be a partner and share in those costs.
• Equitable distribution of costs,as the City of Yakima is no longer in a financial position to
underwrite costs for other governmental organizations. We have raised this issue with the
YVCOG and we have not received a satisfactory response from the YVCOG membership or
YVCOG administration regarding the provision of SWAT services,the cost of which is primarily
borne by the City of Yakima.
The City of Yakima specific positions on other elements of this proposal are:
• The City of Yakima will not participate in the funding of the regional crime analysts, the YVCOG
administrative charge, and other elements related to the operational aspects of the plan. As has
been relayed to the YVCOG administration,the City of Yakima invests over$350,000 annually in
staffing three of its own crime analyst positions. To have the City of Yakima fund two additional
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crime analysts that will be providing services directly to other municipal organizations and the
County and not the City can't be justified to the taxpayers of Yakima.
• We don't believe that the YVCOG has the public safety expertise nor can we justify the YVCOG
administrative charge when there is a regional agency,the Yakima County Sheriff,that could
manage this service through an interlocal agreement. Management and scheduling of the
equipment could be rolled into the Sheriff's daily operations,and if necessary a small fee
provided to cover additional costs.
The City of Yakima is willing to continue to have conversations with the YVCOG about this concept
within the parameters of what has been identified within this letter. We are committed to continuing to
work with all the members of the YVCOG to find opportunities for service or capital investments that
make good sense from both a service and financial perspective.
On behalf of the Yakima City Council,thank you for the opportunity to comment on the proposal.
Respectfully,
Janice Deccio
Mayor
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COG YAKIMA VALLEY
AlrIL CONFERENCE OF GOVERNMENTS
311 North 4th Street, Suite 204 • Yakima, Washington 98901
509-574-1550 • FAX 574-1551
website: www.yvcog.org
March 7, 2022
Dear Mayor and Councilmember:
YVCOG has exciting news to share about an opportunity for your jurisdiction. In cooperation with law
enforcement agencies,YVCOG is bringing a Regional Crime Resource Center to the Yakima Valley. This is an
opportunity for all jurisdictions. Providing this service to law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and victims in
our valley is a huge step forward in increasing public safety and evaluating solutions to reduce crime.The
objective is to work together, across jurisdictional boundaries in support of each other, with shared
information and resources.
The Regional Crime Resource Center will employ two Public Safety staff that will provide participating law
enforcement agencies a visual map showing criminal activity.The map will provide data on crime wherever it
happens in our valley, not just within your jurisdictional boundaries. Working together, law enforcement
agencies will be able to share with each other solutions they used to reduce crime. If our officers are working
together and sharing solutions, we will begin to analyze criminal activities and solutions together.
These two YVCOG Public Safety staff will also provide information related to gun crimes after being trained
as firearms examiners by National Alcohol,Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF). YVCOG will purchase required
technology, National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN), using the ATF website,to reduce
violent gun crimes. The Public Safety staff will conduct a microscopic examination of physical evidence
collected by your law enforcement at the scene of a crime. If the evidence collected is a match in the NIBIN
system,the data is then compiled into intelligence reports with other gun crimes in all areas. Why is this
important? It's all about building a case with evidence to prosecute criminals. Working together is key.These
criminals are not siloed in your jurisdiction, we can't be siloed fighting them.
YVCOG has been meeting with mayors, city managers, councilmembers, police chiefs,or the YVCOG voting
member from each jurisdiction to share this opportunity. We have listened to each person we met with.
Common concerns include:
• How to fund a regional center
• The desire to have more regionalized services
• Will YVCOG's service benefit every member, or will we focus on one or two of our members where
crime may be the highest?
Let me address each of these concerns.
Funding the Regional Crime Resource Center.
When YVCOG was formed in 1966, how we operate and `share' in the cost was determined.To impact
every member's budget in an equal manner was determined. YVCOG uses Office of Financial
Management's (OFM) estimated population for each member and calculates the percentage of
population for the region for each jurisdiction.
This percentage is used when determining the `share'of a cost for a regional service. Still today,this is
the fairest way to share in a cost. MEMBER JURISDICTIONS
Grandview•Granger• Harrah •Mabton•Moxee• Naches•Selah
Sunnyside•Tieton•Toppcnish• Union Gap•Wapato• Yakima• Yakima County•Zillah
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YVCOG understands how tight your budgets are. We have applied for funding to share in some of the
startup costs for the Center and will hear back in April if our application is successful. If we are
successful, we hope to reduce the cost to members to `Year-2' of the estimated cost worksheet
provided with this letter.
We will continue to apply for funding opportunities to support this service, but I want to be clear that
there is no guarantee we would be able to support this service without your jurisdiction's financial
support. An opportunity for you is to use ARPA funds is available also as we start this service. We will
continue to update you on the success of our grant applications.
2. More regional services
YES! YVCOG is willing to expand the Regional Crime Resource Center. We believe approaching crime in
a regional manner will provide additional solutions to all agencies and that we are stronger together.
After we have the RCRC established, we can discuss other services that make sense to host here. We
have learned that there are multiple committees and boards that all the jurisdictions participate in and
if these could all come together under one umbrella, the costs and multiple meetings could be
decreased. We will continue to identify these services and discuss the benefits of hosting them at the
RCRC.
3. Does YVCOG focus on one member more than another?
NO! YVCOG is the round table where every voice is heard and matters. BUT.... If YOUR voice is not at
the table sharing your jurisdictions needs and opinions, it may feel like this is true. We operate just as
your council does. We conduct business if a quorum is present. If we have a quorum and your
jurisdiction is not present, the entire Valley misses out on hearing your needs, your opinion, your vote.
I encourage and appreciate the participation of all members. Every member matters and we believe in
serving all members equally. I hope your voting member from YVCOG is reporting back to your whole
council the regional updates presented during YVCOG's General Membership meetings.
YVCOG welcomes an opportunity to join a study session or council meeting to answer questions regarding the
Regional Crime Resource Center. Please contact me at chris.wickenhagen@vvcog.org or Vicki Baker at
victoria.baker@vvcog.org. We will do our best to accommodate all study sessions.
I have attached an estimated cost worksheet, the ARPA Rules Regarding Gun Violence as an eligible use, and
the staffing proposal for your review. Please refer the ARPA rules to your legal counsel for interpretation and
approval in utilizing these funds.
As we continue to move forward, YVCOG would like to learn your intent to participate in a Regional Crime
Resource Center by the end of April. Please email me your jurisdiction's intent by April 29, 2022. Our intent
is to hire staff and begin the training on July 1 to have the RCRC in full operation by January 1, 2023.
After YVCOG has learned of your jurisdictions intent to participate, we will share your intent with all members
and follow up with a resolution for signature. Please reach out to me (509-759-7986) or Vicki (509-759-7983)
with any questions you may have.
Sincerely,
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Chris Wickenhagen
Executive Director
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Regional Public Safety Specialists:
YVCOG will employ a minimum of two full-time employees to serve as the region's Public
Safety Specialists.
Essential Duties Include:
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NIBIN Firearms Examiners
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The National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN) (Enforcement Support System
(NESS)) is a ballistic imaging technology offered through Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms
and Explosives (ATF).
Firearms examiners enter cartridge casing evidence into the Integrated Ballistic Identification
System. Law enforcement can search against evidence from across the country. This program
is one investigative tool accessed by law enforcement that allows each of us to share
information and cooperation easily making all of us more effective in closing cases.
Employee's will complete a standardized training curriculum through National Firearms
Examiner Academy (NEFA) provided by ATF. Employees will learn the fundamentals of firearms
and toolmark examinations while preparing them to deliver expert witness testimony based
on scientific proof, including simulated pretrial conferences and evidence exhibits.
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Utilizing ESRI's ArcGIS platform, staff will be able to provide crime patterns, share information,
while allowing for data driven decisions.
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Estimated Costs Include (2 Public Safety Specialists):
Expenditure Year 1 Year 2
Purchase NIBIN Enforcement $ 160,000 $20,000
Support System (NESS)
Purchase ESRI ArcGIS Crime $5,000 $5,000
Analysts application
Full time Manager Salary and $ 117,600 $124,656
Fringe Benefits
Full time Specialist Salaries $ 100,800 $106,848
and Fringe Benefits
Training $ 16,000 $10,000
Mileage $ 4,000 $4,200
Office Equipment $ 2,000 $2,000
Security $ 15,000 $18,000
Admin & Overhead costs $ 35,000 $38,000
Other directs $ 10,000 $10,000
TOTAL $ 465,400 $ 338,704
At the end of year 1 & 2, a more detailed budget will be available with actual expenditures for
your review. A quarterly budget will be presented for your review in the months of April, July,
October, and January.
Members share in the total expense based on the percentage of population in their
municipality.
6-Year Anticipated Cost to municipalities:
%Population Population Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6
2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027
GRANDVIEW 4.25% 10,960 $ 19,763 $ 14,383 $ 15,084 $ 15,823 $ 16,604 $ 17,428
GRANGER 1.43% 3,690 $ 6,654 $ 4,842 $ 5,078 $ 5,327 $ 5,590 $ 5,868
HARRAH 0.22% 580 $ 1,046 $ 761 $ 798 $ 837 $ 879 $ 922
MABTON 0.77"/ 1,975 $ 3,561 $ 2,592 $ 2,718 $ 2,851 $ 2,992 $ 3,141
MOXEE 1.71% 4,405 $ 7,943 $ 5,781 $ 6,062 $ 6,360 $ 6,673 $ 7,005
NACHES 0.43% 1,110-$ 2,002 $ 1,457 $ 1,528 $ 1,603 $ 1,682 $ 1,765
SELAH 3.19% 8,235 $ 14,849 $ 10,807 $ 11,333 $ 11,889 $ 12,476 $ 13,095
SUNNYSIDE 6.35% 16,400 $ 29,572 $ 21,522 $ 22,571 $ 23,677 $ 24,845 $ 26,078
TIETON 0.55% 1,430 $ 2,579 $ 1,877 $ 1,968 $ 2,065 $ 2,166 $ 2,274
TOPPENISH 3.44% 8,870 $ 15,994 $ 11,640 $ 12,207 $ 12,806 $ 13,438 $ 14,104
UNION GAP 2.56% 6,595 $ 11,892 $ 8,655 $ 9,076 $ 9,521 $ 9,991 $ 10,487
WAPATO 1.79% 4,610 $ 8,313 $ 6,050 $ 6,345 $ 6,656 $ 6,984 $ 7,331
YAKIMA 37.90% 97,810 $ 176,369 $ 128,356 $ 134,611 $ 141,212 $ 148,178 $ 155,531
YAKIMA CO. 34.19% 88,240 $ 159,112 $ 115,797 $ 121,440 $ 127,395 $ 133,680 $ 140,313
7ITJAH 1.24% 3,190 $ 5,752 $ 4,186 $ 4,390 $ 4,606 $ 4,833 $ 5,073
TOTALS I r 258,100 I$ 465,400 $ 338,704 $ 355,210 I$ 372,628 I$ 391,011 I$ 410,413
Application $ 160,000 $ 20,000 $ 20,000 $ 20,000 $ 20,000 $ 20,000
Staff r$ 218,400 $ 231,504 $ 245,394 $ 260,118 $ 275,725 $ 292,268
Direct Costs '$ 87,000 $ 87,200 $ 89,816 $ 92,510 $ 95,286 $ 98,144
465,400 338,704 355,210 372,628 391,011 410,413
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ARPA Rules Regarding Gun Violence Programs
Public Comment: Some commenters sought further
clarification on whether some of the enumerated eligible uses
are considered responsive to all crime, violent crime, or gun
violence. Treasury Response: Enumerated eligible uses that
respond to an increase in gun violence may be pursued in
communities experiencing an increase in gun violence
associated with the pandemic, specifically:
1) hiring law enforcement officials — even above pre-pandemic
levels — or paying overtime where the funds are directly
focused on advancing community policing 72 strategies for gun
violence,
2) additional enforcement efforts to reduce gun violence
exacerbated by the pandemic, including prosecuting gun
traffickers, dealers, and other parties contributing to the supply
of crime guns, as well as collaborative federal, state, and local
efforts to identify and address gun trafficking channels, and
3) investing in technology and equipment to allow law
enforcement to more efficiently and effectively respond to the
rise in gun violence resulting from the pandemic, for example
technology to assist in the identification of guns whose serial
numbers have been damaged.
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Chief Matthew Murray's Office %.4%).
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March 8, 2022
City Manager Harrison,
I have read the Yakima Valley Conference of Governments Regional Crime Resource
Center proposal and there are several issues I believe I must address. These are the
same concerns I raised in our meeting with YVCog on January 31 , 2022.
First, the concept of shared resources for large expense items (like the NIBIN
Enforcement Support System) is an excellent idea. As you know, I am hard-wired to be
a collaborator and believe that collaboration is one of the best means of tackling difficult
problems. It is why we have created a gang task force with the Yakima Sheriff and FBI
and also a domestic violence coalition in the city of Yakima. I strongly support some
elements of the proposal and have even forwarded an additional purchase proposal to
YVCOG for consideration in this effort (hardware and software that could be shared in
accessing child pornography evidence from cell phones). I would support joining the
collective effort to fund:
• Purchase of NIBIN System - $160,000
• Purchase of the Crime Analysts software (if needed and accessible by YPD
analysts) - $5,000
• Training (if needed and accessible by YPD analysts and YPD officers) - $15,000
• Mileage - $4,000
• Purchase and training for the software I mentioned above with training for several
officers throughout Yakima Valley - $60,000
However, I cannot support Yakima city taxpayers funding positions, equipment,
overhead, and security which are a duplication of our current staff.
In the summer of 2021 , the Yakima City Council invested in a dramatic increase in the
size of our analyst team (adding two new positions to the current one analyst — creating
a team). They further funded the purchase of LPR camera technology to gather data
which will assist in identifying suspect vehicles associated with crime. These
investments are valued at approximately $320,000 (annually).
If the city were to agree to the proposal as written, we would be paying for police
analytical services for everyone except the city of Yakima. I would support paying our
portion of the cost for the items I listed in bullet points, and we are ready and excited to
"Make respect a part of every interaction."
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200 S 3'Street I Yakima, WA 98901 •
Telephone: (509) 575-6211 POLIO
work with all of the agencies in the valley and their analysts should they agree to
funding that portion of the proposal.
I am happy to clarify any of these points or answer questions as necessary.
Chief Murray
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March 22, 2022
YVCOG Regional Crime Resource Center Proposal
YVCOG is proposing to create a"Regional Crime Resource Center" in Yakima Valley. The
stated purpose is to "work together, across jurisdictional boundaries in support of each other.
with shared information and resources." The proposal includes employing two public safety staff
"that will provide participating agencies a visual map showing criminal activity." Further, the
staff will also provide, "information related to gun crimes after being trained as firearms
examiners by National Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF). YVCOG will purchase required
technology".
To best address this proposal as written, I will briefly explain the National Integrated Ballistics
Information Network(NIBIN)and how local law enforcement use the system in partnership with
ATF.
Every gun leaves a unique "signature" (like fingerprints) on shell casings when a bullet is fired.
They are left by the firing pin and shell extractors within the gun. This is because the machines
that make guns are slightly worn down with each die cast to make the parts inside a gun. Also,
gun manufacturers do not use the same parts so they are also typically unique to a brand or
model.
So when law enforcement collect shell casings, they may be examined and tied to a single
weapon. If that weapon is later discovered in the possession of a shooting suspect, it is powerful
evidence to help build a criminal case. It should be noted that unlike DNA (which cannot be
passed between shooters like a gun can)NIBIN is rarely the single factor in solving a criminal
case. It is, however, a powerful tool to generate leads.
Current Process
If there is a gun crime in the city of Yakima where shell casings are recovered,the following is
the process:
1. The shell casings are recovered by either patrol officers, detectives, or our CSI team.
2. The casings are placed in evidence.
3. If the case is a major crime (homicide, assault, robbery, etc)the casings are immediately
sent to the Washington State Crime Lab in Cheney, WA.
4. If the case is not a"major crime"the casings are sent to Cheney once per week(usually
on Thursdays).
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5. The crime lab, in agreement with ATF, will return "warm leads'within 72 hours.
6. These "warm leads" are sent to the Yakima Gang Unit, assigned detective, and CSI team.
7. ATF also operates the NESS (NIBIN Enforcement Support System)to assist law
enforcement with the data developed in the NIBIN process.
8. The Yakima Police Department utilizes NESS and has one current ATF Task Force
Officer(TFO) and three others in process.
9. As Task Force Officers, Yakima police investigators have access to all of ATF's
information. Unless the proposed Crime Center Analysts were also Task Force Officers
(which means they would have to be law enforcement employees with background
checks)they would actually have less information than we have now.
10. YPD and ATF have already created a county wide "crime gun map"to track weapons
used in our valley. A valley-wide gang intelligence meeting is scheduled for March 31,
2022 and the map and data will be shared with all law enforcement in the valley. All
agencies will have both access and a voice to change and improve the data.
11. If a suspect is arrested and charged, a second request is made to the state crime lab for
forensic examination of the casings by an expert firearms examiner. This is only
necessary for trial purposes.
Upgraded Process
One of the proposals ATF has been making to its partners in the Yakima Valley(including YPD)
for several years is the purchase of The IBIS BRASSTRAX system. This hardware enables
trained" personnel to operate the machine and submit the results electronically to ATF's National
NIBIN Correlation Center in Huntsville, Alabama (or if preferred, they could still be sent to the
State Crime Lab). This ATF team immediately analyzes the data and sends leads directly to the
law enforcement agency(ies) involved with the case.
This hardware costs approximately$195,000.00 to purchase (there is no recurring costs, but this
price includes four years of warranty coverage).
The benefit of this technology is to reduce the "warm leads"turnaround time to less than a day
rather than the roughly one week time investigators have in the current process. This is
significant and would certainly assist in solving serious crime quicker.
I believe this is what YVCOG is calling the "NIBIN Enforcement Support System"which is
actually free of cost.
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Issues with YVCOG Proposal
I personally met with the YVCOG team on January 31, 2022, when they first pitched this
proposal. I expressed the same concerns at that meeting that I will list below. They are
primarily associated with unnecessary personnel costs, but I also believe they demonstrate an
incongruity with how ATF's programs operate and what they are proposing as a`Regional
Crime Resource Center." I had several clarifying questions which City Manager Harrison
included in an email to YVCOG. Unfortunately, the answers did not alleviate my apprehensions.
My concerns and objections:
• The proposal includes hiring two full-time analysts (one manager and one specialist)at a
cost of$218,400 the first year, and $231,504 the second year. There also appears to be
other costs in the proposal to support these personnel—but it is not specifically spelled
out. As I have consistently stated in this process,these analysts do not benefit the tax
payers of the city of Yakima in any way. We have analysts and they already perform all
of the functions these analysts would be tasked with and more. In essence, the only
benefit to bearing any of these costs is good-will.
• The BRASSTRAX machine would absolutely benefit everyone in the Yakima Valley.
We have repeatedly voiced our support for its purchase and worked with Sheriff Udell to
recommend that it be housed in a sheriff substation in Zillah (to be more accessible to
lower valley users). As YVCOG has stated, it would provide quicker turnaround time
and that is a huge benefit. However, it does not require analysts to use the machine or
review the results. Police in Tri-Cities installed a BRASSTRAX machine approximately
two years ago and trained detectives from Kennewick to operate it. My proposal would
be for multiple current employees from across the valley to be trained and to utilize the
technology at the sub-station when needed. If agencies outside the city of Yakima want
to hire personnel to accomplish this I would have no objection.
• The identified tasks that the analysts are being hired to perform are "mapping crime" and
"connect(ing)the dots" for shootings through the ATF's NIBIN system. Both are
admirable and worthy tasks. But they are elementary and would not require even one full
time analyst to complete. We have extensive crime mapping and though a heavy lift to
set up, the results are typically automated.
• The crime analyst supervisor would "report to COG". This is troubling as COG does not
have expertise in either law enforcement or analytics. How would the analyst decide
what to analyze? How would they choose between a project sent from Zillah, Wapato,
"Make respect a part of every interaction."
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Yakima or the Sheriff's Office? How would the work and analysis be evaluated or
shared? There are many more questions that make this reporting structure problematic.
• One idea was to send a fully funded Yakima analyst to the "center" so that we could
offset costs. This would not increase the city's resources, but rather would decrease them
by one third. As I have said, the analysts assigned to the center would not provide any
analytical product that we do not already have. Therefore, sending a fully funded
Yakima Police analyst would only benefit cities who do not have an analyst. This would
be akin to sending a Yakima city custodian to clean the center. It is a kind thing to do,
but the work left undone in Yakima would have to be completed by other Yakima
custodians.
• Gang and gun intelligence from across the valley(much of which is gleaned from the
ATF NIBIN system) is already being analyzed and shared. It will be shared with all law
enforcement agencies across Yakima Valley starting on March 31, 2022. There is no
expense for participating agencies.
• The YVCOG proposal would be for the two safety employees to complete the ATF's
National Firearms Examiner Academy"'. This is an admirable but lofty goal. This
training requires 51 weeks, 19 of which must be in person in Maryland and Washington
D.C. There are additional required trips to New Hampshire, New York, Connecticut, and
Massachusetts to visit gun manufacturing plants. It further requires that the student
"return to their own agency laboratory"to complete Phase III. Finally, the student must
have both a satisfactory law enforcement background investigation and operate under a
"Senior Firearm and Tool mark Examiner"who oversees their training.
• This training and expertise are not required to operate the BRASSTRAX machine.
• The students require work in a laboratory and under the direction of a Senior
Firearms Examiner which do not exist anywhere in Washington State outside the
State Patrol Crime Lab.
• This training would be incredibly expensive and would likely require more than
two years to complete (for both analysts) limiting their ability to perform other
analytical duties.
• Once their training is complete, they would perform work that is only used in trial
and is already performed by the State Crime Lab for free.
"Make respect a part of every interaction."
Chief Matthew Murray's Office
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200 S 3rd Street I Yakima, WA 98901
Telephone: (509) 575-6211 PAla'
Recommendation
I would recommend the following for the city of Yakima:
1. To support the collaborative purchase of a BRASSTRAX machine that may be used by
any specially trained law enforcement personnel in the Yakima Valley.
2. To support the costs to train a significant number of law enforcement personnel from the
Yakima Valley to operate the BRASSTRAX machine so that the work is distributed
evenly and is not reliant of a limited number of people who may not always be available.
3. NOT to assign YPD personnel to the Regional Crime Center, but rather to agree to work
together in collaboration as cases and issues arise.
4. NOT to financially support space, security,technology, supplies, or training for personnel
assets that do not support the City of Yakima.
5. NOT to support training for anyone to attend the ATF's Firearms Academy.
6. NOT to pay YVCOG for administration or overhead costs for a program that does not
serve the City of Yakima.
As I have repeatedly stated, I want to work with other agencies. We have helped create and
participate in a federal task force that will enable us all to attack gun crime anywhere in the
Yakima Valley. I believe that collaboration is essential to solving big issues like crime in our
valley. However, I believe this concept is not beneficial to the Yakima taxpayers as presented.
It is light on specifics (like duties and responsibilities), does not present a tangible benefit for our
city, and presents a lack of understanding about the NIBIN program and the proper utilization of
law enforcement analysts.
Chief Murray
'"warm leads'are typically other confirmed locations the same crime gun has been used or cases it is associated
with
'The training to operate this machine is one week long. ATF will pay for tuition if agencies pay for all travel and
salary costs for their personnel. The class sizes are limited.
https://www.atf.gov/file/53356/download
"Make respect a part of every interaction."
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MEMORANDUM
YVCOG
TO: Yakima Mayor and Councilmembers
FROM: Chris Wickenhagen, Executive Director
DATE: March 22, 2022
SUBJECT: Regional Crime Resource Center
Can YPD share/send one of our paid analysts to the center as our share of staffing costs?
YVCOG will seek guidance for policies and procedures by the advisory committee consisting of participating
members.
If we pay our percentage costs of all tech, equipment &training, can we use the service of the center on a "fee for
service " basis?
YVCOG will seek guidance for policies and procedures by the advisory committee consisting of participating
members.
Another suggestion is that YVCOG facilitate meetings with all valley law enforcement agencies to develop Interlocal
agreements between/among agencies to share the technologies and center.
YVCOG is your regional government. We are funded by grants and contracts. We could provide this service with
a contract by one of our members to facilitate on their behalf.
What costs in the proposal are directly related to capital and/or equipment?
Depending on the services the members request,this could range from $160,000 to$647,000.
What costs are directly related to operations (e.g. staff salaries and benefits,training, mileage, security, space, etc)
Depending on the services the members request,this could range from $305,000 to $572,000.
What specifically will the analysts be doing?
YVCOG will seek guidance for policies and procedures by the advisory committee consisting of participating
members.
The ATF NIBIN program produces partially analyzed data (this already happens) and that data is shared with
police. Even shootings in other jurisdictions are shared so that investigators may explore links. ATF would share
that data with YPD analysts (again, as they already do). Therefore, why would the City of Yakima need the
services of the two proposed analysts to pursue NIBIN leads?
The two staff will support by crime mapping and inputting casing into the brass tracks
machine. If the City is currently submitting all of their casing to Kennewick or Spokane,
they may not need this service
Is there some other analysis they would perform that YPD analysts could not?
I do not know the training your analysts currently have
Who would the crime analyst supervisor report to and can you share with us the public safety expertise that
individual has in managing a program like the one proposed.
Staff would be employed by YVCOG and hired based on qualifications.The members
participating would select the interview committee.
Can you present the budget information under a model that shares capital and equipment costs
between all jurisdictions based on the tried and true population formula that the COG utilizes,
and then show the cost distribution to various communities with no City of Yakima participation
in the crime analysts operating portion of the budget. And what that combined total capital and
operating cost would be relative to the currently proposed consolidated model in the report.
This is answered in the following response. After we learn who is interested in participating, we will perform a
variety of different breakdowns and options for budgeting purposes. We also are continuing to seek start-up
funding to assist in the purchase of equipment,staffing, training, and getting this service up and running. I
shared previously, this is not a grant funded service and members would be responsible for the sustainability for
these services.
What is the time frame proposed for this initiative?
YVCOG is still in the process to determine the need and which members are interested in participating. We have
requested a response from each member by the end of April stating their intentions to participate.Once we
have this information, we will create an advisory committee to begin to review options, how the equipment will
be allowed to be used, where the equipment and staff will be located,which services we will offer, and then
finally, the cost. After this is determined, we will come back to our members for a decision to participate.
CC: Sheriff Udell
Prosecuting Attorney Joe Brusic
YVCOG Executive Committee
Vicki Baker,Regional Program Manager
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