NEW WESTMINSTER POLICE BOARD OPEN AGENDA Tuesday, 30 June, 2020 @ 0930
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NEW WESTMINSTER POLICE BOARD OPEN AGENDA Tuesday, 30 June, 2020 @ 0930 √ Indicates Attachment 1 ADOPTION √ 1.1 Adoption of Open Agenda: 30 June, 2020 Police Board 1.2 Delegations 2 CONSENT AGENDA Police Board √ 2.1 Approval of Open Minutes: 19 May, 2020 2.2 Police Board Member Reports √ 2.3 Statistics 2.4 Policy √ Vulnerable Person and At Risk Guidelines √ OD110: Homicide Investigations √ AC30: Funeral and Flag Protocols √ AB170: Absence from Duty - Illness 2.5 Correspondence √ Appointment of Karim Hachlaf to the Police Board √ FSGV Correspondence √ Junior Officer Detective Briefcase Correspondence √ Man Charged In Sexual Assault Investigation √ Lower Mainland District Integrated Team Annual Report 2019 √ Public Correspondence 3 ONGOING BUSINESS 3.1 NWVAA Board Representative Police Board √ 3.2 CAPG Call for Nominations to Board of Directors Term 2020 -2022 Police Board 3.3 BCAPB Authorised and Alternate Representative Police Board 4 NEW BUSINESS √ 4.1 Public Concerns and Questions Regarding NWPD Practices and Chief Constable Jansen Policies √ 4.2 Motion for Consideration Mayor Cote NEXT MEETING Date: Tuesday, 21 July, 2020 at 0930 Location: ZOOM Video Conference ADJOURNMENT OF OPEN MEETING NEW WESTMINSTER MUNICIPAL POLICE BOARD May 19, 2020 at 0930 New Westminster Police Executive Boardroom MINUTES of Regular Meeting PRESENT: Mayor Jonathan Coté Chair Ms. Christine Dacre Mr. Sasha Ramnarine Ms. Natalia Bryant STAFF: Acting Chief Constable D. Jansen Acting Deputy Chief P. Hyland Inspector T. Matsumoto Inspector T. Dudar Acting Inspector D. McDaniel Acting Inspector R. Boyd Mr. M. Wilson Ms. D. Dyer Board Secretary GUESTS Ms. H. Finnigan 1. ADOPTION OF AGENDA MOVED AND SECONDED (Ramnarine/Bryant) THAT: The New Westminster Police Board approve the May 19, 2020 Regular Agenda CARRIED 1.2 Delegations None. 1.3 Presentation of Next Door Ms. Finnigan presented the Next Door platform to the Board. Mayor Cote raised some concerns regarding privacy and asked Ms. Finnigan for further clarity. Ms. Finnigan assured the Board that the privacy concerns are similar to those that exist around current platforms, such as Instagram and Facebook. Ms. Finnigan New Westminster Municipal Police Board further elucidated that no personal information that is shared on the platform is given to the Police. There was further dialogue concerning Crime Mapping. Ms. Finnigan stated that the NWPD App would become obsolete and that Crime Mapping would be available through the New Westminster Police Website. Discussion ensued. Received for information. 2. CONSENT AGENDA (Bryant/ Ramnarine) 2.1 Police Board Member Reports 2.2 Statistics 2.3 Policy AB145 – COVID-19 Remote Work AF160 – Public Information Disclosure AB95 – Disability Management 2.4 Correspondence Transition of Police Governance Unit Director Role New BCAPB President Naloxone Supplies Minister Approves Establishment of a Surrey Police Board Re-Appointment of Natalia Bryant Deferral of E-Comm Annual General Meeting Diversity and Inclusion Report to Council Extension of Jack McGee’s Position CAPG AGM and Call for Resolutions CAPG Emil Kolb Award Nominations Christine Dacre Board Appointment Expiry MOVED AND SECONDED (Bryant/Dacre) THAT: The Consent Agenda items be approved. CARRIED Minutes of NWPB – 19 May, 2020 Page 2 of 4 New Westminster Municipal Police Board 3. ONGOING BUSINESS/ DISCUSSION 3.1 Governance: Tri Annual Financial Report Mr. Wilson presented the Tri Annual Financial Report. As of April 30, 2020 the Police Department is under-budget by $257,500. Salaries and benefits are under- budget by $107,400 mainly as a result of unfilled civilian positions. Seconded positions are over-budget by $60,800 which is fully recoverable. Additional revenues received for the period include provincial grants of $16,300 for Naloxone, $35,000 for recovery of costs in a police file, and $6,400 screening equipment. Received for information. 4. NEW BUSINESS 4.1 CAPG Call for Nominations to Board of Directors Term 2020 – 2022 Mayor Cote directed that this be discussed amongst the Board members and be included on the agenda in June. 4.2 Appointment of NWPB Member to NWVAA (Verbal) There is currently a vacancy on the NWVAA Board since the expiry of Ms. Hotel’s Police Board appointment. Mayor Cote requested that Mr. Ramnarine and Ms. Bryant reach an agreement between them as to who will represent the Police Board on the NWVAA Board. This matter is to be finalised at the Police Board meeting on June 30, 2020. 4.3 Funding from MPSSG (Verbal) Inspector Matsumoto reported that following a meeting with the Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General on 29 January, 2020, a one-time grant of $90,000 has been provided for the funding of a Sex Assault Councillor position. It was proposed that this program be put in place for two years in order to examine the delivery of sex assault investigations and services to the community. The City of New Westminster has paid for the primary year with the Ministry agreeing to pay for the subsequent year. Mayor Cote requested that a memo on this matter be included on the next Police Board agenda on 30 June, 2020. Minutes of NWPB – 19 May, 2020 Page 3 of 4 New Westminster Municipal Police Board ADJOURNMENT of Regular Meeting Chair Jonathan Coté adjourned the meeting at 1000 hrs. Next meeting: June 30, 2020 at 0930 AM New Westminster Police Executive Boardroom 555 Columbia St., New Westminster BC MAYOR JONATHAN COTE D. DYER CHAIR RECORDING SECRETARY Minutes of NWPB – 19 May, 2020 Page 4 of 4 UCR Monthly Offence Overview – May 2020 General UCR categories: Persons offences and other Criminal Code offences are within the five‐year average range for May. All other monitored categories are significantly below the monthly range. Year‐to‐date totals for all monitored categories are decreased in comparison to 2019. UCR (general) May 2020 2019 % change 2019 2020 range YTD YTD/1000 YTD YTD/1000 YTD per 1000 Total Criminal Code 504 343 376‐488 1810 22.7 2213 28.3 ‐18% ‐20% ‐ Persons offences 111 59 39‐93 371 4.6 397 5.1 ‐7% ‐8% ‐ Property offences 323 209 259‐321 1176 14.7 1503 19.2 ‐22% ‐23% ‐ Other CC offences 94 88 82‐104 320 4.0 383 4.9 ‐16% ‐18% Above normal range Within normal range Below normal range Specific UCR groups: Totals for all groups are within the average monthly range, with the exception of CDSA‐related offences (below range). Totals for all monitored groups are at or below year‐to‐date totals for the previous year. UCR (specific) May 2020 2019 % change 2019 2020 range YTD YTD/1000 YTD YTD/1000 YTD per 1000 Robbery 332‐4 17 0.2 15 0.2 13% 11% Assault 46 34 21‐40 177 2.2 174 2.2 2% 0% Break & Enter 35 29 23‐36 143 1.8 172 2.2 ‐17% ‐18% Vehicle Theft 26 21 14‐30 68 0.9 121 1.5 ‐44% ‐45% Theft from Vehicle 78 72 54‐79 357 4.5 382 4.9 ‐7% ‐8% Drugs (CDSA) 12 6 7‐21 27 0.3 33 0.4 ‐18% ‐20% Above normal range Within normal range Below normal range CONFIDENTIAL This document is the property of the New Westminster Police Board and may not be further disseminated without the approval of the Chief Constable. Prepared on 2020‐06‐22 by CP‐NWPD‐CIU. This report reflects the most current data available at the time of writing. NWPD Guidelines – At Risk and Vulnerable Persons Overview: The New Westminster Police Department (“NWPD) is committed to protecting the safety and security of all persons while respecting their fundamental human rights. All members of the NWPD will acknowledge that being homeless is not a crime and ensure that they treat at risk and vulnerable persons with compassion, empathy and understanding. These guidelines will serve to clarify police protocols and authorities when engaging with at risk and vulnerable persons living in the community, including how to deal with the construction of living structures on private and public property within the City. Procedures: In the vast majority of cases, there is no urgency in removing an occupied living structure or at risk or vulnerable person. When NWPD members encounter occupied living structures, either proactively or in response to a call for service, the first consideration is to determine if the living structure or at risk or vulnerable person is on City or private property. Protocols on how to respond will vary between the two designations. NWPD Protocol for City Owned Property: The City of New Westminster has the primary authority and responsibility for living structures set up on City property and the City Bylaw Department will take lead role in these situations. If NWPD members encounter a living structure, they shall contact Licensing and Integrated Services at 604- 527-4657 to arrange for City Bylaws to attend the scene. City Bylaws staff may request NWPD to assist and stand by and keep the peace to ensure the public safety of everyone involved. This could include situations where a Bylaw Officer has concerns about their personal safety or the safety of others, or if a criminal offence is being committed. If persons in terfere with City Engineering removing a living structure on public property, NWPD members may be called to assist if the persons are committing a criminal offence such as Mischief or Assault. NWPD members will not physically dismantle or take down tents or structures on City property. If an occupied living structure or at risk or vulnerable person is encountered in a New Westminster City park between the hours of 7:00 pm and 9:00 am, NWPD members shall not request they move or make any attempt to move them from the park.