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PUBLIC SAFETY COORDINATING COUNCIL
Minutes of Meeting
Tuesday, May 7, 2019
A meeting of the Local Public Safety Coordinating Council was held at 3:30 p.m. on
Tuesday, May 7, 2019 in the Allen Conference Room of the Deschutes Service Building.
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Tony DeBone, County Commissioner
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Patti Adair, County Commissioner
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Ken Hales, Community Corrections
Wells Ashby, Judge (Absent, exc)
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Tom Anderson, County Administrator
Don Wagner, Oregon State Police
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Shane Nelson, Deschutes County Sheriff
Keith Witcosky, City of Redmond
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Sara Crosswhite, 9-1-1 Operations
John Hummel, District Attorney
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Aaron Brenneman, Defense Attorney
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Erin Taylor, Citizen Member
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George Conway, Health Services Director
Jim Porter, Bend PD Chief
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Jeff Hall, Court Administrator
Donna McClung, Oregon Youth Authority
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Justin Livingston, Bend City Council
Brian McNaughton, Redmond PD
Vacant
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Shelly Smith, KIDS Center
Also present were Trevor Stephens, Deschutes County Adult Parole and Probation; Sonya
Littledeer-Evans, Juvenile Justice; Holly Harris, Health Services; Denney Kelley, Chief of Black
Butte Police; Laura Skundrick, Administrative Assistant.
CALL TO ORDER & INTRODUCTIONS: Vice Chair Tom Anderson called the meeting to
order at 3:33pm at which time introductions were made.
2. APPROVE PSCC MEETING MINUTES: Motion made and supported for approval of April
2, 2019 meeting minutes. Motion Carried.
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3. PUBLIC COMMENT: None.
4. JRI VICTIM SERVICE GRANT APPLICATION: Trevor Stephens presented a powerpoint,
Attachment 2, overviewing applications received for the JRI Victim Service Grant. He
explained work done by the grant review committee in scoring the applications and the
recommendation for awarding of grant funds. Mr. Hales moved to approve, Ms.
Crosswhite seconded. Ms. Smith and Mr. Brenneman, as Board members of Saving
Grace, abstained from the vote. Motion carried.
5. BIENNIAL JUVENILE CRIME PREVENTION PLAN: Sonya Littledeer-Evans overviewed
Attachment 3, summarizing work done during last biennium and the plan for biennium
2019-2021, asking for committee approval. Moving forward, the plan will be to
continue mainly with Functional Family Therapy, to move away from Girl's Circle and
more toward early identification and intervention, as well as the Restorative Justice
Pilot. Dr. Conway asked why Girl's Circle will not continue, and Ms. Littledeer-Evans
replied there are challenges keeping contractors staffed that are trained in facilitation,
for this small amount of time and money. The department determined the money
could be leveraged further by partnering with a different, already existing program. She
continued explaining the attachment, including the appendix which displays what the
department and partners see happening within the community. Vice Chair Anderson
inquired about trends seen in terms of juvenile referrals, and Ms. Littledeer-Evans
replied they are seeing decrease in referrals, which is happening both locally and
nationwide. Mr. Hales added they are seeing a disproportionate number of juveniles,
over half, coming out of Redmond. Mr. Hales moved to adopt the recommendation,
Mr. Brenneman seconded. Sheriff Nelson requested a copy of the 2019-2021 biennium
plan prior to voting, and Mr. Hales confirmed that can be sent to all committee
members. He clarified that the form provided in today's meeting materials is the
required format that was provided to the department for their submittal. The
committee agreed to read the plan and consider it at next month's meeting. Mr. Hales
withdrew his motion to adopt the recommendation, and Mr. Brenneman supported the
withdrawal.
6. FAMILY DRUG COURT SUPPORT LETTER: Mr. Hall explained that the grant application,
released earlier this week, is different from applications in previous years. He is
awaiting clarification on several items, so he will have more information soon. In the
event that the application requires more of this committee, he may return to the June
meeting with an additional request. Sheriff Nelson added that he absolutely supports
this program and will continue to support it. He proposed to change the beginning date
of drug court to the 1990's as Senior Judge Brady had previously referenced, rather
than the 2006 date currently in the letter. Sheriff Nelson moved to approve the letter
as amended, Justin Livingston seconded. Motion carried.
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Mr. Brenneman added that on behalf of himself and other defense attorneys, Family
Drug Court is an amazing resource and all are supportive of the program. He noted the
support of Deschutes Family Recovery, as well. It is rewarding to see what the program
is able to do for the community and for reuniting families.
7. OTHER BUSINESS: None.
ADJOURNMENT: There being no further discussion, the meeting was adjourned at 4:05
p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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Board Assistant Secretary
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