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Home My WebLink About04-05-22 PSCC Minutes1 L 0 . rr PUBLIC SAFETY COORDINATING COUNCIL Minutes of Meetin¢ Tuesday, April 5, 2022 A meeting of the Local Public Safety Coordinating Council was held at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 5, 2022 via Zoom virtual meeting platform Anthony DeBone, County Commissioner Phil Chang, County Commissioner X Deevy Holcomb, Community Justice x Judge Wells Ashby X Nick Lelack, County Administrator Roberto Robles, Oregon State Police X Shane Nelson, Deschutes County Sheriff X Keith Witcosky, City of Redmond Mgr X Sara Crosswhite, 9-1-1 Operations John Hummel, District Attorney x Thomas Spear, Defense Attorney x Erin Taylor, Citizen Member X Erik Kropp, Interim Health Services Director x Mike Krantz, Bend Police Chief X Angie Curtis, Court Administrator Donna McClung, Oregon Youth Authority X Cory Darling, Sunriver Police Chief X Gil Levy, KIDS Center X Melanie Kebler, Bend City Council Devin Lewis, Redmond Police Chief X Donna Mills, Citizen Member Also present were: Redmond Police Dept's Aaron Wells, Community Justice Deputy Director Sonya Littledeer Evans, Deputy Director Tanner Wark, Business Manager Trevor Stephens, Facilities Director Lee Randall, and BOCC Executive Assistant Sharon Keith 1. CALL TO ORDER & INTRODUCTIONS: Judge Ashby called the meeting to order at 3:31 p.m. 2. APPROVAL OF PSCC MEETING MINUTES: Motion made and supported to approve the February 1, 2022 Meeting Minutes. Donna Mills motioned; Melanie Kebler seconded. Motion Carried Minutes of PSCC Meeting Tuesday, April 5, 2022 Page 1 of 3 3. PUBLIC COMMENT: None presented. 4. Pretrial Release Changes - Update: Judge Ashby presented the item explaining the process revolving around Senate Bill 48, the intention of the state to minimize cash bail/security whenever possible and maximize release, and options for community safety. He will be drafting a Presiding Judge Order to align with requirements of state Chief Justice Order being drafted currently, based on SB 48. A draft will be presented in May for feedback. Sheriff Nelson commented on the importance of pretrial services. 5. Adult Treatment Court Treatment — Update: Trevor Stevens and Angie Curtis reported on the recruitment process for the Adult treatment coordinator search. The third recruitment will soon be posted and will report on progress at the next meeting. 6. Deschutes County Public Safety Campus Plan — Update: Facilities Director Lee Randall presented an update on the master plan. The area of the campus is 27.9 acres. Mr. Randall reviewed the history of the property and the scope of the project. Mr. Randall reported on the Courthouse Expansion project noting costs for construction continue to rise. County Administrator Lelack reported the estimate of the courthouse expansion is $40 million including the contingency, whereas original budget was $27M. Board of County Commissioners continues to give full support to this project. Contract negotiations are in process with the design firm. 7. Senate Bill 587 (Tobacco Retail) Impact to ORS 167.785 — Update: Sonya Littledeer- Evans reported on the work in process regarding Senate Bill 587 that took effect in January. It is no longer illegal for juveniles to possess tobacco/inhalants. The onus is on retailers to assume responsibility and accountability for such. Law enforcement officers may not yet be aware of this and continue to cite and refer to Juvenile. Juvenile will not be processing these citations moving forward. 8. Senate Bill 1510 Impact to Police and Parole & Probation Discussion: Deevy Holcomb presented the item noting it was a law effective upon signing on March 24, 2022. Ms. Holcomb reported that SB 1510 intends to further shrink involvement of parole & probation with substance use addiction and treatment population, and make reporting less onerous as one way to eliminate racial and ethnic disparities in the criminal justice system. Changes include elimination of the general condition of supervision "not possess or use controlled substances", and changing reporting requirements. Tanner Wark spoke on case management for the programs and administrative work that will need to be done to reflect the changes. Sheriff Shane Nelson spoke on equipment violations. Aaron Wells noted the department is updating policies and working with staff on best practices moving forward. Thomas Spear commented that SB1510 changes regarding consent to search are connected to recent Supreme Court rulings. Chief Cory Darling commented the department is adapting to the new process. Judge Ashby spoke on the increased volume of search warrants and that the bench will continue to serve in this capacity. Chief Mike Krantz spoke on the increased demands Minutes of PSCC Meeting April 5, 2022 Page 2 of 3 related to searches and consents, and that law enforcement is constantly changing and will continue to adapt. 9. Other Business: • Judge Ashby reported on the recent swearing in of two new judges and his gratitude for everyone's effort and commitment in increasing judicial capacity in the county. ADJOURNMENT: Being no further discussion, the meeting was adjourned at 4:30 p.m. Respectfully submitted,.�_1 Sharon Keith, BOCC Executive Assistant Minutes of PSCC Meeting April 5, 2022 Page 3 of 3