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From YouTube: Bloomington Board of Public Safety, August 15, 2023
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A
E
F
Again
this
month
we
discussed
last
month,
it
continues
to
grow,
but
we're
still
holding
about
that
40
percentage
points
as
an
average.
This
month
it
was
43
percentage
points
higher
than
to
date.
Last
year,
again
the
graphic
as
we
display
the
running
totals
the
2023
is
of
course
year
to
date
in
comparison
to
the
other
two
years,
which
are
full
years.
So
you
can
see
where
we're
at
already
to
this
point
here
so.
F
F
So
the
years
today
totals
are
approaching
parity
with
2022
and
we're
only
in
August,
which
again
is
our
40
call
volume
increase
right,
so
they're
remaining
consistent,
we're
just
where
we're
at
again
the
traffic
stops
as
we've
seen
just
in
a
different
graphic
formulation.
Now:
crime
involving
weapons,
those
have
again
I
the
graphic
speaks
for
itself.
I
mean
it's
it's
about
on
par
to
meet
the
last
two
years,
we'll
see
where
we
wind
up
in
the
last
three
months.
Three
and
a
half
months.
F
F
And
our
training
hours
651
training
hours
this
month,
five
officers
attended
the
basic
SWAT
schools.
17
officers
completed
online
training,
which
is
Moyer
Training
Academy.
These
are
mandatory
State
mandated
training
topics
that
have
to
be
hit
every
year
for
the
officers
we
have.
One
officer
go
to
the
80
hour.
Advanced
traffic
crash
investigation,
one
officer
attended
a
32-hour
advanced
active
shooter
course
hosted
by
federal
law
enforcement
training
center
31
officers
attended
the
2023
legal
update,
and
then
we
have
the
monthly
training
for
canine,
cert
and
CDU.
As
you
see
each
month,.
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Community
engagement,
you
know
23
different
events,
which
again
is
up
considerably
from
2022
the
hours
again
up
considerably
from
2022
and
is
the
Personnel
involved
2022.
with
the
Fourth
of
July
parade
this
last
month
back
to
school
celebrations
at
the
return
of
Chandler's
Glenn
career
day
at
Boys
and
Girls
Club
presentation
at
Dick's,
Sporting
Goods,
where
they
were
doing
donations.
We
were
out
there
with
them,
and
then
we
had
a
community
tour
of
VPD
headquarters.
F
The
upcoming
things
will
National
ads
has
gone
past
because
that
was
August
1st
that
was
very
well
attended.
I
had
some
help
from
IU
Health
brought
the
helicopter
and
had
some
help
with
the
National
Guard
and
other
folks
come
out.
It
was
very
well
attended.
The
department
provided
hot
dogs
and
chips
and
drinks,
and
it
was
a
good
time
to
look
over
I
enjoyed
it.
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F
Police,
social
worker,
37
referrals
up
from
2022
down
a
little
bit
on
the
contacts,
but
that's
not
unusual
when
you
have
more
referrals,
the
contacts
tend
to
go
down
because
they
spend
more
time
initially
with
the
folks.
You
had
some
summaries
there,
where
we
added
a
system,
a
client
filling
out
submitting
Section
8
housing.
F
As
far
as
our
letters
appreciation
accommodation,
this
went
to
officer
Harris.
The
state
runs
a
program
where
they
like
for
the
officers
to
tag
damage
to
missing,
to
damage
property,
State
Property
like
on
overpasses
and
along
highways.
That
way,
they
can
be
aware
of
the
fact
that
report's
already
been
taken
and
they
can
fill
out
a
work
order
to
get
it
fixed
and
officer.
Harris
was
noted
for
doing
that
in
at
least
one
occasion,
and
they
were
to
General
business.
E
So
General
business,
just
a
couple
things
budgets
are
right
around
the
corner.
For
us
it
starts
at
the
end
of
this
month,
where
I'll
be
presenting
the
budget,
we're
still
working
on
final
numbers,
so
I
don't
really
have
anything
to
report
about
it.
Yet
also,
we
are
looking
at
some
new
programs
where
we're
going
to
try
to
have
temporary
part-time
people,
do
more
stuff
downtown
and
on
Kirkwood
and
help
with
some
of
the
issues
that
we're
experiencing
down
there.
E
So
we're
exploring
some
of
those
options
for
the
budget,
and
you
also
will
probably
start
to
hear
about
some
a
report
that
was
done.
It
was
alternatives
to
9-1-1
report
that
both
police
fire
and
The
Innovation
Department
looked
at
with
some
recommendations
on
kind
of
relieving.
The
stresses
off
of
9-1-1
calls
for
all
the
public
safety,
so
there'll
be
more
talked
about
that
with
the
budget
budget.
D
As
the
PSW
alleviate
Aviator
like
at
some
of
our
past
Public
Safety
meetings,
some
of
like
our
officers,
you
know,
are
like
going
out
above
and
beyond.
For
you
know,
families
in
crisis
and
stuff.
Are
they
a
levy?
You
know
like
baby
buying
bedding
I
know
that
was
a
past
story
before
buying
supplies
for
families
in
crisis.
So.
E
B
E
D
D
E
We
have
21
openings
for
officers
right
now.
We
have
two
that
are
currently
out
on
extended
sick
or
light
duty
status.
We
have
two
in
the
fto
program.
We
have
two
that
graduate
this
Friday
from
the
academy.
So
when
they'll
come
back
and
start
the
fto
program,
we
have
two
in
the
current
hiring
process.
E
A
We
will
do
that.
Okay
can
I,
get
a
motion
to
promote
senior
police
officer,
Joseph
Henry
to
the
rank
of
Sergeant,
effective,
August,
21st
2023,
so
moved.
Let
me
tell
you
a
second
I.
Have
a
motion
in
a
second.
Is
there
any
discussion
hearing,
none
all
in
favor
aye
opposed
that
motion
carries
congratulations.
A
G
In
the
write-up
there
was
mention
of
the
fact
that
Miss
Walden
had
looked
at
all
of
the
police
departments
in
Indiana
and
decided
that
she
wanted
to
come
to
Bloomington
a
story
we'd
like
to
hear
so
you
know
so
she
wants
to
elaborate
on
that.
We'd
be
very
happy
to
hear
the
rest
of
that
story.
People
sat.
E
D
A
A
E
C
All
right
all
right,
thank
you.
So
the
one
thing
we
want
to
point
out
about
our
call
volume
is
that,
as
of
July,
we
are
actually
at
our
annual
call
volumes
from
2016
17
18..
So
we
are
on
track
right
now.
If
this
continues.
Its
current
trajectory
to
hit
over
7000
calls
this
year,
which
will
be
another
remarkable
increase
from
year
to
year.
Just
like
what
the
police
said,
it's
not
just
more
of
any
one
thing
is
more
of
just
everything.
C
B
H
C
Flats
and
it's
also
what's
up
for
Crawford
Apartments,
so
just
an
awareness
of
where
we're
at
a
lot
and
that
that
is
it
so
things
like
this
will
actually
give
us
some
better
insight
as
to
where
to
direct
prevention
actions,
but
we're
also
using
that
to
start
Target.
It's
not
like
one
super
User.
It's
a
group
of
super
users,
which
is
something
our
mihs
are
looking
at.
If
there
is
a
way
they
can
impact,
some
of
that
and
curb
it.
C
C
This
this
is
for
city
of
Bloomington
Fire
calls
and
where
they're
spread
out
at
so.
If
there's
more
detail
you
want
to
see,
we
have
new
tools
available
to
us.
We've
always
been
kind
of
limited
to
a
very
archaic
system,
and
now
we
have
some
of
the
modern
tech
that's
available
to
Public
Safety.
So
if
there
are
other
reports
or
other
things,
you're
interested
in
just
let
us
know-
and
if
any
of
you
would
like
to
come
by
and
just
take
a
look
at
what's
available,
then
we
could.
C
B
H
C
G
B
C
C
Departments
well,
I
think
that's
where
things
like
the
alternative,
911
response
come
in
they're
social
workers,
their
Community
Support
are
mih.
Those
are
our
prevention
programs
for
for
us,
so
we
we
kind
of
refer
to
the
mih
as
our
medical
prevention
department,
whereas
we
actually
have
fire
prevention
that
goes
out
and
make
sure
buildings
are
safe.
So
that
is
our
biggest
thing.
Currently
in
the
budget,
there
is
room
for
additional
mobile
and
grade
health
care
where
they
will
start
picking
up
low
Acuity
calls
from
firefighters.
B
H
H
C
Other
questions
on
this
one,
some
of
the
other
things
we
used
to
have
some
of
the
response.
Time
goals
and
one
of
the
big
things
was,
is
if
you're
a
second
over
that
goal.
It
was
a
failure.
This
is
a
better
representation
of
why
we're
still
successful,
even
though
we
were
not
meeting
that
goal.
So
what
you'll
see
in
here
is
the
blue
is
where
we
meet
that
goal.
100
percent,
you
know
we
met
it.
Green
is
where
we're
within
a
margin
of
error
of
it's
still
acceptable.
C
The
yellow
are
the
ones
that
we'll
focus
on
I
will
tell
you
that
most
of
the
digging
into
these
you
look
at
late
at
night.
It
takes
longer
to
get
someone
on
an
apparatus
we're
also
starting
to
uncover
where
people
are
just
human
error,
they're
not
pushing
the
button
or
when
they
push
it,
it
didn't
register
in
the
system,
so
it
didn't
record
the
time
of
when
they
left
so
we're
still
flushing
out
through
the
new
system,
but
it
gives
us
new
insight
and
new
tools,
but
this
is
kind
of
a
better
representation
of.
C
Yes,
we
don't
make
the
goal
70
of
time,
but
if
you
add
those
up,
you
know
it's
it's
just
a
little
over
80
percent
we're
within
a
relative
margin
of
error.
That's
why
we're
being
successful.
So
this
is
for
the
EMS.
This
is
for
the
fire.
Again,
you
see
a
bigger
portion
of
it.
So
still
around
that
80
81
percent,
that
we're
we're
on
track
for
within
a
margin
of
error,
and
then
on
the
first
arrival
you
can
see.
We
only
had
one
incident
that
we
weren't
within
a
reasonable
margin
of
error.
C
We
still
have
to
flush
out
some
new
reports
in
this,
so
you'll
see
that
it
doesn't
have
like
the
total
response
for
some
of
the
other
things
that
we've
been
trying
to
report
on,
that
we
need
to
they're
not
built
in
the
system,
but
as
we
continue
to
develop
it
we'll
make
sure
we
have
these
available
to
you.
But
I
think
this
is
something
that
you
are
asking
for.
It's
not
just.
Did
you
make
the
goal
or
not
it's.
You
know
how
close
are
we
and
knowing
that
one
second
over
was
counted
as
a
failure?
G
C
B
G
Between
that
makes
sense,
and
then
and
and
thank
you
so
much
for
this-
this
is
so
helpful.
I
one
thing
as
I
think
about
it
as
well
is
thinking
about
whether
we're
seeing
any
declines
over
time
right.
So
if
there's
any,
you
know,
because
are
we
showing
Improvement
in
the
in
that
yellow
area
or
has
it
sort
of
you
know
the
last
year
or
so
you
know,
especially
as
as
as
we
continue
to
be
concerned
right
with
the
with
the
stresses
on
on
our
on
our.
C
Absolutely
Minnesota
I
think
we'll
get
to
the
point
where
we
can
Trend
it's
hard
when
you
change
systems,
bring
a
little
pull
old
data
new
data
and
have
a
trend.
Yes,
sir
yeah,
so
this
is
month
one
right,
so
it
went,
live
July,
1,
so
July
1
to
now.
This
is
the
first
reporting
system
or
the
first
reporting
period.
We
had
this
new
system
fully
online
tremendous.
C
So
as
this
goes
on,
we
can
start
building
trend
from
month
to
month
and
eventually
year
to
year.
So
that's
great
we'll
try
to
do
what
we
can
to
translate.
I
will
tell
you
the
way
we
were
doing.
It
uses
a
lot
of
Staff
time.
This
is
instant
I
mean
we
just
click
on
the
report
and
it's
there
within
our
system.
We
love
it
the
graphics
we
can
interact
with.
So
if
I
wanted
to
drill
into
that,
one
I
can
actually
just
clip
the
graphic,
and
it
tells
me
about
it.
C
I
can
click
it
one
more
time
and
then
it
brings
up
the
report.
That's
great!
So
it's
giving
us
new
managerial
tools,
we've
never
had
so
prevention
goals.
I
want
to
point
out
that
we,
just
like
the
police,
are
way
above
last
year's
performance,
so
mid-year,
we're
already
educated,
more
kids,
we've
educated,
more
adults,
the
smoke
detector
install
battery
installs
are
ahead.
The
school
visits
are
a
little
behind
the
Midway
point,
but
we
really
pick
up
for
fire
prevention
month
and
when
school
gets
on.
C
I
will
also
point
out
that
we
have
never
been
this
high
on
the
inspection
goal.
Progress
in
any
time.
I've
ever
reported
this
there's
two
things:
one.
The
goal
went
down
a
little
bit
right,
so
we
we
said
it,
but
we've
got
one
full-time
inspector.
The
second
one
is
on
board
and
is
about
ready
to
be
cut
loose
where
we
can
start
really
getting
out
there.
A
lot
more
often,
but
I
will
say.
Without
that
additional
inspector.
C
C
Training
again
remember.
The
goal
line
was
if
we
were
100
staffed,
so
we
are
at
97-ish
percent
Staffing
right
now
and
you
will
see
that
the
the
numbers
have
skyrocketed,
there's
a
lot
of
hours
that
go
into
training
new
recruits
so,
but
we
are
definitely
on
track
for
our
annual
goal,
which
is
actually
not
a
departmental.
It's
per
person
receive
so
many
hours.
We're.
C
For
those
on
everyone,
that's
within
the
department
and
then
our
mobile
and
grade
Healthcare,
we
like
to
just
showcase
you're,
going
to
see
that
our
average
visit
per
client
just
almost
doubled
from
what
it
was
at
the
beginning
of
the
year.
This
is
really
related
to
one
of
our
wins,
but
it
was
a
very,
very
high
user
of
the
mih
program,
but
some
of
their
wins
we've
been
dealing
with
some
of
the
senior
citizens
centers
and
things
like
that.
C
We've
had
an
issue
where
we
were
able
to
work
with
and
get
someone
to
the
hospital
that
was
absolutely
going
to
refuse
and
has
refused
for
a
very
long
time.
This
is
another
example
of
someone
that
would
have
been
found
dead
in
a
day
or
two
if
we
had
not
intervened
in
the
last
one
and
I
just
want
to
publicly
thank
the
sanitation
department.
It's
really
gross,
but
we
we
helped
clean
out
about
50
bags
of
human
waste
and
get
that
person
the
help
they
needed
and
they've.
C
So
for
that
with
General
business
I
think
it's
important
to
keep
the
board
informed
of
the
bond
projects
that
we
have
station
one.
We
had
to
go
back
and
make
a
few
adjustments
to
the
design
we
hit
some
thresholds
with
the
Udo.
We
had
to
make
some
adjustments.
We
now
have
a
hundred
percent
of
designs.
We
are
about
75
percent
on
the
construction
documents.
C
We
are
looking
forward
to
hopefully
breaking
ground
physically
breaking
ground
in
the
September
October
range,
because
everything
has
to
go
out
to
bid
and
we
have
to
put
everything
to
the
neighboring
board
or
Board
of
Public
Works
station
three.
We
have
now
finished
a
conceptual
design,
we're
waiting
to
get
caught
up
on
the
training
Logistics
to
conceptual
before
we
issue
the
next
contract
for
engineering.
C
C
A
lot
can
go
wrong
between
now
and
then,
but
I
do
think.
It's
important
to
to
state
that
all
this
is
on
track
a
little
bit
past
time,
waiting
on
the
project
manager
to
get
hired,
but
they're
also
trying
to
get
everything
back
on
the
original
timelines,
so
purchase
expenditures.
This
is
one
of
our
heavier
Seasons,
so
we
actually
have
crossed
a
world
where
some
of
our
normal
expenditures
are
having
to
go
through
a
different
process.
Just
something
like
buying
a
batch.
We
can
go
150
badge,
not
a
big
deal.
C
You
buy
40
of
them
for
20
new
people
across
the
threshold
where
we
have
to
go
get
bids,
and
so
it
has
delayed.
So
you
will
see
some
larger
expenditures
to
the
very
large
recruit
class
for
uniforms.
You
will
see
it
for
uniform
items
for
gear
and
then
the
biggest
one
you'll
see
we
ordered
an
air
cart
which
allows
us
to
bring
breathing
air
to
a
scene
and
down
to
our
training
center.
It's
a
mobile
air
cart.
C
C
So
what
that
means
is
the
current
vacancies
we
have
plus
the
ones
we
know
we
will
have
by
July
we're
looking
for
a
January
higher
date
and
we're
allowed
to
hire
not
just
the
ones
that
are
gone
now,
but
the
ones
that
will
be
gone
up
until
July.
So
hopefully
we
do
not
get
so
far
behind
ever
again,
but
we're
just
called
all
the
candidates.
Actually
this
week
we're
waiting
on
a
few
more
to
respond.
Most
are
interested
in
continuing
in
the
process.
C
C
Mean
it
takes
six
months
to
train
a
firefighter,
that's
non-certified,
so
being
able
to
have
a
six-month
overlap.
If
we
literally
hire
the
person,
that's
going
to
be
gone
in,
July
hire
the
replacement
they
will
be
coming
online
about
when
that
person
leaves,
as
opposed
to
six
months
after
that,
person
leaves.
D
C
It's
not
us,
it's
a
lot
of
really
hard-working
staff.
Members
and
I
also
want
to
point
out
that
you
know
this
has
also
been
a
huge
lift
for
the
entire
department,
so
we're
people
that
are
already
on
overtime
overworked
are
now
engaging
in
doing
more
training.
We
just
had
live
Burns
today,
so
six
of
the
remaining
is
it
17
I
think
we
have
in
recruit
class.
Now
six
were
previously
certified.
They
were
doing
their
live
Burns
this
week.
C
If
they
pass
everything
Monday,
six
more
will
go
on
shift
that
will
take
us
out
of
what
we
consider
crisis
mode.
We
will
return
to
full
stopping
model
where
we
will
no
longer
allow
the
squad
to
be
shut
down,
and
the
remaining
11
have
a
very
long
haul
until
about
November
December
to
graduation,
but
that
is
a
huge,
huge
benefit
and
we're
finally
just
kind
of
breaking
out
of
the
crisis
mode.
C
A
I
J
Good
evening
dearest
team
members
of
the
commission
on
Board
of
Public
Safety,
the
commission,
the
community
advisory
on
Public
Safety
commission,
has
recently
published
an
alternative
public,
safe
report
that
makes
recommendations
on
how
the
city
of
Bloomington
can
improve
safety
and
Justice
outcomes
while
reducing
both
costs
and
crime.
The
key
recommendation
kr1
is
for
the
city
to
fund
a
feasibility
study
to
assess
economic,
organizational
and
legal
viability
of
a
new
Department
of
Community
safety
and
resilience,
which
is
further
describe
both
in
the
report
linked
above
and
in
the
attached
handout
and.
I
We
did
send
an
email
out
ahead
of
time,
I
don't
know
if
anyone
on
the
commission
was
able
to
receive
it.
Oh
perfect,
so
you
have
you
got
the
link.
I,
don't
know
if
you
had
time
to
read
the
report,
but
you
all
have
the
link.
It's
also
on
our
website
in
this
report
that
took
us
three
years
to
make
we
met
with
we
met
with
many
marginalized
community
members.
We
did
Outreach
at
homeless,
shelters,
Community.
I
Although
the
police
department
budget
has
increased
by
50
percent
in
the
last
four
years,
crime
has
not
gone
down,
and
that
is
despite
the
commendable
and
Innovative
efforts
of
all
of
our
Public
Safety
departments
that
we
have
here
in
the
city
as
they're
all
very
keenly
aware
of,
and
as
we
are
as
well,
and
we
found
that
this
is
because
of
structural
problems
such
as
conflicting
goals
that
existing
Public
Safety
departments
have
such
as,
for
example,
for
instance.
Law
enforcement,
sometimes
conflicts
with
human
safety
goals,
as
does
economic
development,
neighborhood
development
and
other
City
goals.
I
I
And
again
you
can
read
all
the
details
in
our
report.
So
that's
why
our
recommendation
specifically
call
for
a
city-wide
expansion
of
non-coercive
unarmed
Community
crisis
responders,
who
are
licensed
and
trained
in
dealing
with
emergencies
involving
infants,
the
elderly,
the
disabled,
the
unhoused
drug
users,
including
those
intoxication
calls.
People
experiencing
mental
illness
Shifting
the
focus
of
our
cities,
Public
Safety
from
law
enforcement
to
community
safety,
we'll
benefit
all
residents
in
our
city,
especially
those
most
at
risk
of
crime,
violence,
criminalization
and
incarceration.
J
Of
support
has
already
received
endorsements
from
Charlotte
Ziploc,
the
community
and
Community
leaders
from
Indiana
recovery,
Alliance,
Community,
Kitchen,
middlewarehouse,
Memorial,
County,
Casa
and
health
ourselves,
Mutual
AIDS.
We
expect
to
receive
a
broad
community
support
for
our
recommendations
and
we
invite
the
Board
of
Public
Safety
to
join
caps
Commission
in
taking
the
next
steps
to
improve
Justice
outcomes
in
our
community
by
working
with
us
to
design
a
feasibility
study.
J
A
I
And
very
specifically,
address
those
call
volume,
a
question
that
you
had
earlier,
sir,
about
how?
How
might
might
we
reduce
the
overall
call
volumes?
We
would
hope
to
divert
possibly
up
to
54
of
the
current
service
calls
that
BPD
is
responding
to
to
be
responded
to
by
Community
responders,
who
are
more
cost
efficient
and
better
trained
to
deal
with
those
crises.