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Later in the meeting a member moved to adjourn; after a second the committee voted to adjourn and the meeting was closed.

No bylaws, ordinances or substantive policy changes were adopted in these actions. The motions and outcomes were recorded during the meeting record without named movers or a roll-call tally.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Public Safety Advisory Committee Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","The committee took two routine actions: approving the minutes from December and adjourning the meeting.","taxTitle","Lakewood, Pierce County, Washington","taxId",3978,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6085988,"Committee hears updates on neighborhood association outreach and council retreat priorities",2133,910000,3043000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2900544-38f96e167d9b53bcfcf0a41afd613067&start=910&end=3043","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2900544-38f96e167d9b53bcfcf0a41afd613067/thumbnail_910000.jpg","/articles/6085988/Lakewood/Pierce-County/Washington/Committee-hears-updates-on-neighborhood-association-outreach-and-council-retreat-priorities","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6085988-e4965a00fd47250edf6fdd4d1814dbb2/orig.mp4?Expires=1771205692&Signature=Ap-rtVt~7pmBkrAg0XkNVvlsO5fE3bmBOGhIC84B6asTcARUdmrfgVaUd~8OeQhjf5nSaTM4ihgKpVFYoLtvxH0FGrcZgMcIpLA2JRNjt0ULJz4h6ocZyDJsKPU5Ac-rNIOwpJTIMyCP84JtqaAPZZ8xlIKzSJeHppgLj8o9NwJmVPtd09ZQ9UdDWDRrjO5DHtos2x~YTCXtBx~dfd8XUUjzkNVu8dGb3q90epSqS6sfsRcTBe1RrCwl-NIALUMXrvXZf6uTdfXxWNnQ5qNUErW9reDQGZDHJqi0D6xmt2dcN-ZQUMrw5Om84IX~pSJzHLQLDvT1-E-ElnYqEbp36g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Committee members and staff reviewed progress on neighborhood association outreach and the city council’s retreat priorities.

Staff said the council held a retreat on Saturday to begin the process of recruiting a new city manager and to plan community engagement; the retreat also discussed parks strategy and a possible community center as an early focus.

Committee members reviewed an updated neighborhood-association map and noted three areas where associations have not yet formed; staff said a council staffer (Chris) is actively working to create those groups and that some association leadership and meeting times remain in development. Members encouraged attendance at established associations to increase public feedback.

The committee also placed Parks on the agenda for the next meeting (June 4) to receive a department update and to discuss volunteer participation in the farmers market program. Staff referenced ongoing efforts to match neighborhood-representative leadership with meeting schedules and to publicize associations’ contact information once available.

No formal action was taken; members agreed to invite Parks to a future meeting and to continue outreach to form the remaining neighborhood associations.","Members discussed neighborhood association mapping and recruitment, an upcoming Parks presentation, and the council retreat’s early work on city manager recruitment and community engagement for a potential new community center and park strategy.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6085993,"Lakewood police present annual report; cite lower property crime trends, drones, Flock cameras and retail-theft emphasis",508,1047000,1555000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2900544-38f96e167d9b53bcfcf0a41afd613067&start=1047&end=1555","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2900544-38f96e167d9b53bcfcf0a41afd613067/thumbnail_1047000.jpg","/articles/6085993/Lakewood/Pierce-County/Washington/Lakewood-police-present-annual-report-cite-lower-property-crime-trends-drones-Flock-cameras-and-retail-theft-emphasis","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6085993-e6f79ca23dcbdf7c9d2700f2ddc34ec3/orig.mp4?Expires=1771205692&Signature=HsUeMGlnQRHt-2i4D~z6KnDCfGXVzKyDi4ThZLJFEVLc1Zg~BSTygngHB8V8bEqs5Zi9G91rjxSpyouIjw7FOv-Ycbfc8x9dg1e8dEkToECa-mot1FHNDOiDohTA2steuNNb0Z~L~gXRedUxEU4xFrSmqTbpoL~vnl35-1b4p~~uoJ1XTjspcUXxcWzczBmGbU286udRsgam~If8y6uHvwGSKdexLDsje1gSAZLRZ-HNpdlVIiaf7wR1T6X8q0aQZ1kbi0XLxVCXskNK7TJnt7vcGiBpH9iHX1NVJW~f3spAA24N50MimK9syT14KmnkmhdVk9MP~NHzTYPPq9Fyyw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Captain Peter Johnson, patrol division commander for the Lakewood Police Department, gave the committee an overview of department staffing, response trends and several new crime-fighting tools.

\"It's effectively a 0 cost,\" Captain Johnson said of the department’s unmanned aircraft training program that charges other agencies for classes and uses proceeds to buy equipment.

Johnson said the department recently reported improvements across most crime categories while collisions remained elevated; he told the committee the department handled about 3,324 property-crime investigations in the prior reporting period and roughly 50,000 calls for service overall. He said the department’s behavioral health contact team and a new member on that team support responses to mental-health related calls; he also said the city has about 220 adult family homes (a local figure cited by the captain).

The captain described an expansion of the department’s drone program, including teaching classes that fund equipment purchases and issuing first-person-view goggles to squad cars for building-search capability. He said Detective Austin Lee leads the unmanned aircraft systems program as a certified instructor and that the program has helped reduce risk during building searches and other operations.

On vehicle thefts and detection technology, Johnson reported a major turnaround after the department adopted a camera-based plate-reading service called Flock. \"We were the first to get flock cameras in the area,\" he said, and described Flock's role at intersections and in partnership with private businesses to detect stolen vehicles and vehicles associated with warrants.

Johnson also detailed the department’s retail-theft emphasis nights, which pair undercover detectives, patrol officers and crime-prevention units with participating businesses; the operations, he said, have produced multiple arrests in single nights and been well received by merchants.

The department noted K-9 team changes, retirements and new certifications; a retired canine handler has returned to support court operations, and a new dog named Ares recently completed certification and was placed with Officer Anthony Bucat.

The presentation included outreach items such as the Citizens Academy, Shop with an Officer and partnerships with the school district for holiday meal and toy programs. Captain Johnson encouraged committee members to request the department’s annual report and to contact the police for more detailed data.

No formal committee action was taken on policing items during the meeting.","Lakewood Police commanders reported declines in many crime categories, described new unmanned aerial systems and license-plate camera partnerships (Flock) and outlined a retail-theft emphasis operation that led to repeated arrests during patrol nights.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6085998,"Lakewood public works says $34 million capital program will accelerate sidewalks, overlays and station-access work",316,170000,486000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2900544-38f96e167d9b53bcfcf0a41afd613067&start=170&end=486","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2900544-38f96e167d9b53bcfcf0a41afd613067/thumbnail_170000.jpg","/articles/6085998/Lakewood/Pierce-County/Washington/Lakewood-public-works-says-34-million-capital-program-will-accelerate-sidewalks-overlays-and-station-access-work","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6085998-ea56a93eb5c069cd65138e9733b719fc/orig.mp4?Expires=1771205692&Signature=AEpcUZEARd5aC43u~qpzjEZda99FP8js0x24Lwc5wuhtypb-GNp86OR1DWqxl4yipOcMaOHZCiPr5hx6X4AjbUoHAqvVPL-DPtxi7Vy8~sWjzGZreT4IeTBBLL3ccba6Ju5~AfDGAVTjuXiU9xKH2ACA7G5T9bNOxZcWHY3zlwRMuF3XDxrdBsNWQwspNV4Ly07fr5L7FMD22YsncSkZNpc3IZXRoqaiBY-luWRwlzngX5Fp9i5sKFyBvjocrCikydKlx9dZjvARr~OLZGwUOQVbiti6pmURJci6LZn82ufPbn3XIyE8PuidWYbWWjaHE6PA2Au3H7d5CL6Ksl8TGA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Troy, public works capital projects division manager for the City of Lakewood, told the advisory committee the department expects a record year for construction work.

\"This year will do $34,000,000, which is a record year by far for us,\" Troy said, describing a mix of federal-funded carryover projects and new local work.

Troy said major near-term work includes finishing construction on Silicon Boulevard, moving from the north side segment to the south, and paving and signal installation after the contractor completes underground utility work. He described three South projects that will extend from the north end down to the 96th Street corridor and said crews will begin sidewalk and storm-drain work that will require some short-term closures and night overlays.

The public works manager said the department will advertise a sidewalk-extension project on Interlochen (running to Idyllois Elementary) with construction aimed for late June to coincide with school break. He also described a Nyanza project that will include a roundabout at the north end and substantial water-main replacement; when that work finishes in the fall, crews will move to a 12th Street segment from Bradley to Bridgeport. Troy identified Kendrick Street (108th–111th) and a sewer job on Silcox as other 2024–25 items and said 2026 plans include work on Mount Tacoma, Military Road and a $33,000,000 package in Springbrook.

On procurement, Troy said the city advertises bids in the News Tribune and the Daily Journal of Commerce and posts project opportunities to a plan center (\"Bid's Exchange\") that notifies contractors; the city runs a three-week bid period before awarding contracts.

Committee members asked about timing and traffic impacts; Troy said many overlay operations will occur at night and that project phasing is coordinated around existing water-district work and Sound Transit schedule constraints. He said some projects were delayed by federal approval timelines and that the city is sequencing work so new segments can tie into Sound Transit’s station-access improvements.

The presentation emphasized coordination with utilities and narrowed construction windows around school schedules and grant cycles. Troy also noted the recent merger of planning and public works into a combined capital projects team to manage the larger workload.

Looking ahead, Troy said the city will advertise additional projects in the next two weeks and expects some downtown and neighborhood improvements to extend into 2026 as contractor availability and grant approvals allow.","City public works presented a record $34 million capital program and a multi-year schedule of street, sidewalk and utility projects including work tied to the Sound Transit Lakewood station access project and a planned roundabout on Nyanza.","actionData","errors"]

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Committee approves December minutes and adjourns

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Lakewood public works says $34 million capital program will accelerate sidewalks, overlays and station-access work