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Crime Prevention Coordinator

3/31/2017

Crime Prevention Coordinator (CPC)
Jennifer Burbridge
jennifer.burbridge@seattle.gov
Seattle Police Department
Area: Southwest Precinct

Cross posted from Nextdoor.com

Dear West Seattle community members,

My name is Jennifer Burbridge and I have recently started a new position with the Seattle Police Department- as the SW Precinct Crime Prevention Coordinator. As some of you may know, for the last two years I have worked out of the SW Precinct as the Seattle University Graduate Research Analyst, specifically tasked with the Micro-Community Policing Plan (MCPP) project. (MCPP Location Map)

In my new capacity- I will be working closely with the SW Precinct community, as well as the officers of the SW Precinct, in order to decrease crime by developing, implementing and coordinating a variety of police programs in the area of crime prevention.

I will organize special Seattle Police Department functions such as Night Out, Community Clean-ups and help organize and participate in the annual Precinct Picnic. I will also be regularly attending Block Watch and community crime prevention meetings. Over the next few months- I will be receiving a variety of helpful trainings and certifications.

If you have questions about crime prevention or would like to speak with me about your crime concerns- please feel free to email me at: Jennifer.Burbridge@seattle.gov and/or personal message me here on Nextdoor. I will get back to you just as soon as possible.

West Seattle Blog
Meet your new Southwest Precinct Crime Prevention Coordinator, Jennifer Burbridge
By Tracy Record - 03/30/2017
(Photo of Jennifer Burbridge provided)

West Seattle Block Watch Captain's Network
Jennifer Burbridge's Blog
Last post: 12/16/2016

West Seattle Herald
Running the numbers: Getting to know the research analyst stationed in the S.W. Precinct
By Tim Clifford - 07/02/2015
(Photo of Jennifer Burbridge provided)

Making Seattle Age Friendly

3/31/2017

Mayor Ed Murray announces age-friendly initiatives to address environmental, economic, and social factors influencing the health and well-being of older adults. 3/22/2017

Video source: Seattle Channel

Lisa Herbold Newsletter

Age Friendly Resolution

On Monday, the Full Council adopted the Age Friendly Resolution 31739, expressing Seattle’s commitment to being a more age-friendly city and committing to several areas of continuous improvement across every function of City government.

In August 2016, AARP designated Seattle as the 104th community in the U.S. to be a part of the AARP Network of Age Friendly Communities. But the proposed 2017-2018 budget did not include any funding to implement the improvements that the AARP suggests for Age Friendly Communities.
Consequently, during the 2017-2018 budget deliberations, I proposed an Age Friendly Community Innovation fund that would have allocated $87,500 in 2017 and $175,000 in 2018. Under my proposal, each City Council district would have been eligible to receive grants up to $25,000. Instead of funding the proposal, the Council adopted a Statement of Legislative Intent (SLI) requesting that the Human Services Department (HSD) assess the needs of seniors to determine the need for and use of an age-friendly innovation fund.

The AARP Network of Age-Friendly Communities targets improvements in eight domains that influence the health and quality of life for all as we age. “Livability Indicators” include:

On March 22, that the Mayor announced that he was going to allocate $200,000 from the first quarter supplemental budget to for 2017 to fund a series of age-friendly initiatives on environmental, economic, and social factors influencing the health and well-being of older adults. The funding will support organizations that are developing innovative new programs for seniors, nonprofits that provide transportation options for seniors and to fund a technology symposium to create user-friendly online resources for seniors.

Accompanying that funding commitment was a resolution. The resolution was first discussed on March 22, during the Human Services and Public Health Committee meeting. Councilmember Bagshaw, the sponsor of the resolution accepted my amendment that requests the Office of Economic Development (OED) to collaborate with the Mayor’s Office of Senior Citizens to identify opportunities to improve access to employment and training for Seniors, as expressed in Economic Development Policy 4.7 of the City’s 2035 Comprehensive Plan, which states that the City shall “[s]upport efforts to provide training and job placement for older workers and others who may have unique challenges finding employment.” I would like to thank OED Director Brian Surrat and Deputy Director Rebecca Lovell for working on this important amendment with my office.

According to a report funded by the U.S. Department of Labor, the number of individuals in the labor force who are 65 years or older is expected to grow by 75 percent while those who are 25 to 54 is expected to grow by only two percent, which will result in 19 percent of the workforce being comprised of 19.6 million American workers 65 years or older by 2050.

Community Resource Fair - March 25

3/23/2017

Discover Your Community
High Point Resource Coalition Community Resource Fair
Saturday March 25, 2017 - Noon to 4PM
Free Refreshments Will Be Served

High Point Community Center
6920 34th Ave SW, Seattle WA 981026
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From NextDoor.com Calendar
Translation services available in Oromo, Spanish, Somali and Vietnamese. Many community organizations will be hosting tables of information including: Fresh Bucks, King County ORCA LIFT, and Human Services Department (Utility Discount Program, $20 Car Tab Rebate). Volunteers are also needed to help set up and take down event and to be greeters to those attending the event. Please contact ken.gollersrud@spl.org for more info on volunteering.

Camp Second Chance Updates Part 4

3/15/2017

Camp Second Chance Updates Part 4 (March-15-2017)
Community Advisory Council Invitation

All Updates: Camp Second Chance Category
Be sure to click Read More if you see it at the end of a post.

3/15/2017

From: Polly Trout

Hello Community Members,

As mentioned in George Scarola's recent letter (see Update Part 3) Camp Second Chance is in the process of expanding infrastructure and setting up additional services, and will be ready to receive referrals from the City's Navigation Team this week.

Patacara Community Services and Seattle Department of Neighborhoods are in the process of establishing a Community Advisory Committee to provide input on the operations of the Camp Second Chance. This committee will be made up of residents, businesses owners, and other community stakeholders. Meetings will be public, and meeting notes will be posted on the following web page: http://www.seattle.gov/homelessness

The focus of this committee is specific to the operations of Camp Second Chance.

The first public meeting of the committee will be held at the following time and location:
Community Advisory Council Invitation
Saturday April 1st, 2017 at 10:00am
Arrowhead Gardens Welcome Center
9200 2nd Ave SW Seattle, WA 98106
See Contact page for directions

If you are interested in serving on this committee, an application is attached with submission instructions (see Update Part 3). Looking forwards, the committee will meet monthly on the first Saturday of each month at this time and location.

Please see Mr. Scarola's letter for updates (see Update Part 3) on some of the other concerns that were raised at the City's public meeting on Feb 1, as well as information about an additional meeting to be planned in the coming weeks to continue those discussions.

We look forward to building relationships with our neighbors and community members.

If you have any questions or concerns about the camp, but are unable to attend the monthly meeting, please feel free to call or email me at any time.

Polly Trout
Patacara Community Services
Encampment Operator
(206) 465-6342

Below are additional phone numbers that may be helpful for you:

Police-Fire-Medical Emergency: 9-1-1

Police Non-emergency: (206) 625-5011

Seattle Public Utilities 24-hour line to report trash,
illegal dumping or needles: (206) 684-7587

Polly Trout, Ph.D.
Founder, Patacara Community Services
206-465-6342; polly@patacara.org
5623 Rainier Avenue South, Seattle, WA 98118

Patacara Community Services is a grassroots nonprofit inspired by the teachings and ethics of Buddhism. We offer nonsectarian opportunities for people from different contemplative traditions to work together in compassionate action. Currently, our main work is providing supportive services to our unhoused neighbors in King County, WA. For more information visit http://patacara.org/.

Camp Second Chance in the news

Click Read More for followup email sent by George Scarola March 17, 2018

CBO Report on ACA Replacement

3/13/2017

Senator Bernie Sanders spoke about the CBO report March 13, 2017.
(See page 35 for summary of CBO findings.)

Today, the CBO confirmed what we already knew. The Republican health care plan is a disgrace. pic.twitter.com/W8WF39K5kj
— Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) March 13, 2017

Why AARP opposes the AHCA: CBO finds people age 50-64 with modest incomes would be disproportionately hurt by this bill. @DavidCertner

Why AARP opposes the #AHCA: CBO finds people age 50-64 w/modest incomes would be disproportionately hurt by this bill. @DavidCertner pic.twitter.com/CYaNCYAfAi
— AARP Advocates (@AARPadvocates) March 13, 2017

Camp Second Chance Updates Part 3

3/10/2017

Camp Second Chance Updates Part 3 (March-10-2017)
I. Cover letter from George Scarola, Director of Homelessness
II. Cover letter attachment
III. Attachment transcript for JTF Meeting Feb-1-2017
IV. Application for Camp Second Chance
Community Advisory Committee (CAC)
V. CAC application PDF attachments

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Camp Second Chance Updates Part 2 (February-21-2017)
Camp Second Chance Updates Part 1 (January-22-2017)

I. Cover letter from George Scarola, Director of Homelessness

March 10, 2017

Dear Community Members:

First, I want to thank those of you who could come out to talk with me at the second community meeting on February 1. A lot has happened since then, and I want to provide a status report on opening of Camp Second Chance and on general issues related to the City’s response to homelessness.

Importantly, I want you to know that Camp Second Chance will be ready to accept campers as soon as next Thursday, March 16. The site will ultimately host up to 70 adults. Patacara Community Services will operate the encampment.

Residents moving to Camp Second Chance are referred there by the City’s Navigation Team, comprised of outreach workers and specially-trained police officers, conducting outreach. This site will have ongoing trash-recycling-compost service, drinkable water, portable toilets, security, and pest control. As the camp comes online, Patacara Community Services will also provide case management to the campers to help them access services and housing.

Here is an update on the commitments we made in response to concerns raised at the February 1 meeting. As always, this is an ongoing conversation:

Seattle City Light will install street lighting on the east side of Myers Way from Olson Place to the King County border starting Monday, March 13.
The City engaged an environmental firm to do surface soil testing, and the results show safe levels of contaminants in surface soil.
The City installed a perimeter fence to delineate the site and protect the wetlands.
Seattle Police Department (SPD) has cited and towed several RVs parked along Myers Way.

I will be organizing a third community meeting in the coming weeks and inviting King County officials, the King County Sheriff’s office, dispatch officers from 9-1-1, WSDOT officials and SPD officers to discuss better coordination, on-going issues with dispatch calls, and improved response to reports of criminal behavior. For those interested, I have also enclosed the transcript of the February 1 meeting.

Lastly, Patacara Community Services, with Seattle Department of Neighborhoods, will establish a Community Advisory Committee to provide input on the operations of the Camp Second Chance. This committee will be made up of residents, businesses owners, and other community stakeholders. Meetings will be public, and meeting notes will be posted online. If you would like to serve on this committee, an application is attached. The first meeting will be held in early April; more information to come.

Below are phone numbers that may be helpful for you:

Police-Fire-Medical Emergency: 9-1-1
Police Non-emergency: (206) 625-5011
Patacara Community Services - Encampment operator: Polly Trout at (206) 465-6342
Seattle Public Utilities 24-hour line to report trash, illegal dumping or needles: (206) 684-7587

If you have questions, please feel free to contact me or Patacara.

George Scarola
Director of Homelessness
City of Seattle | Office of the Mayor
O: 206.727.8514 | george.scarola@seattle.gov
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II. Cover letter attachment

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IV. Application for Camp Second Chance Community Advisory Committee (CAC)
As part of the agreement with the City of Seattle to host sanctioned encampments, we are looking for up to seven members of the community to join our Community Advisory Committee. This committee will help to ensure that the encampment runs successfully and respects the surrounding neighborhood. The group is expected to meet regularly to address any concerns and to assess the success of the encampment. See back of page for transitional encampment ordinance language.

Form fields appear here in the PDF attachments

Please return completed form to:
Tom Van Bronkhorst, Seattle Department of Neighborhoods,
at tom.vanbronkhorst3@seattle.gov or by mail to
P.O. Box 94649, Seattle, WA 98124-4649.
Questions? Contact Polly Trout, Patacara Community Services
206-465-6342 | polly@patacara.org

V. CAC application PDF attachments

Print: Camp-Second-Chance-CAC-Application-Final-print-version.pdf
Electronic: Camp-Second-Chance-CAC-Application-Final-print-version.pdf

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Metro Service Changes

3/3/2017

King County Metro Service Change Information

Beginning Saturday, March 11, 2017
New teal timetables. PDF collection. (40 Mb zip file)

Metro will be adding trips to reduce overcrowding on more than 30 routes and adjusting schedules to improve reliability on 60 routes.

This is the first round of investments being made as part of the adopted 2017-2018 Metro budget which includes addition of more than 300,000 annual service hours to improve service throughout King County.

Metro will also be making routing changes to several routes, including extending routes 3 and 4 to Seattle Pacific University, shortening DART Route 907 to operate between Renton and Black Diamond only, and launching a new Community Ride service between Black Diamond and Enumclaw.

Route revisions

Here's a list that highlights the routes that have new service or routing revisions. Choose a route number to learn about the changes that will begin on March 11, 2017. Some routes with small changes to trip times are not included on this page. Please consult a teal timetable available in the PDF collection (40 Mb zip file) for complete information.

Republican Threats to Women and Seniors

3/2/2017

Call for March 8th Meeting of the 34th District Democrats:
Republican Threats to Women and Seniors

Chair, 34th District Democrats chair@34dems.org
34th District Democrats,

Our next meeting will feature Mayor Murray, Robby Stern and Velma Veloria and focus on Republican threats to women and seniors.

Part I: Threats to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid by Robby Stern
Robby Stern retired in April, 2008, after fifteen years as the Special Assistant to the President of the Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO, an organization that represents over 450,000 workers statewide. He served as staff counsel and lead lobbyist. Stern had responsibility for helping develop policy in a number of areas, including workers’ compensation and healthcare

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