WEBVTT 1 00:06:37.439 --> 00:06:38.504 Is Loretta supposed to be here? 2 00:07:56.324 --> 00:07:57.255 Good morning, everyone. 3 00:07:57.528 --> 00:08:03.942 It is Tuesday, August 4th, 2026 at 9:30 AM, and I call this meeting of the Committee and Public Safety Committee to order. 4 00:08:04.985 --> 00:08:06.098 Uh, could the clerk please call the roll? 5 00:08:07.324 --> 00:08:07.711 Good morning. 6 00:08:08.211 --> 00:08:08.711 Uh, Morillo? 7 00:08:10.146 --> 00:08:10.274 Here. 8 00:08:10.903 --> 00:08:11.420 Zimmerman? 9 00:08:11.613 --> 00:08:11.774 Here. 10 00:08:12.550 --> 00:08:12.711 Smith? 11 00:08:13.228 --> 00:08:13.293 Here. 12 00:08:13.875 --> 00:08:14.214 Kanal? 13 00:08:14.668 --> 00:08:14.781 Here. 14 00:08:15.250 --> 00:08:15.557 Novick? 15 00:08:15.880 --> 00:08:15.994 Here. 16 00:08:22.178 --> 00:08:24.384 Welcome to the meeting of the Community and Public Safety Committee. 17 00:08:24.451 --> 00:08:36.982 To testify before this committee in person or virtually, you 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--> 00:09:03.990 Further disruption will result in ejection from the meeting. 26 00:09:04.183 --> 00:09:06.639 Anyone who fails to leave once ejected is subject to arrest for trespass. 27 00:09:07.072 --> 00:09:09.528 Additionally, the committee may take a short recess and reconvene virtually. 28 00:09:09.802 --> 00:09:10.187 Thank you. 29 00:09:12.374 --> 00:09:13.192 Thank you, Christopher. 30 00:09:14.462 --> 00:09:33.192 So we need to start by acknowledging that today is August 4th, the anniversary of one of the greatest events in history, which— because it's on August 4th, 1789, that the representatives of the nobility and the clergy in the National Assembly of France rose up to renounce their feudal privileges. 31 00:09:33.306 --> 00:09:38.008 And by the end of the night, the National Assembly had declared that the feudal system is abolished in its entirety. 32 00:09:39.328 --> 00:09:41.669 So I always want to commemorate that fact. 33 00:09:43.495 --> 00:09:51.548 The Oregonian reported this week that Oregon has already set a record for the number of acres burned during a fire season, surpassing 2 million, and we still have 2 months to go. 34 00:09:52.553 --> 00:10:00.356 As we're experiencing this week with our air quality, wildfires across our state impact not only the communities they are in, but also those hundreds of miles away. 35 00:10:01.476 --> 00:10:13.354 Here to discuss the city's response to active wildfires and how we as a community can support those affected particularly residents of the Warm Springs Reservation, are Tribal Relations Manager Gerald Skelton and Portland Fire Chief Lauren Johnson. 36 00:10:14.158 --> 00:10:14.691 Please come up. 37 00:10:34.485 --> 00:10:36.697 Please proceed. 38 00:10:37.274 --> 00:10:37.659 All righty. 39 00:10:38.332 --> 00:10:38.750 Good morning. 40 00:10:38.813 --> 00:10:39.888 My name is Gerald Skelton. 41 00:10:39.936 --> 00:10:45.033 I'm the Tribal Government Relations Manager for the City of Portland and a member of the Climate Tribes. 42 00:10:46.508 --> 00:10:54.458 Thank you for providing us the opportunity to raise awareness of the current wildfire impacts on tribal lands and possible needs for assistance. 43 00:10:55.085 --> 00:11:06.514 Based on my conversations with the emergency management directors at their respective tribes and communication with Portland Bureau of Emergency Management and Portland Fire and Rescue, this is what we know. 44 00:11:09.029 --> 00:11:16.034 Briefly, members of Portland Fire were deployed to the Warm Springs Reservation for structure protection and to the Bench Fire. 45 00:11:16.115 --> 00:11:21.403 According to the Northwest Coordination Center, the fire has burned more than 64,000 acres. 46 00:11:21.903 --> 00:11:25.557 8 homes and 5 other structures are destroyed as of Thursday. 47 00:11:25.783 --> 00:11:28.865 Keep in mind, this is in regards to the Warm Springs Reservation. 48 00:11:32.384 --> 00:11:33.234 Uh, water. 49 00:11:33.523 --> 00:11:42.767 The most water and most as— and most as well as hygiene products, clothes and blankets are needed. 50 00:11:43.296 --> 00:11:48.384 There is a water conservation order for Warm Springs because the water tanks are at critical levels. 51 00:11:48.928 --> 00:11:52.475 Donation centers are set up throughout the city. 52 00:11:53.166 --> 00:11:55.541 I know there's one at Bison Coffee House. 53 00:11:55.990 --> 00:11:57.048 You can donate things there. 54 00:11:57.995 --> 00:12:03.846 The easiest way to do that is just get the water and take it there, and they'll make sure it gets, gets there directly. 55 00:12:05.909 --> 00:12:09.937 Burns Paiute Tribes are not requesting additional fire protection at this time. 56 00:12:10.649 --> 00:12:15.613 Some tribal members are temporarily housed in hotels, and housing assistance may be needed. 57 00:12:16.354 --> 00:12:20.524 Air quality due to smoke continues to negatively impact the Burns community. 58 00:12:21.184 --> 00:12:26.626 And we could say air quality due to smoke will impact all those tribes that we're talking about today. 59 00:12:27.383 --> 00:12:28.644 As well as the communities. 60 00:12:30.100 --> 00:12:34.547 Umatilla tribes currently have areas under level, level 3 evacuation zones. 61 00:12:34.806 --> 00:12:38.799 However, they are not requesting additional fire protection at this time. 62 00:12:39.519 --> 00:12:48.115 Some tribal, some tribal members are temporarily housed in hotels or using Red Cross shelters. 63 00:12:48.629 --> 00:12:54.476 Air quality due to smoke continues to negatively impact Umatilla communities. 64 00:12:54.541 --> 00:12:54.750 Thank you. 65 00:12:55.989 --> 00:13:06.104 Red flag warnings, high winds, and high temperatures in Southern Oregon means possible wildfire starts in those areas as well. 66 00:13:08.131 --> 00:13:13.993 Oregon tribes in those areas include Cow Creek, Klamath, Coos, and Coquille tribes— Coquille tribes. 67 00:13:14.894 --> 00:13:20.422 Although not in the state of Oregon, Yakama tribes may need wildfire assistance as well. 68 00:13:21.599 --> 00:13:28.153 All efforts to date have been in collaboration with the Portland Bureau of Emergency Management and Portland Fire and Rescue. 69 00:13:28.842 --> 00:13:38.448 We will continue to maintain contact with the emergency managers and designated staff of the 9 Oregon tribes and regional tribes throughout the wildfire season. 70 00:13:39.365 --> 00:13:46.929 Thank you again for affording us the opportunity to raise awareness on the potential needs for assistance amongst the 9 Oregon and regional tribes. 71 00:13:47.460 --> 00:13:50.120 Your time and consideration are greatly appreciated. 72 00:13:54.590 --> 00:13:54.961 Thanks, Gerald. 73 00:13:55.511 --> 00:13:58.230 Good morning, chairs, um, and committee members. 74 00:13:58.812 --> 00:14:02.519 For the record, my name is Lauren Johnson, and I'm the fire chief for Portland Fire and Rescue. 75 00:14:03.210 --> 00:14:12.655 Thanks for the opportunity to provide an update on Portland Fire and Rescue's wildfire deployments across Oregon, and specifically to fires affecting the Warm Springs Reservation. 76 00:14:13.820 --> 00:14:26.674 We currently have 8 members actively assigned to wildfire incidents throughout the state, our participation is managed through the State Fire Marshal when emergency declarations are made or when the Conflagration Act is invoked. 77 00:14:27.320 --> 00:14:32.518 This year, we've deployed a total of 37 personnel to assist on fires in multiple regions. 78 00:14:33.250 --> 00:14:45.895 Portland Fire's overall capacity to support the state's needs remains strong with 120 trained members across incident management teams, wildland teams, and rapid extrication and medical support. 79 00:14:46.009 --> 00:14:47.653 This is called REMS teams. 80 00:14:48.883 --> 00:14:54.990 It's important for you to know that while we're sending resources out, we continue to prioritize protecting Portland first. 81 00:14:55.759 --> 00:15:09.769 We maintain the same number of frontline firefighters that we do every other day, and we're able to recover our personnel and apparatus costs because we participate according to preexisting agreements and the laws in both the state and federal systems. 82 00:15:10.761 --> 00:15:15.715 Our firefighters and support personnel have been operating on incidents that you've probably heard about. 83 00:15:16.116 --> 00:15:17.788 And Sisters and Warm Springs. 84 00:15:18.543 --> 00:15:31.061 This includes the Cow Butte Fire near Sisters, where our REMS team, made of firefighters who specialize in technical rescue, provide advanced rescue capability for the firefighters working in rugged and remote terrain. 85 00:15:32.523 --> 00:15:41.328 The Bench Fire near Warm Springs has been particularly destructive, burning more than 40,000 acres and destroying homes on the Warm Springs Reservation. 86 00:15:42.163 --> 00:15:56.340 In response, Portland Fire deployed 2 incident management team members to support the statewide coordination of fire resources, and the Multnomah County Strike Team 10, which we are a part of, sent fire engines to protect homes on the reservation. 87 00:15:57.576 --> 00:16:10.725 Over several operational periods, the team worked closely with partners to assess community threats, extinguish hotspots near residents— residences, and later provided structure protection in the Three Rivers community. 88 00:16:11.687 --> 00:16:14.802 This season continues to challenge fire agencies statewide. 89 00:16:15.461 --> 00:16:24.999 Oregon is experiencing record-setting fire activity, like Councilor Novick mentioned at the opening, pushing every department to stretch their limits in an effort to provide aid to others. 90 00:16:25.673 --> 00:16:28.869 Portland Fire and Rescue has been central to several of those efforts. 91 00:16:29.110 --> 00:16:35.756 For the first time, we've launched the standalone RIMS program, which has already proven its value at the fires near Sisters. 92 00:16:36.576 --> 00:16:45.214 We've also helped pioneer mixed county task forces, which brings together partners such as Silverton and Mount Angel with our local resources. 93 00:16:45.951 --> 00:16:58.004 And this approach has strengthened our collective capacity to provide resources to jurisdictions in need during periods of heavy fire demand while still maintaining the protection and capabilities that we need here at home. 94 00:16:59.029 --> 00:17:05.135 As another example, a special PF&R rig from Station 29 was integrated into a Columbia County strike team. 95 00:17:05.217 --> 00:17:05.441 Thank you. 96 00:17:06.210 --> 00:17:12.435 Supporting operations across the state when resource availability is limited for most, if not all, agencies. 97 00:17:13.923 --> 00:17:19.954 In short, Portland Fire and Rescue continues to lead with expertise, adaptability, and commitment. 98 00:17:20.796 --> 00:17:28.365 I've heard from the State Fire Marshal about the importance of our partnership, and I'm grateful to have the support of our city to help others during such devastating times. 99 00:17:29.207 --> 00:17:33.868 I've heard from Mayor Wilson that he is also receiving calls thanking Portland for sharing resources. 100 00:17:34.887 --> 00:17:42.643 We know that fires don't recognize jurisdictional lines, and I believe strongly that these partnerships are a win-win for PF&R and the City of Portland. 101 00:17:43.349 --> 00:17:49.804 Our members are making a meaningful difference on the fire line and in the communities most affected by this historic wildfire season. 102 00:17:50.542 --> 00:17:56.307 Thank you for your support as we continue this critical work, and I'm happy to answer any questions that you might have. 103 00:17:57.688 --> 00:17:58.586 Thank you so much. 104 00:17:58.811 --> 00:17:59.519 Councilor Zimmerman. 105 00:18:02.329 --> 00:18:02.685 Thank you. 106 00:18:03.480 --> 00:18:07.349 I don't have any questions, but Chair, I think it was smart to add this to the front of it. 107 00:18:08.160 --> 00:18:16.707 Um, you know, it's present, and, uh, we often think about the towns and what they're going through, right? 108 00:18:16.917 --> 00:18:21.758 And I appreciate you sharing the, the experience of the people where these fires are occurring. 109 00:18:22.826 --> 00:18:27.224 Um, as a member of the National Guard, I've been a part of a task force. 110 00:18:27.273 --> 00:18:32.215 I was a task force commander for about 150 Firefighters, forest firefighters at one point. 111 00:18:33.067 --> 00:18:41.383 I thought I would share a little bit about what it means though in terms of the experience when, when our chief talks about Portlanders, people from our workforce who have picked up and gone to help. 112 00:18:42.699 --> 00:18:48.365 Um, it really exemplifies the, the idea of a go bag, right? 113 00:18:48.720 --> 00:18:53.358 You basically get the call and within hours you're expected to be on the road. 114 00:18:54.273 --> 00:19:02.575 And so that means that there are families here who's having to figure out how to do the thing that 2 parents normally do with 1 parent for a while. 115 00:19:02.784 --> 00:19:11.101 And we're really usually not sure if that's gonna be soccer practice for a week or 4 weeks while somebody's away, getting out to school. 116 00:19:11.839 --> 00:19:22.609 You show up usually at night to a dark fairgrounds, and you realize that there's probably 20 or 30 lines of tents. 117 00:19:22.869 --> 00:19:25.733 Like, when I say tents, I mean the tents you'd buy at REI, right? 118 00:19:25.798 --> 00:19:27.474 People are just laying in tents. 119 00:19:28.452 --> 00:19:32.996 You're gonna go to the restroom, maybe if you're lucky, in a porta-potty while you're deployed. 120 00:19:33.834 --> 00:19:37.233 You're maybe gonna have a shower trailer with cold water. 121 00:19:39.076 --> 00:19:43.911 You might have a stream nearby, but that's kind of what living at fire camp is like. 122 00:19:43.960 --> 00:19:47.369 And you get up 2 or 3 hours before the sun gets up. 123 00:19:48.211 --> 00:19:51.271 And you start moving out because you're pretty far away from the line. 124 00:19:52.179 --> 00:19:54.088 And you go out and you get on the line. 125 00:19:54.946 --> 00:20:00.273 You work all day long and then you come back when it's dark and you do it all over again. 126 00:20:00.386 --> 00:20:04.396 And you use your little headlamp to find your tent where you're sleeping. 127 00:20:05.958 --> 00:20:08.163 And it's a remarkable experience. 128 00:20:08.211 --> 00:20:14.451 It's very rewarding, but it is a sacrifice for our employees, for the The firefighters who do this. 129 00:20:14.564 --> 00:20:31.925 And one of the awesomeness about it is when you go look at the parking lot around one of these fairgrounds or wherever people have set up base camp, and you'll see firefighting apparatus trucks with names of towns you've never heard of from across the West, right? 130 00:20:32.022 --> 00:20:33.249 Small towns all over the place. 131 00:20:33.459 --> 00:20:39.865 It's really, to Chief Johnson's point, it's really remarkable in terms of the way the community shows up to take care of folks. 132 00:20:39.929 --> 00:20:41.785 It doesn't— nobody cares about jurisdictional lines. 133 00:20:41.834 --> 00:20:41.979 That's right. 134 00:20:42.105 --> 00:20:42.570 At that point. 135 00:20:43.469 --> 00:20:50.961 And it's always remarkable to me how the town that's in crisis also shows up, right? 136 00:20:51.170 --> 00:20:54.442 There will be signs, there will be meals, there'll be restaurants with their doors open. 137 00:20:55.036 --> 00:20:59.688 Anybody who's functional will be functional at 110% to take care of those who showed up. 138 00:20:59.769 --> 00:21:05.480 And so the volunteerism and the sacrifice of everybody involved is pretty meaningful. 139 00:21:06.089 --> 00:21:16.472 And it's also oftentimes in Oregon, I don't know many people know this, oftentimes in Oregon we'll see the state penitentiary will be the folks taking care of the life support on these fire camps, right? 140 00:21:16.537 --> 00:21:22.606 So they're cleaning any bathrooms that exist or cleaning shower trailers, they're emptying trash, they're making all the meals. 141 00:21:22.782 --> 00:21:28.034 Often these are prisoners who are on whatever the right term is, work outside work, et cetera. 142 00:21:28.097 --> 00:21:31.886 So it is just a remarkable thing to see if you've been around a fire camp. 143 00:21:31.934 --> 00:21:41.931 And so for those members, Chief, of your force who have deployed to do this, I respect anybody who has a go bag and anybody who is on the road within hours of the call. 144 00:21:42.125 --> 00:21:43.240 That's really important. 145 00:21:43.806 --> 00:21:46.196 And I acknowledge that sacrifice. 146 00:21:46.391 --> 00:21:52.825 I have only done it once and it was a memorable experience and I keep that in my mind. 147 00:21:52.874 --> 00:22:07.443 So thanks, Chair, for putting this forward because this is a record-setting year and it's— Portland doesn't always understand or feel that pinch that Central and Eastern and Southern Oregon feel almost every summer. 148 00:22:07.508 --> 00:22:08.068 So thank you. 149 00:22:08.549 --> 00:22:11.433 Yes, thank you so much. 150 00:22:11.513 --> 00:22:17.042 And although it's terrible that these destructive fires are raging, it's heartwarming to know that we are able to help. 151 00:22:17.667 --> 00:22:21.017 It's— so, oh, Councilor Kanal. 152 00:22:22.474 --> 00:22:23.084 Yeah, thank you. 153 00:22:23.692 --> 00:22:28.421 And obviously we know that folks around the region are dealing with a lot. 154 00:22:29.061 --> 00:22:32.958 I have friends in Spokane who I know are dealing with a lot, as well as around the state. 155 00:22:34.358 --> 00:22:41.663 And it's always appreciated to know both how much we do in support, but also that the mutual aid is— it's obviously mutual. 156 00:22:41.711 --> 00:22:46.211 So when we're in need, I also know that you're dealing with a lot locally. 157 00:22:46.275 --> 00:22:50.884 I mean, obviously we had the Centennial Mills fire over the last day. 158 00:22:50.964 --> 00:22:57.492 So that's something where we are appreciative of the work of your members, of your staff. 159 00:22:57.563 --> 00:22:57.859 Thank you. 160 00:22:58.087 --> 00:22:58.730 Thank you. 161 00:22:59.981 --> 00:23:12.007 I'm looking forward to kind of following up on this conversation, and I'm curious how often we can sort of do this where we're able to talk about it maybe before next year's season. 162 00:23:12.520 --> 00:23:18.268 Obviously, we don't know what the committees will look like next year, but just wanted to kind of flag that it'd be great to have that opportunity. 163 00:23:18.846 --> 00:23:32.928 I also know that there's need for, going back to the sort of first part of the presentation here, some of our neighbors in reservations are in need of water, drinking water right now. 164 00:23:33.040 --> 00:23:37.698 And so I think we'll be collecting water at— I'm doing a picnic this Sunday. 165 00:23:37.747 --> 00:23:38.652 We'll be collecting water there. 166 00:23:38.798 --> 00:23:40.494 And I'm sure there's many other opportunities. 167 00:23:40.576 --> 00:23:45.423 If there's anything that you'd like us to boost to help with our neighbors there, please let me know. 168 00:23:45.505 --> 00:23:46.526 I'm happy to send it around. 169 00:23:46.950 --> 00:23:47.128 Thanks. 170 00:23:50.123 --> 00:23:50.547 Thank you. 171 00:23:53.446 --> 00:23:53.769 Thank you. 172 00:23:54.251 --> 00:23:54.590 Thank you. 173 00:23:56.700 --> 00:23:59.824 So I'm going to restructure the agenda a bit. 174 00:24:00.387 --> 00:24:15.588 We're actually going to start with our guests from Multnomah County Department of Community Justice, then move on to the 2 grant items, then to the psychedelic item, and conclude with the concealed carry ordinance. 175 00:24:17.316 --> 00:24:38.057 So first, I want to establish a practice of hearing from our county partners in public safety because the police and the police, fire, or other public safety aspects of the city are part of a system that includes the county. 176 00:24:39.559 --> 00:24:45.433 And I hope to have the county ambulance folks come at some point, the DA, the sheriff. 177 00:24:45.865 --> 00:24:55.023 But today I'm honored to have Denise Peña, Director of Multnomah County Department of Community Justice, to talk a bit about their work and the intersection of their work and ours. 178 00:24:55.233 --> 00:24:58.779 And we'll have commentary from some city folks about that afterwards. 179 00:24:59.248 --> 00:24:59.893 So thank you. 180 00:25:01.623 --> 00:25:02.106 Before we—. 181 00:25:02.172 --> 00:25:05.655 Oh, sorry, I forgot to ask you to read the— I forgot to ask the clerk to read the first item. 182 00:25:06.124 --> 00:25:10.059 I was going to say, can we read both the first item, which is the minutes, and then I can—. 183 00:25:10.317 --> 00:25:12.125 After we approve that, I can read the next item. 184 00:25:12.336 --> 00:25:12.983 Thank you. 185 00:25:13.226 --> 00:25:14.084 Oh, that's just fine. 186 00:25:14.844 --> 00:25:24.353 Item number 1, June 2, 2026 to June 16, 2026, Community and Public Safety Committee meeting minutes. 187 00:25:26.652 --> 00:25:29.462 And I forget, do we need to vote in accepting the minutes? 188 00:25:29.866 --> 00:25:33.905 So long as there's no objection, they can be approved with unanimous consent. 189 00:25:34.855 --> 00:25:35.907 Uh, any objection? 190 00:25:36.653 --> 00:25:37.755 Okay, thank you. 191 00:25:39.218 --> 00:25:39.606 Perfect. 192 00:25:39.672 --> 00:25:52.105 Uh, let's see, item number 2, formerly noticed as item number 4, document number 2026-279, Multnomah County Department of Community Justice. 193 00:25:52.377 --> 00:25:58.363 Point of information, I, I have no concern with the reordering, but don't we have to do the reordering? 194 00:25:58.950 --> 00:26:02.528 Don't we like need to do some sort of unanimous consent on that? 195 00:26:04.249 --> 00:26:07.887 So long as nobody— yes, you can do it by unanimous consent. 196 00:26:08.175 --> 00:26:08.560 Okay. 197 00:26:09.185 --> 00:26:10.211 Do we have unanimous consent? 198 00:26:10.532 --> 00:26:11.173 Yeah, I just— Yeah, sorry. 199 00:26:11.349 --> 00:26:12.760 Okay. 200 00:26:13.513 --> 00:26:13.866 All right. 201 00:26:14.571 --> 00:26:15.903 Director Peña, please proceed. 202 00:26:16.655 --> 00:26:16.992 Good morning. 203 00:26:17.057 --> 00:26:17.394 Thank you. 204 00:26:17.682 --> 00:26:18.468 Good morning, councilors. 205 00:26:18.564 --> 00:26:19.541 My name is Denise Peña. 206 00:26:19.622 --> 00:26:23.308 I am the director of the Department of Community Justice, and I use she and her pronouns. 207 00:26:23.710 --> 00:26:29.848 And I am joined this morning by our DCJ leadership team who will be introducing themselves a little bit later in the presentation. 208 00:26:30.444 --> 00:26:36.998 Thank you to Councilor Novick and the entire Community of Public Safety Committee for inviting DCJ here today. 209 00:26:37.546 --> 00:26:45.464 We are honored to share the work of our department and also elevate the ways that we are partnering and collaborating with the City of Portland in support of public safety. 210 00:26:46.200 --> 00:26:58.144 DCJ is committed to our role as a key part of the greater Portland metro region's public safety system, providing supervision and services to justice-involved youth, adults, families, crime victims, and survivors. 211 00:26:58.897 --> 00:27:08.871 As the Greater Portland metro region looks to revitalize and spur economic growth, public safety is an integral part of laying the groundwork for this revitalization, and we are firmly committed to this. 212 00:27:09.785 --> 00:27:19.470 Our role is one of the least lesser-known roles in the criminal justice system, but it is a critical piece that supports behavior change— excuse me— contributing to safer communities. 213 00:27:19.903 --> 00:27:22.884 And I'm looking forward to sharing a bit more of the how we do this work with you all this morning. 214 00:27:22.949 --> 00:27:23.878 Thank you, Deputy City Attorney Nancy Thorington. 215 00:27:24.597 --> 00:27:31.859 We're going to start with an overview of our department, core services, and funding before going into a more detailed overview work of our 3 divisions. 216 00:27:32.442 --> 00:27:37.769 And we'll conclude with a focus on collaboration with the City of Portland and broader public safety system coordination. 217 00:27:37.931 --> 00:27:41.028 And some of our partners are in the room with us today, and we're happy they're here. 218 00:27:41.642 --> 00:27:46.916 And we are happy to take questions throughout the end, but we do have some side— some time set aside at the end as well. 219 00:27:49.140 --> 00:27:51.976 DCJ's vision is community safety through positive change. 220 00:27:52.534 --> 00:28:05.019 We aim to enhance community safety and reduce criminal activity by holding youth and adults accountable in a fair and just manner, assisting them to develop skills necessary for success, and effectively utilizing public resources. 221 00:28:05.680 --> 00:28:08.078 And we have a core belief that people can change. 222 00:28:08.916 --> 00:28:15.406 We accomplish this by offering supervision and services to justice-involved youth, adults, families, and crime survivors. 223 00:28:16.098 --> 00:28:28.444 Our efforts rely on a very close partnership with public safety entities, including the Sheriff's Office, the District Attorney's Office, the courts, Portland Police, and the Office of Violence Prevention, as well as several key community partners. 224 00:28:29.359 --> 00:28:35.744 In the last year, our dedicated DCJ staff of over 400 supported more than 10,000 justice-involved individuals. 225 00:28:36.578 --> 00:29:00.554 And as you see here, this included over 7,000 justice-involved adults on either probation or post-prison supervision, over 1,000 cases for justice-involved youth, including youth diverted from the criminal justice system, youth admitted and supported in our juvenile detention facility in Northeast Portland and on probation or pre-adjudication status, and over 2,400 victims of crime during the post-adjudication phase. 226 00:29:02.653 --> 00:29:08.972 The department has core mandates that we're required to deliver on based on Oregon Revised Statutes, or ORS. 227 00:29:09.765 --> 00:29:19.589 In times of financial constraint at the state and county level like we're in now, we have to focus on how best we maintain these core services while maintaining committed to our community values. 228 00:29:20.488 --> 00:29:23.440 Community corrections structure, structure vary county by county. 229 00:29:23.936 --> 00:29:28.990 Here in Multnomah County, both adult and juvenile services are housed under one community justice umbrella. 230 00:29:29.905 --> 00:29:31.926 Our 3 divisions deliver on these mandates. 231 00:29:32.457 --> 00:29:38.922 The Adult Services Division manages supervision, sanctions, and services for adults on probation and post-prison supervision. 232 00:29:39.531 --> 00:29:46.484 Our Juvenile Services Division manages pre-adjudication and probation supervision, and a juvenile detention for justice-involved youth. 233 00:29:47.210 --> 00:29:53.733 And our director's office provides state-mandated victim and survivor notification and services post-conviction. 234 00:29:54.250 --> 00:29:58.948 And they are also where our departmental infrastructure and policy alignment are housed. 235 00:29:59.126 --> 00:30:02.174 And you're going to hear from our 3 division directors on this work directly. 236 00:30:03.829 --> 00:30:06.621 Our total operating budget is nearly $116 million. 237 00:30:07.893 --> 00:30:17.857 This funds 413 full-time equivalent, or FTE, positions that support client services that ranges from reentry support to behavioral health and treatment programs and community program. 238 00:30:18.451 --> 00:30:20.518 And DCJ has 2 main sources of funding. 239 00:30:21.527 --> 00:30:25.884 Our Multnomah County general fund accounts for approximately 71% of our funding. 240 00:30:26.541 --> 00:30:36.123 As the city was finalizing their budget this summer, so was the county, with DCJ having to make difficult reductions amounting approximately to 5% from our previous fiscal year. 241 00:30:36.990 --> 00:30:47.394 State funding is our second largest funding source in adult services, adult supervision, known as Community Corrections State Grant-in-Aid or Senate Bill 1145. 242 00:30:48.615 --> 00:30:54.909 We also have funding from the state for treatment courts that we have for mental health and substance abuse disorders that we participate in. 243 00:30:55.439 --> 00:31:05.757 And we also have our Multnomah County Justice Reinvestment Program that aims to reduce the reliance on prison usage by providing intensive community supervision for those eligible individuals. 244 00:31:05.805 --> 00:31:06.301 Excuse me. 245 00:31:06.974 --> 00:31:18.484 In our juvenile services, this supports detention diversion and gang transition services through our JCP, or the Juvenile Crime Prevention Plan, with the Oregon Youth Authority and the Oregon Department of Education. 246 00:31:18.630 --> 00:31:21.307 And we also have a family resolution services team. 247 00:31:22.798 --> 00:31:32.445 DCJ works within a network of criminal justice systems partners, and it is only through our strong partnership and collaboration that we can deliver on our vision of community safety through positive change. 248 00:31:33.584 --> 00:31:53.519 And this specifically includes a partnership with the District Attorney's Office on victim and survivor services at the approach of sentencing, working with the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office to manage jail capacity in line with our community corrections plan, and providing 24/7 response when individuals on supervision come into contact with police, enabling parole officers to address potential violations. 249 00:31:54.518 --> 00:32:00.827 Kyla and I, to my left, serve as members of the Local Public Safety Coordinated Council alongside Councilor Novick. 250 00:32:01.537 --> 00:32:12.227 DCJ also contributes to the goals of the Homeless Respond Action Plan through housing and treatment programs provided for adults and youth on DCJ supervision and defection planning and implementation. 251 00:32:13.750 --> 00:32:16.521 We also coordinate and receive guidance from state agencies as well. 252 00:32:17.214 --> 00:32:24.481 The Department of Corrections, or DOC, oversees our Community Corrections Plan and corresponding requirements for SB 1145 funds. 253 00:32:25.477 --> 00:32:31.218 The parole board and the courts serve as the supervisory authority that determine conditions of supervision and sanctions. 254 00:32:32.132 --> 00:32:49.419 We also work with the courts through our treatment courts program, and the Oregon Youth Authority, or OYA, manages the juvenile crime prevention plan for basic and diversion services and gang transition funds, and their facilities receive youth that transition out of our juvenile detention facility post-adjudication when confinement is ordered. 255 00:32:49.916 --> 00:32:56.156 And now I'm going to hand it over to Tyra Hubbard, who is our Adult Services Division Director, to cover the work of her division. 256 00:32:56.990 --> 00:32:58.001 Good morning, councilors. 257 00:32:58.097 --> 00:33:04.626 For the record, I am Tyra Hubbard, Director of the Adult Services Division, or ASD, and I use she/her pronouns. 258 00:33:05.557 --> 00:33:09.070 Thank you for the invitation to share more about our work in collaboration with the city. 259 00:33:09.825 --> 00:33:14.172 The Adult Services Division is Multnomah County's community corrections provider. 260 00:33:14.477 --> 00:33:21.961 We provide probation and post- prison supervision, sanctions, and services for justice-involved adults post-conviction. 261 00:33:22.955 --> 00:33:27.202 We operate out of 5 locations, 4 within the city— Portland city limits. 262 00:33:27.762 --> 00:33:36.224 We're at the Mead downtown at 5th and Washington, and we house numerous specialty units including our Stabilization and Readiness Program, which I'll cover in more detail. 263 00:33:36.993 --> 00:33:41.336 We're also at East Campus, and Gresham are 2 of our other main supervision locations. 264 00:33:41.882 --> 00:33:50.586 We also have staff at the courthouse to support intake, post-sentencing, and also at the Justice Center to provide custody and release services. 265 00:33:51.980 --> 00:33:55.236 This is a map of where Adult Services clients are located. 266 00:33:55.813 --> 00:34:03.683 The highest concentration is indicated with the darker purple, with concentrations across Northwest, Southwest, and East Portland. 267 00:34:04.630 --> 00:34:07.259 The orange markers are ASD's anchor buildings. 268 00:34:07.852 --> 00:34:10.623 Where the majority of our supervision units are located. 269 00:34:11.601 --> 00:34:18.474 In the next year, the county is moving forward with our expansion at the East Campus to better align our services where our clients live. 270 00:34:19.244 --> 00:34:22.561 The black markers noted are ASD's satellite offices. 271 00:34:24.018 --> 00:34:30.731 ASD supervises over 7,000 adults annually sentenced to probation, parole, and post-prison supervision. 272 00:34:31.485 --> 00:34:40.867 At any point throughout the year, we have approximately 4,500 individuals on active supervision with our over 100 parole and probation officers, referred to as POs. 273 00:34:41.909 --> 00:34:53.048 In the upper right of this slide, you can see the ethnic breakdown of individuals on supervision, with over 60% identified as white, nearly 24% as Black African American, and 9% as Hispanic. 274 00:34:53.771 --> 00:35:03.416 The disproportionality of this based on Multnomah County demographics, also shown here, underlies why we emphasize culturally responsive services to to meet the diverse needs of our clients. 275 00:35:04.315 --> 00:35:08.711 Some additional data about our population is reflected in the next 2 pie charts in the second row. 276 00:35:09.675 --> 00:35:22.480 Of the over 7,000 adults on supervision annually, 79% of ASD's clients were on for felony supervision, and over 50% were on supervision for a crime that was committed against another person. 277 00:35:23.315 --> 00:35:28.851 You can see the risk level is determined through the Public Safety Checklist, known as the PSC, completed by our POs. 278 00:35:29.317 --> 00:35:39.010 With over 75% of our clients at high or medium risk to reoffend, this drives case management practices as outlined in Oregon Administrative Rule. 279 00:35:39.940 --> 00:35:45.108 I'll now walk through how our clients come onto supervision with DCJ post-conviction. 280 00:35:45.927 --> 00:35:55.059 We are funded by the state to supervise all felonies, drug enforcement misdemeanors, Sex Abuse 3, and domestic violence assault 4 and domestic violence menacing crimes. 281 00:35:55.974 --> 00:36:05.329 In addition, DCJ, through our county general fund dollars, also supervises over 500 individuals on supervision for non-state-funded misdemeanors. 282 00:36:06.389 --> 00:36:16.884 All clients on supervision come to ASD with specific supervision conditions based on the supervisory authority process, which then drives— oh, sorry, based on the supervisory authority. 283 00:36:17.396 --> 00:36:22.179 These are reviewed during the intake and assessment process, which then drives our responsive case planning. 284 00:36:22.918 --> 00:36:27.766 This includes identifying the criminogenic needs most likely to reduce the risk to reoffend. 285 00:36:28.554 --> 00:36:33.932 POs then introduce skills such as decision-making and problem-solving, as well as referrals to treatment. 286 00:36:34.815 --> 00:36:38.684 This slide shows the path of an individual assigned to supervision within ASD. 287 00:36:39.536 --> 00:36:51.170 Our intake unit will review and connect clients with the transition services unit for access to basic needs that can include housing support, Health and community services, telephone access, or bus tickets. 288 00:36:52.052 --> 00:37:03.833 Clients are assigned to specialized caseloads, including our African American, Latino unit, domestic violence, sex crimes, gang unit, mental health, women and family services, and our treatment courts. 289 00:37:04.507 --> 00:37:08.706 That ensures culturally responsive and specialized supervision and services. 290 00:37:09.603 --> 00:37:16.079 Our POs complete a needs assessment that drives the responsive case planning, and that is the core of our community supervision. 291 00:37:17.331 --> 00:37:25.153 Our community corrections intergovernmental agreement with the Department of Corrections governs this work, including supervision, sanctions, and services. 292 00:37:26.230 --> 00:37:29.682 Supervision is the main component of this work, as outlined here. 293 00:37:30.485 --> 00:37:42.067 This means we have to meet the minimum contact standards in the office, in the field, and develop case plans to address based on their risk level, which is determined through assessments completed at intake. 294 00:37:42.532 --> 00:37:55.269 We address criminogenic needs such as antisocial behavior, pro-criminal attitudes, lack of employment or substance abuse, and responsivity needs such as gender, culture, mental health, and cognition, as outlined on the screen. 295 00:37:56.570 --> 00:38:00.409 All of this work is essential to support public safety by changing behaviors. 296 00:38:01.469 --> 00:38:13.577 In line with this, POs recommend sanctions when conditions of release are violated based on Oregon Administrative Rules, Oregon Revised statute and the requirements of the releasing authority, with interventions also outlined on the screen. 297 00:38:14.894 --> 00:38:20.867 POs also integrate connections to services based on criminogenic need, which impacts their risk to recidivate. 298 00:38:21.798 --> 00:38:33.119 Multnomah County has, has historically supported expanded access to housing and employment services as funding is available, with significant recent decreases due to budget constraints. 299 00:38:34.003 --> 00:38:44.818 But the key services required by ORS include cognitive behavioral services, substance use disorder, mental health treatment, and domestic violence and sex offense treatment. 300 00:38:46.809 --> 00:39:00.130 I'd like to highlight one of our specialty units and services that is specifically aimed to support clients with behavioral health needs: our mental health unit and stabilization and readiness program that are located in the Mead Building in downtown Portland. 301 00:39:01.099 --> 00:39:08.237 Our mental health unit supervises nearly 450 adults annually, and that includes participants in mental health treatment court. 302 00:39:09.168 --> 00:39:14.061 Community supervision is focused on addressing risk, need, and responsivity for client success. 303 00:39:14.333 --> 00:39:22.452 So I'd also like to share an example of our responsivity work that most effectively reaches the needs of individuals assigned to the mental health unit. 304 00:39:22.659 --> 00:39:40.983 This is known as the Stabilization and Readiness Program, often referred to as SARP plays a crucial role in connecting clients with acute mental health challenges and housing instability with supervision and services in a day center format, helping to keep the streets of downtown Portland safer during business hours. 305 00:39:41.882 --> 00:39:48.742 This program was established during the pandemic when DCJ saw a need where our clients were so acute that providers were not able to work with them. 306 00:39:50.056 --> 00:39:58.293 Each year, this program supports over 280 of the 450 clients from our mental health specialty unit in response to their identified needs. 307 00:39:59.271 --> 00:40:11.081 To give you more context about the clients served by SARP, nearly 70% of clients using SARP are on high or medium risk supervision, and nearly 62% have committed a person-to-person crime. 308 00:40:11.945 --> 00:40:21.400 Clients who've engaged with SARP show more positive outcomes engaging with supervision, with 28% entering into treatment, and our absconding rates have decreased by over 50%. 309 00:40:22.507 --> 00:40:27.838 This means clients are engaging with services, working through their supervision towards positive change. 310 00:40:28.688 --> 00:40:34.855 I'm now going to hand it over to Dr. Kyla Armstrong Romero, our Juvenile Services Division Director, to cover the work of that division. 311 00:40:36.090 --> 00:40:37.103 Good morning, councilors. 312 00:40:37.777 --> 00:40:40.329 For the record, my name is Dr. Kyla Armstrong Romero. 313 00:40:40.427 --> 00:40:47.331 I'm the Director of the Juvenile Services Division, also known as JSD, with the Department of Community Justice, and my pronouns are she and her. 314 00:40:48.177 --> 00:40:53.983 Thank you for having us here today to share the vital work our team carries out every day across Multnomah County. 315 00:40:54.916 --> 00:41:00.525 At JSD, our vision is rooted in community safety and opportunity for young people and their families. 316 00:41:01.184 --> 00:41:04.947 Our division operates a comprehensive spectrum of youth-focused services. 317 00:41:05.447 --> 00:41:19.969 This includes juvenile detention operations, diversion and informal intervention pathways, restorative practices, pre-adjudication support, and community-based Post-adjudication supervision at the Donald E. Long Juvenile Detention Facility. 318 00:41:20.242 --> 00:41:25.429 We fulfill our mandate to provide secure short-term detention for youth arrested in Multnomah County. 319 00:41:26.407 --> 00:41:38.195 Detention is reserved for individuals identified as a public safety risk or a risk to reoffend, ensuring safety for the community while youth navigate the pre-adjudication legal process. 320 00:41:39.014 --> 00:41:44.860 Finally, operating out of the Multnomah County Courthouse, We have our Family Resolution Services team. 321 00:41:45.474 --> 00:41:47.380 They provide civil court support. 322 00:41:47.976 --> 00:41:56.311 We deliver domestic relations mediation, parent orientation, and guidance for families navigating complex domestic disputes and court processes. 323 00:41:58.324 --> 00:42:16.722 On the map in front of you, you can see where justice-impacted youth on supervision are located throughout Multnomah County and the Portland metro region, with a heavier concentration of youth on the east side The orange marker on the map indicates the location of the Juvenile Justice Complex and the detention facility in Northeast Portland. 324 00:42:19.190 --> 00:42:22.295 Here's a high-level snapshot of who we serve at JSD. 325 00:42:23.346 --> 00:42:30.586 Across our division over the last reporting year, JSD supported over 1,000 cases involving youth aged 12 to 21. 326 00:42:31.409 --> 00:42:33.248 Most recently, we've had an 11-year-old. 327 00:42:34.072 --> 00:42:51.880 Broken down across our units, That includes over 180 youth admitted into our detention facility, over 250 cases supported through pre-education, over 180 youth diverted from formal processing, and over 400 youth receiving community supervision on probation. 328 00:42:52.731 --> 00:43:05.416 Outside youth supervision, our Family Resolution Services supported nearly 2,500 parents navigating domestic relations, and our team has processed over 450 juvenile expungements. 329 00:43:06.635 --> 00:43:12.063 I want to pause on the second row because it reflects the serious nature of the cases before us. 330 00:43:12.739 --> 00:43:23.706 Over 67% of the youth on our probation caseload are assessed at high or medium risk to reoffend on the Juvenile Crime Prevention Scale, which is a validated risk assessment. 331 00:43:24.766 --> 00:43:29.489 Furthermore, over 42% of our cases involve serious felony allegations. 332 00:43:30.244 --> 00:43:44.490 In a climate where we are seeing high-risk youth behavior and the devastating impacts of community gun violence, our response requires robust oversight and meaningful accountability to ensure public safety and enforce court compliance. 333 00:43:44.619 --> 00:43:50.931 JSD utilizes tools including community monitoring 7 days a week, as well as electronic monitoring. 334 00:43:52.007 --> 00:44:05.663 Every youth on pre- or post-adjudication supervision is held to structured responsive case plan designed to maintain boundaries while addressing the root behaviors driving high-risk actions and to ensure victim safety. 335 00:44:07.173 --> 00:44:18.039 Looking at demographic data, nearly 35% of youth served identify as Black or African American, and over 22% identify as Hispanic. 336 00:44:18.766 --> 00:44:29.835 As you compare this to Multnomah County's overall demographics, the dramatic overrepresentation of Black and African American youth in our system remains a stark reality that we cannot ignore. 337 00:44:30.684 --> 00:44:39.155 Unlike upstream prevention efforts, our mandated services operate downstream at the point where severe harm or risk has already occurred. 338 00:44:39.525 --> 00:44:46.119 Our goal is to provide meaningful off-ramps that stop the cycle of violence through responsive supervision and systemic reform. 339 00:44:47.034 --> 00:44:57.021 Our programs are designed to provide off-ramps from overall community justice involvement and integrate culturally responsive approaches while simultaneously seeking systematic approaches in reform. 340 00:44:58.030 --> 00:45:10.335 Building on Denise's point about the Local Public Safety Coordinating Council, I chair one of its active subcommittees, the Juvenile Justice Steering Committee, where we bring key partners together to strengthen our county's juvenile justice system. 341 00:45:11.009 --> 00:45:23.393 We recently received a presentation from the City of Portland Ceasefire Team, and we remain fully committed to aligning our goals, sharpening response to violence, and enhancing joint leadership with our city partners. 342 00:45:25.349 --> 00:45:33.978 This slide outlines our structural workflow and services at JSD built around targeted oversight, structured accountability, and youth development. 343 00:45:34.539 --> 00:45:41.817 Regardless of how youth enter the system, through detention or police referral, allegations are triaged based on level and severity. 344 00:45:42.690 --> 00:45:52.280 Low-level offenses are directed toward early intervention, diversion, or informal processing, while serious and violent allegations move directly into formal court proceedings. 345 00:45:53.115 --> 00:45:59.699 Community supervision services encompass pre-adjudication diversion and informal supervision units. 346 00:46:00.661 --> 00:46:11.548 These teams work directly with youth and families to navigate the legal process, conduct validated risk and needs assessments, and enforce compliance while linking youth to community support and community interventions. 347 00:46:12.583 --> 00:46:22.034 When a youth is adjudicated and placed on probation, our juvenile court counselors, our JCCs, provide intensive post-adjudication supervision. 348 00:46:22.617 --> 00:46:27.244 JCCs monitor court-ordered probation conditions, ensure compliance, and track progress. 349 00:46:28.449 --> 00:46:38.751 To address complex risks and maintain community safety, our JCCs operate in specialty units with dedicated training to supervise specific high-risk populations. 350 00:46:39.409 --> 00:46:51.074 As part of this work, our staff participate in collaborative meetings with the City of Portland to align resources, share relevant insights, and ensure we're providing comprehensive supervision for youth. 351 00:46:52.342 --> 00:46:58.807 Spanning both detention and community supervision, our restorative practices team combines active accountability with skill building. 352 00:46:59.643 --> 00:47:11.733 This team also facilitates restorative justice processes that hold youth accountable directly to harmed parties and the community, such as the partnership with Lutheran Community Services that you heard about in June. 353 00:47:12.702 --> 00:47:16.492 We also have our juvenile detention services that I will provide more detail on. 354 00:47:19.326 --> 00:47:25.077 The Donald E. Long Juvenile Detention Facility is one of 11 youth detention facilities in the state of Oregon. 355 00:47:25.688 --> 00:47:32.871 It is structurally and programmatically designed as a short-term facility to hold youth while they move through the juvenile court proceedings. 356 00:47:33.769 --> 00:47:42.498 As shown here— as shown in an earlier slide, I'm sorry— during our last reporting year, there were 182 admissions to our juvenile detention facility. 357 00:47:43.429 --> 00:47:51.822 Our facility serves youth brought into detention by local law enforcement within Multnomah County, many of which are facilitated by the Portland Police Bureau. 358 00:47:52.784 --> 00:48:11.791 Each youth brought into detention is reviewed using a validated detention screening instrument that assesses public safety risk score, as well as the risk for failure to appear at court appearances to determine whether a youth should be detained or released to a parent or guardian while they await the adjudication process. 359 00:48:12.690 --> 00:48:19.224 Our detention facility prioritizes evidence-based practices to provide developmentally appropriate and trauma-informed care. 360 00:48:20.155 --> 00:48:36.179 Based on our current fiscal year 2027 budget allocation, our facility is staffed for a total of a total capacity of 36 beds, which are allocated as 29 beds for Multnomah County youth and 7 beds reserved for other required holds. 361 00:48:36.853 --> 00:48:51.409 In addition to Multnomah County youth, we're legally required to hold youth under the Interstate Compact, the Oregon Juvenile Department Directors Association, OJDDA, mutual aid agreements, out-of-state runaways, and Oregon Youth Authority sanctioned youth. 362 00:48:53.123 --> 00:49:00.931 I want to provide a little bit of context on our juvenile detention population, length of stay, and allegation trends that impact our resource needs and response. 363 00:49:02.181 --> 00:49:08.000 These graphs illustrate a significant shift in our detention population for Multnomah County youth over the last 5 years. 364 00:49:08.673 --> 00:49:11.960 On the left, you see the population delineated by allegation type. 365 00:49:12.536 --> 00:49:25.556 Since fiscal year '23, we've seen a steady influx of SB 1008 cases which keeps serious violent Measure 11 allegations in juvenile court rather than them being automatically waived to adult court. 366 00:49:26.630 --> 00:49:33.222 The severity of the allegations are resulting in an increased length of, length of stay, which is shown on the chart on the right. 367 00:49:34.152 --> 00:49:37.985 I mentioned that our detention facility is intended for short-term confinement. 368 00:49:38.804 --> 00:49:43.759 However, today we are seeing an unprecedented increase in youth held for over 500 days. 369 00:49:44.442 --> 00:49:49.766 Approximately 25% of our average daily population falls into this category. 370 00:49:51.396 --> 00:50:06.273 In the last 6 months, we've reached this capacity several times, and the County Board of Commissioners adopted a resolution on July 2nd that governs our release procedures in the event of a population emergency that mirrors the sheriff's jail capacity management plan. 371 00:50:07.481 --> 00:50:11.773 I wanted to highlight the allegations and length of stay to underline that our system is under strain. 372 00:50:12.967 --> 00:50:24.195 Not only are we supporting youth and families through complex justice proceedings, but we're also responding to increasing mental health needs of youth amidst significant resource constraints. 373 00:50:25.085 --> 00:50:32.280 I will now hand the floor over to direct— our Deputy Director Suzanne Brown McBride to review the work of the Director's Office. 374 00:50:33.105 --> 00:50:33.784 Good morning, councilors. 375 00:50:33.833 --> 00:50:34.900 I'm Suzanne Brown McBride. 376 00:50:34.949 --> 00:50:37.438 I'm DCJ's Deputy Director, and I use she/her pronouns. 377 00:50:37.927 --> 00:50:42.559 I'll present a very brief overview of the work that DCJ's Director's Office for you today. 378 00:50:42.784 --> 00:50:51.695 Our office provides critical infrastructure to both Adult and Juvenile Services Division, as well as direct client support through our Victim and Survivor Services Unit, and that's what I'll be focusing on here today. 379 00:50:52.737 --> 00:51:01.601 Within the Director's Office, our Victim and Survivor Services Unit supports crime victims and survivors harmed by justice-involved individuals on supervision with DCJ, that is post-adjudication. 380 00:51:02.434 --> 00:51:21.786 They provide 3 key services for victims: informing of rights, providing notifications of critical stages in the justice process, both of which are constitutionally mandated here in Oregon, and additional advocacy to help victims and survivors understand their rights and options and identify supportive resources and support them in navigating the complex post-conviction system. 381 00:51:22.751 --> 00:51:38.860 The team informed over 3,800 victims in the last reporting year of their rights, with nearly 2,500 of those victims opting in to receive notifications, and over 1,000 of those victims were supported with additional advocacy that can include things like safety planning and connection to additional resources. 382 00:51:40.016 --> 00:51:43.068 We continue to leverage technical advancements as we improve this work. 383 00:51:43.710 --> 00:51:51.545 For example, a new online platform called Case Companion was launched in this last year to help victims of crime understand their rights and stay informed about the justice process in Multnomah County. 384 00:51:52.139 --> 00:52:01.335 This platform is designed for victims pre- and post-adjudication, enables a better handoff between our colleagues in the District Attorney's Office and DCJ once cases are adjudicated. 385 00:52:02.103 --> 00:52:15.005 Our advocates also participate in multidisciplinary forums such as the Domestic Violence Enhanced Response Team, or DIVERT, as well as the restorative justice work through Lutheran Community Service contract implemented with our Juvenile Services Division that Kyla mentioned earlier. 386 00:52:15.085 --> 00:52:19.764 I'll hand it back to Denise to cover more about our collaboration with the city and public safety coordination. 387 00:52:19.942 --> 00:52:20.871 Thank you, Suzanne. 388 00:52:21.320 --> 00:52:32.056 We've covered the core of our work, and collaborate— and collaboration with the City of Portland is woven through everything we do, from early youth prevention with OVP and active field enforcement with the Portland Police Bureau. 389 00:52:32.538 --> 00:52:35.117 And I'll highlight a few areas of collaboration specifically. 390 00:52:35.806 --> 00:52:43.001 One of our most basic but essential functions, or essential areas that we rely on, is a strong partnership with PPB is on law enforcement coordination. 391 00:52:43.657 --> 00:52:51.172 This involves not only our ability to access police reports, but we also have staff that connect law enforcement to a supervising officer 24/7. 392 00:52:51.829 --> 00:52:59.063 This allows us to interrupt and intervene, and it is also critical to enforce probation violations, and without this, we cannot conduct our work. 393 00:52:59.786 --> 00:53:03.880 Gun violence and community safety are challenges that do not stop at jurisdictional lines. 394 00:53:04.121 --> 00:53:12.197 Over the last several years, DCJ has strengthened partnerships with the city to focus on coordination and responses within City of Portland entities. 395 00:53:12.871 --> 00:53:21.108 On the adult side, our probation officers work directly alongside the Portland Police Bureau's focused intervention team that aims to reduce gun violence in real time. 396 00:53:21.702 --> 00:53:30.760 During the recent summer cooldown mission, our POs were able to provide support and contributed to multiple firearm seizures and identifying robbery suspects leading to swift arrest. 397 00:53:31.400 --> 00:53:41.869 Unfortunately, with budget constraints, our ability to authorize overtime for these type of missions is increasingly limited, but we're appreciative the POs are able to flex schedules to support missions such as these. 398 00:53:42.782 --> 00:53:50.896 We have a dedicated PO that covers a sex trafficking caseload, and he works and coordinates closely with PPB's Human Trafficking Unit. 399 00:53:51.923 --> 00:54:01.164 DCJ also participates alongside PPB and other criminal justice partners on the multidisciplinary divert to respond to high-lethality domestic violence cases that Suzanne referenced. 400 00:54:02.014 --> 00:54:28.335 Both of our adult and juvenile staff are actively engaged with the community and participate in Portland events, whether it's our JCC's presence at the Wear Orange event in June and partnering with OVP during Youth Violent Prevention Week to speak directly to students across Portland Public Schools, or our PO's presence during high-profile gun violence or homicide trials and at community celebrations like Good in the Hood and the Mississippi Street Fair, we are partners in supporting a safe environment for all. 401 00:54:28.976 --> 00:54:36.914