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Enhanced Police Services and Community Safety Sales Tax Measure Informational Presentation Summer/Fall 2018 Enhanced Police Services and Community Safety Sales Tax Measure I. A Thriving City II. Challenges to Public Safety 1. New Buildings,
Summer/Fall 2018
Status of Development Residential Projects (Units) Office Projects (Sq. Ft.) Commercial Projects (Sq. Ft.) Institutional Projects (Sq. Ft.)
1,101 392,375 369,619 267,000
43 51,407 41,035
1,430 58,445 65,400
277 133,800 18,020 21,430
1,128 12,887 115,250 257,745
533 231,213 28,635 34,750 TOTAL 4,512 880,127 637,959 580,925
7,6 ,600 00 new w residents sidents and d 4,5 ,500 00 new w employees ployees
Phase 1
273,600 s.f. retail
200 residential units Phase II
86,800 s.f. retail
650 residential units
Lower Mall
https://www.thevillageattotemlake.com/
153 senior units 409 residential units
6th/Central
From Southwest From East From Plaza
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Q13-32. I’m going to read you a list of services and functions provided by the city. For each one, please tell me how important that city function is to you and your household. Use a scale of 1 to 5, where 1 means that it is “not at all important” and 5 means it is “extremely important.”
Most services are seen as important (“4” or “5”) by a majority of residents. More than three-quarters consider Fire/EMS (94%), police (86%), maintaining streets (81%), managing traffic flow (78%), pedestrian safety (78%), protecting the environment (78%), and recycling/garbage (78%), and city parks (77%) to be important (4 or 5 out of 5).
4.68 4.43 4.23 4.22 4.19 4.18 4.17 4.16 4.12 3.94 3.87 3.82 3.77 3.77 3.62 3.62 3.54 3.48 3.37 3.21 Fire and emergency medical services Police services Pedestrian safety Managing traffic flow Protecting our natural environment Recycling and garbage collection Maintaining streets City parks Emergency preparedness Availability of sidewalks and walking paths Services for people in need Attracting and keeping businesses in Kirkland Zoning and land use Support for neighborhoods Building, permitting and inspection Affordable housing options for vulnerable residents* Bike safety Recreation programs and classes Support for arts in the community Community events
+0.02 +0.02
+0.05 +0.04 +0.10 +0.03 +0.03 +0.02
+0.10
+0.13
94% 86% 78% 78% 78% 78% 81% 77% 73% 67% 66% 63% 59% 59% 53% 57% 52% 49% 46% 39%
Mean Importance Ratings
Raw Change from 2016 Total 4+5 * New item added to 2018 survey.
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Q33-52. Using the same list, please tell me how well you think the city is doing in each area. Use an A through F grading scale where A means Excellent, B means Above Average, C is Average, D is Below Average, and F is Failing.
Fire and EMS services (87% A or B), recycling (86%), police services (83%), and city parks (83%) remain the top-rated City services. Affordable housing options for vulnerable residents and managing traffic flow are the lowest rated services.
4.49 4.32 4.28 4.24 4.01 3.98 3.90 3.90 3.81 3.80 3.80 3.66 3.65 3.62 3.58 3.28 3.24 3.14 3.02 2.60 Fire and emergency medical services Recycling and garbage collection Police services City parks Recreation programs and classes Pedestrian safety Support for arts in the community Community events Emergency preparedness Availability of sidewalks and walking paths Protecting our natural environment Bike safety Maintaining streets Support for neighborhoods Attracting and keeping businesses in Kirkland Services for people in need Building, permitting and inspection Zoning and land use Managing traffic flow Affordable housing options for vulnerable residents* Total A+B
+0.12 +0.02 +0.13 +0.13 +0.10 +0.06 +0.08 +0.02 +0.04 +0.09
+0.01
+0.12
86% 83% 83% 65% 73% 64% 63% 52% 64% 64% 54% 62% 49% 51% 30% 34% 33% 35% 16%
Raw Change from 2016
Mean Performance Ratings
* New item added to 2018 survey.
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Mail Theft Shoplifting Car Prowls Burglaries
Mental Illness and Suicide Homelessness Drug Addiction
Domestic Violence
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2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Total Expenditures (000's) 80,419 82,884 89,203 89,251 102,740 90,988 94,449 97,302 100,006 103,938 108,056 112,361 Total Resources (000's) 82,804 85,338 89,662 96,451 108,527 93,494 95,478 97,405 97,636 97,921 100,266 102,272 Net Resources (000's) 2,385 2,454 459 7,200 5,787 2,506 1,029 103 (2,370) (6,017) (7,790) (10,089) Less Developmnt Rev>Budget (1,600)
(4,838) (7,659)
(17,879) 6,693 1,132 (8,387)
40,000 60,000 80,000 100,000 120,000 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
2019-2024 GENERAL FUND FORECAST
Based on 2018 Ongoing Budget/Estimated 2018 Revenues
Total Expenditures (000's) Total Resources (000's) $ Thousands
2018 Community Outreach
Community Survey – May 2018 Gun Safety and Community Safety Town Hall Budget Exercise Public Safety Survey – July 2018
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proposal?
Nearly three-quarters of residents at least somewhat support the proposed mix of community safety investments. Although relatively few (1- in-5) oppose the proposed investments but positive intensity is also relatively low, with a third saying they strongly support them.
Strongly 32% 12% Somewhat 41% 10%
Support 73% Oppose 22% (DK/NA) 5%
Support Oppose (DK/NA)
“This proposal would fund enhanced police services and firearm safety investments in Kirkland. It includes 5 additional full-time police officers, focused on illegal drugs, car prowls, burglaries, mail theft, and shoplifting; 4 additional full-time school resource officers in middle schools; 1 full-time mental health professional to help address 911 calls with mental health complications; annual funding to expand mental health and human services programs focusing on domestic violence and suicide prevention; new funding for gun safety training and subsidies for safe gun storage; and funds to expand existing programs aimed at reducing homelessness. This proposal would cost $1.8 million each year.”
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52% 53% 49% 37% 28% 26% 2% 3% 3% 7% 3% 4% 46% 44% 49% 56% 69% 70% 32% 22% 20% 11% 10% 6% 32% 33% 36% 33% 46% 47% A soda tax on soft drink beverages, equivalent of 19 cents on a 12 ounce can A sales tax increase of one penny on a $10 purchase A property tax increase of about 7 cents for each $1,000 of assessed valuation Diverting money from the City’s emergency reserve funds Reducing the budgets of general government, and programs such as parks maintenance and roads maintenance A business license fee increase of $68 per employee in Kirkland Support (Don't Know) Oppose
Q22-27. The proposal I described earlier would cost approximately $1.8 million each year. There is a number of different ways those investments could be funded, either by diverting funds from existing sources or by raising new tax revenue.” For each of the following, say whether you would strongly support, somewhat support, somewhat oppose, or strongly oppose using that revenue source to fund enhanced public safety investments.
Although residents are largely split in their reactions to each funding mechanism, about half would prefer funding investments via a sales tax, soda tax, and property tax over diverting money from the rainy day fund or other programs. The business license fee increase is the least popular of all of the potential sources tested.
Strongly Support Strongly Oppose
.1% Sales Tax (A penny on a $10 purchase) - Generates approx. $1.8 million/year
4 SROs in Kirkland Middle Schools ($320,000/year) ProAct Unit – 4 Officers 1 Support Staff Position ($680,000/year) Neighborhood Resource Officer (1) with (1) Mental Health Professional ($260,000/year)
Community Safety Investments – Community-Based Policing (9 Officers) ($1.26 Million/year)
Community Safety Investments – Mental Health and Human Service Programs ($350,000/year)
Mental Health Programs Youth Counseling Services After School Programs Domestic Violence Prevention Suicide Prevention
Community Safety Investments - Women and Family Shelter Operations ($100,000/year)
Community Safety Investments – Gun Safety ($100,000/year)
Keeping Guns Out of the Hands of Kids, Criminals and the Mentally Ill Training for the Community Gun Locks Gun Safes
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Q14-19. I’m going to read you a list of potential public safety investments. For each one, please tell me how high a priority that potential investment is for you, using a scale of 1 to 7, where 1 means it is the lowest priority and 7 means it is the highest priority.
Of the potential investments tested, residents rated a mental health professional to assist police and EMS, additional homelessness program funding, and increased funding for mental health, human services, and after school programs as the highest priorities. Although a majority of residents rated each investment at least a 5 out of 7, intensity was lowest for gun safety training/subsidies, and additional SROs.
39% 35% 33% 32% 24% 20% 20% 20% 20% 16% 18% 16% 14% 13% 16% 17% 17% 19% 73% 69% 69% 65% 59% 55%
1 new full-time mental health professional to help resolve police and emergency medical calls involving individuals with mental health complications, including domestic violence, suicide attempts, and assisting homeless people New funding for programs designed to reduce homelessness, especially among women and families A 50% increase in annual funding to expand existing mental health, human services and after-school programs that provide suicide prevention, domestic violence prevention, and drug addiction services 5 additional full-time police officers to serve as part of a police unit to focus on illegal drugs, car prowls, burglaries, mail theft, and shoplifting 4 additional full-time school resource officers in Finn Hill Middle School, Kamiakin Middle School, Kirkland Middle School, and the International Community School New annual funding for gun safety training in the community and safe storage of existing weapons, including subsidized trigger locks and gun safes
7 - Highest Priority 6 5 Total 5-7 Rating 5.35 5.23 5.22 5.05 4.86 4.40 Mean