Meeting Details - Tennessee Traffic Safety Resource Service



Impaired Driving Task Force MeetingMeeting DetailsDate and Time: May 25, 2016; 11:00 A.M. Location: TBI Headquarters, Conference Room 3; 901 R.S. Gass Blvd. Nashville, TN 37216AttendeesTerry Ashe – TSATom Kimball – TNDAGCJason Ivey - THSOTerry Seay – THPTim Massengill – THPKate Ritchie – MADDMichael Hogan – Safety (TDOS)Rob Seesholtz – TDHTony Barham – THPPatrick Dolan – TDOSHSBobby Straughter – TDOCKyle Anderson – DA – NashvilleMichelle Consiglio-Young – AOCSamera Zavaro – TBIMegan Buell – TDOSHSRichard Holt – THSORod Bragg - TDMHSASAgendaWelcomeLunch and BreakIntroduction of New MembersSamera Zavaro, TBIRobert Seesholtz, THODKate Ritchie, MADDTerry Seay, THPJoseph Massengill, THPMegan Buell, TDOSHSVotes Taken Between April and May MeetingsCharter amended/approvedQuarterly meetings were approvedBegins with July - SeptemberReview and Adoption of April MinutesNew Member Review and AdoptionMichelle Consiglio-Young, Assistant Commissioner Bobby Straughter, GTDOCCaptain Carroll Owen, Shelby County Sheriff's OfficeLieutenant Brian Evans, Knoxville Police DepartmentColonel Patricia Burnett, Memphis Police DepartmentUpdates from MembershipBreakReview of Draft FY17 Impaired Driving Three Year Strategic PlanQuarterly meetingNew meeting dateBest days of het weekBest time of dayDismissalDiscussionWelcomeJason explained the reason for the impaired driving task forceFall between .03 and .06Working towards a three-year strategic planTask force is proving to be very beneficialAllows people to see what the state of Tennessee is achieving when it comes to Impaired DrivingDifferent departments in the state are trying to achieve one thing but going different ways about itIntroductions (details only provided for new attendees)Jason IveyRichard HoltPatrick DolanManage statistics officeAnalyzing crash data for 10 yearsHere in place of Task Force member, Chris OsbournTerry SeayTennessee Highway Safety office with Ignition InterlockInspect facilities that install ignition interlock and perform outreachTim MassengillMichael HoganDirector of Driver's License12 years with TDOSHSTony Barham28 years law enforcementOversees:Armed guardInterstate authorityRecruitingCitizens trooper academyParticipation with TIMSHere in place of Task Force member, Tracy TrottKate RitchieExecutive Director of MADDSupport victims and families that have been killed by impaired driversLegislationIn-school prevention programsRob SeesholtzTennessee Department of Health Oversees: Tennessee’s Trauma SystemMichelle Consiglio-YoungAssistant General Counsel for the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC)LegislationTerry AsheExecutive Director of the Tennessee Sheriffs’ AssociationRetired from Wilson CountyTom KimballTraffic Safety resource prosecutorResource for prosecutorsProvides TrainingKyle AndersonStarted at Metro Nashville Police Department (9 years)Last 12 years at the District Attorney's OfficeTeam leader of the vehicle homicide divisionWorks on all driving related offensesSamera ZavaroSpecial Agent/Forensic Scientist Supervisor, LIMS Administrator for the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation25 years with TBIBobby StraughterTDOC, Assistant Commissioner of Community Supervision3 yearsServes as the Interstate Compact AdministratorMegan BuellRod BraggDocuments that have been approvedCharterAmendments that were approvedNo major or significant items were changed from the originalCurrent Task Force MembersQuarterly meetingsSystem provides structure for the membershipQuarterly meetings will start at the end of July/Start of SeptemberReview and Adoption of Last MinutesTom Kimball bought up needing someone in the trenches and invited Kyle Anderson from the district attorney's officeJason Ivey believes that Kyle Anderson will fulfill a need that the Task Force hasTerry Ashe motions to approve minutesMegan Buell seconds the motionJason Ivey inquires about any discussionNo discussionApproved by membership Motion carriesVote and Approve additional membersAdditional members are for areas that need representation on the Task Force Discussion was held to have large regional law enforcement representativesJason Ivey reached out to regional THSO law enforcement liaisons5 candidates were proposed to fulfill this areaEast region representative Two west region representativesMike Gilliland is currently moving up the Metro Nashville Police Department hierarchy to get approval to join the task forceAn additional member from the TN Department of Correction A member from the Administrative of the Courts Jason Ivey nominates Kyle Anderson from the District Attorney's 20th district for membershipTom Kimball motions for Kyle Anderson to join the Task ForceSamera Zavaro secondsApproved by the task forceMotion carriesTerry Ashe motions to approve the members selected for membership to the task forceKate Ritchie secondsApproved by membershipMotion carriesTom Kimball proposed an individual from local parole and probation Misdemeanor services level Only felons get to correction levelMonitoring of both felonies and misdemeanors are neededKyle Anderson proposed Stephanie KrivchnerStephanie Krivchner is a probation officer who works for Davidson County Administration of the CourtsWith three new nominees, which will be voted on by email, the full membership will attend the first quarterly meetingTerry Ashe inquired if the next meeting would also be hosted at Tennessee Bureau of InvestigationOther places to host the task force meetings were also proposed by the membershipTony Barham offered the THP training center as an optionJason Ivey stated that parking is better at TBI than downtown, but the matter can be discussed at a later timeOpportunity for attendees to discuss items in their campTerry Ashe introduces the topic of bills and possibility of vetting them through this committee as it pertains to impaired drivingJason Ivey proposes idea of utilizing legislative liaisons and bringing them in to present the bills Tom Kimball inquired whether this task force could pull things in to make legislationMegan Buell states that this is a valid questionMost DUI bills this task force is looking at comes from Safety and Homeland Security; The task force would need to get the commissioner of the Department of Safety and Homeland Security on boardThe consensus was at this time the Task Force could notThis task force and its membership are more robust than any in the past, but just is not at that pointTom Kimball states most of the last DUI laws for the last decade came from DUI task forcesMegan Buell asked if it would be beneficial to see Rep. William Lambuth (DUI Enforcement) Tom Kimball suggests as a guest speaker to a meetingJason Ivey states that this task force is better structured and organized than the last few yearsQuarterly system of meetingsThe THSO cannot lobby; THSO can only discuss Tom Kimball proposes to drive some discussion of what needs to be done; not write the laws themselvesSamera Zavaro states it would be an opportunity to be a resource because of our combined differences Kate Ritchie states she can carry the legislation as can Maggi Duncan and Terry AsheJason Ivey states he has a vision of what this task force will look like in the futureBased on everyone’s individual campsMembership learns what everyone is doing, but will not put out a package like the aforementioned DUI task forceTerry Ashe suggests legislation we will see in the future will be driven by treatment rehabilitationMegan Buell states that drug courts are going to be highly sought after because these are the people who put people on treatment plansMichael Hogan suggests it might be beneficial to bring someone from legislation on boardJason Ivey states it is on the list of potential membersTerry Ashe states that both houses would need to be represented and need to learn that the task force exists.Jason Ivey inquires for any updates from the membershipTerry Ashe states that the they have focused on alcohol Have a vested interest of what impaired driving is going to becomeMore highway patrol are struck between 8:00 pm and 2:00 am in the last 2 years than in the last 10 yearsJason Ivey asks if the impairment was from a substance other than alcoholTerry Ashe answers by stating more marijuana and that he is worried about where Tennessee will go with this Richard Holt also stated it was a concern for him as wellDraft of 3-year strategic planJason Ivey explains that this is the document that gives Tennessee money for 405dStates we will follow the model of the Florida impaired driving plan after discussions with other individualsExplains that with the start of the quarterly meetings, the task force can get in the minor details, but for now this is a just a starterOutline of what to expect:IntroSection II: In 2010, Tennessee went through an alcohol assessmentThe recommendations will be put in this documentOver course of the past years, this is what we have done to be betterEach division is represented in this strategic planCertain areas still need items to be completed (the green areas)THSO will go through the document and make sure that all the correct tenses will be utilized throughout the documentPlan to reach out to driver services and the Tennessee Department of Health about certain itemsThis will all come together to create the body of the strategic planSection IX- 3 year strategic planJason Ivey reached out to Chris Broome about clarification on the 3 years FARS Data—most current year is FY14Should it be a projection into the future?Will get with the TITAN business unit to determine trend analysisAs of right now, will utilize FY14 and move out three years Has not been finalized yet Idea is similar to the Public Safety Sub Cabinet All different partners from different agencies and unify ideas into one planEach member needs to look over each area that was assigned and make sure that there is not more information that needs to be addedJason Ivey stated he would inquire with Richard Holt as to the current number of Drug Recognition Experts for the stateRob Seesholtz brings up the topic of some insurances refusing to pay if hospitals would perform testing to determine if drugs and alcohol were in the individuals’ systemsHospitals stopped testing for thisHospitals are now required to test for alcohol in the system of an individualRule revision for trauma centersTom Kimball states that they would run into that problem as well when an offender would go to a trauma centerAfter discussions with Vanderbilt and the University of Tennessee, they now pull the blood, then are subpoenaed for itAfterwards, TBI tests the bloodJason Ivey states he will itemize what items he still needs from Health and email itJason Ivey states he will reach out to Michelle Consiglio-Young on improvements that have been made towards a unified court systemTom Kimball brings up the item about funding and that sessions court clerks do not talk to the Administrative Office of the CourtsWith the funding, the passing of information will hopefully start in 2018Kate Ritchie pulls out MADD’s annual report on ignition interlockThis year a cleanup bill was passedIf an individual with an ignition interlock is over .02, the vehicle won’t startRoughly 5,000 people are on interlockTom Kimball brings up the fact that to apply for ignition interlock a person must apply for a restricted licenseUntil that is changed, ignition interlock only gets the individuals willing to comply with the lawTerry Seay states that the state has 10 vendors for ignition interlock with 106 facilities in the stateDevice must be certified by NHTSAThere are not any Tennessee-based manufacturersTexas has a lot of ignition interlock manufacturersMany of the manufactures are out west1 in ChicagoSamera Zavaro states that many are offshoots of the same companyTom Kimball states that Highway safety money is tied to ignition interlockTennessee is an all offender stateKate Ritchie explains that the 2013 law did not qualify Tennessee for that moneyWith the changes for July 1, 2016, Tennessee should qualifyTom Kimball states that if Tennessee has to rely of the offender to get it by applying for restricted license, than we really are not an all offender state. If we really want it to be all offenders, Tennessee has to take it out that it is with a restricted license.Jason Ivey states that the definition may not be the same Kate Ritchie states that we have a large fund for indigents Terry Seay thinks that transdermal monitoring could take some of that fundRod Bragg tells the task force that his department received some of the money from that fund this yearMegan Buell states it is up to the judge to decide to deny or allow the restricted license Tim Massengill states it would not be as easy to deny this nowTom Kimball states that the judge has to give a reason to deny, but the individual that performs the offense does not have to get oneJason Ivey brings the group back to the topic of the strategic plan.Some of the information that has previously been discussed in the meeting could be in the reportJason Ivey wants to send the draft electronicallyMany different people provided the information to create this document Look back at the area assigned to each member individuallyMake sure that the area is accurateThose that Jason Ivey still needs to reach out to will have until next Friday (June 3, 2016) to get this information so that a more formal document can be createdFirst quarterly meeting the task force can talk about ongoing movement on itemsEach task force member can address each focus to report out on (i.e. What has been going on since the last time the task force met)The task force can shore up the FY17 plan and then that gives structure upcoming meetingsRod Bragg suggests to add Prescription for Success for statewide programsCoffee County started the program, and now it is nationalCount It, Drop It, Lock It Kate Ritchie states that MADD is putting together a one page sheet that will go out to the judges on the ignition interlock programTom Kimball suggests to send it to the public defenders as wellJason Ivey states that he will send out an email tomorrow (May 26, 2016) to encompass the next steps discussed for FY17Jason Ivey states the deadline for any revisions to each section as well as any additional data to add is June 3, 2016Jason Ivey asks the Task Force if they are pleased the direction that the membership is heading towardsQuarterly meetingsJason Ivey inquired as to whether Wednesdays from 11:00 until 2:00 would be a good day and time for the membership. Dates DeterminedJuly 20thOct. 19thJan. 18thTom Kimball states that last year legislation, proposed 24/7 program that NHTSA has blessedWestern states have had extremely good results with this programGot in touch with Bill Nicholson, consultant for 24/7 in northwestSenate bill model came from Bill Nicholson Unlike transdermal, which is very expensive, poor counties could utilize this method to monitorWhen individuals are out on bond or probation Ordered to blow into breathalyzerMonitoring that combined with treatment has had a good recidivismMonitoring not shown with treatment does not do as wellSimple in practiceWork really well in rural areasBlount county providing pilot project-6 monthsTerry Ashe stated he did not see it being done on the side of law enforcement but being completed on the probation sideStated sheriffs will opposeSamera Zavaro stated the state had room for both 24/7 and ignition interlockJason Ivey adjourns the meeting ................
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