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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021/03/03 - ADMIN - Minutes - Police Advisory Commission - Regular Official minutes Police advisory commission St. Louis Park, Minnesota 3/3/2021 Members present: Commissioner Tousignant, Commissioner Hanson, Commissioner Christenson, Commissioner Ibrahim, Commissioner Kinney, Commissioner McDaniel, Commissioner Bodin, Commissioner Hosak, Members absent: Commissioner Erickson, Commissioner Howes, Commissioner Isaac Staff present: Lt Garland Guests: None 1. Call to order: Commissioner Tousignant call to order at 7:00 PM A. Roll call: Commissioner Tousignant, Commissioner Hanson, Commissioner Christenson, Commissioner Ibrahim, Commissioner Kinney, Commissioner McDaniel, Commissioner Bodin, Commissioner Hosak, 2. Approval of minutes A. Approval of Agenda: i. Motion: Commissioner Kinney, Commissioner McDaniel Second ii. Vote: Approved B. Approval of previous meeting’s minutes (Jan-21): i. Motion: Commissioner Christenson, Commissioner McDaniel Second ii. Vote: Approved 3. Use of Force Update (Lt. Garland) A. Met December 15th deadline, Effective March 1st B. All SLP PD officers completed 3 1-hour trainings C. Not all agencies were prepared to meet these deadlines 4. Discussion on preamble to new Police Dpt policy manual (Lt. Garland) A. Request for letter to Board of Govs of ABLE Project i. SLP PD asking for PAC to provide a letter in support of SLP PD being ready and able to implement this active bystander train-the-trainer program ii. Letters of support from the community are a requirement for implementation iii. Subcommittee formed to draft letter and send to Lt. Garland (Commissioner Tousignant, Commissioner Kinney, Commissioner Ibrahim) iv. Deadline of September 2021 v. https://www.law.georgetown.edu/innovative-policing-program/active- bystandership-for-law-enforcement/our-mission/ vi. Discussed subcommittee submitting letter of support on PAC’s behalf without presenting at a PAC meeting. Letter will be shared with PAC. 1. Motion: Commission Kinney, Commissioner Bodin Second PAC Meeting -2- March 3, 2021 2. Vote: Approve B. Preamble to PD Policy Manual i. SLP PD asking for PAC to assist in creating a preamble to the updated policy ii. Subcommittee formed to draft document (Commissioner McDaniel, Commissioner, Hanson and Commissioner Christenson). iii. Starting 10-12 month project to revamp and move into Lexipol. Includes weekly meeting with internal subject matter experts as well as an individual from Lexipol to understand department needs. 1. Collaborating with other MN agencies to compare notes during working meetings on this topic. 2. Paid for by SLP PD 2021 budget 5. Crime info sharing (Lt Garland) A. PD Update: Personnel, recruitment in the Police Dept, emergency preparedness, mental health. City personnel update (City Mgr and Deputy City Mgr, and R-E Manager) i. 7583 Calls for Service, 1205 Reports, 27 Social Worker referrals, 0 Bias- Motivated Reports (Feb) ii. Majority of calls are for Directed Patrols and Theft iii. Increase of theft at Knollwood, specifically Ulta. SLP PD working with the store on prevention solutions and SLP PD doing extra patrols and using unmarked cars. B. Sledding with a Cop event C. Pandemic Response: Resumed reserve meetings and Chaplains re-integrating, Vaccine plan in place, Preparing for upcoming trails in Minneapolis D. New officer started in February, Pathways trainee starting in March, Office Assistant starting in March E. City Manager position being worked on, targeting end of July 6. Election of officers and Commissioners’ terms update A. Commissioner Ault resigned as of February B. New terms begin in July 7. 2020(21) PAC Annual Report and Workplan A. Need to complete Annual Report and Workplan covering what we want to accomplish as a PAC B. Subcommittee formed to complete Annual Report and Workplan (Commissioner Bodin, Commissioner Christenson, Commissioner Tousignant) C. Suggestions from PAC for focus areas in 2021 include data collection, use of facial recognition, license plate readers, mental health D. Lt. Garland distributed 2020 Report and Workplan to PAC via email E. Discussed available dates to have Report submitted to Lt. Garland. June 14th allowed for additional reviews and edits as needed after May PAC Meeting. i. Motion: Commissioner Christenson ii. Vote: Approved PAC Meeting -3- March 3, 2021 8. Community Involvement in Public Safety (On-going) A. Community-Policing in the midst of COVID-19. i. Sledding with a Cop B. De-escalation training/workshops for communities and neighborhoods. i. BSF offers 1 or 2 hour Zoom Crisis Intervention/De-Escalation Trainings ii. No limit on participants (subject to Zoom limitations) iii. Not as interactive as in person trainings but will provide useful, practical actions community members can take if they encounter someone having a crisis iv. Suggested we include leaders in the community such as local business owners, City Council members, teachers, religious leaders, neighborhood leads, etc. v. Cost is about $200 per Zoom call vi. Subcommittee formed to draft proposal for City Council to cover the cost (Commissioner Christenson, Commissioner Tousignant, Commissioner Bodin) vii. Timeline: Draft for PAC to review and vote on at May meeting, Present to City Council in May, Trainings take place June-September. C. Host community conversations/neighborhood liaisons 9. Other business – None 10. Future discussion topic list A. Q & A with SLP PD officers on the how the murder of George Floyd has impacted their work and mental health. B. Review of officer recruitment, retention, wellness and safety C. Review of role of School Resource Officers D. Officer Training 11. Adjourn at 8:18pm A. Motion: Commissioner McDaniel, Commissioner Kinney Second B. Vote: Approve (Next meeting is May 5th, 2021 at 7pm) ______________________________________ ______________________________________ John Smith, liaison John Smith, chair member