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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018/03/07 - ADMIN - Minutes - Police Advisory Commission - RegularSt. Louis Park Police Department • 3015 Raleigh Ave. S., St. Louis Park, MN 55416 www.stlouispark.org • Phone: 952.924.2600 • Fax: 952.924.2676 • TTY: 952.924.2671 St. Louis Park Police Advisory Commission Minutes March 7, 2018 7 p.m. City Hall - Aquila Room Call to order: Jay Arenson call to order at 7:01 p.m. Commissioners present: Lt. Jon Parker, Chief Harcey, Eli Curran-Moore, Jay Arneson, Tom Kukuk, Charles Kelly, Michael Howes, Ellen McDaniel, Officer Greg Weigel, Officer Ally Jones, Officer Chad Kraayenbrink 1.Approval of November minutes - will approve at the next meeting in May. 2.Body-worn camera (BWC) draft policy review Representatives from police work group that was put together to develop BWC policy. Officers reviewed examples policy and looked at state statute. A draft policy was put together for the PAC to review and take the lead on seeking input from other St. Louis Park commissions. Chief Harcey let the PAC know they have created an action plan on how to disseminate the policy and to gain input. PAC is to receive feedback from other commissions and St. Louis Park schools and report back to Chief Harcey. The current draft policy is based on emerging policies. Minnesota state law is incorporated into this policy. The state legislature has guidelines on how to implement BWC policies within police departments. The League of Minnesota Cities provided an easy-to-use template the St. Louis Park Police Department used to develop the current draft policy. Golden Valley and Brooklyn Park have recently implemented new BWC policies. Commissioner Arneson asked question about how BWC implementation would enhance officer safety. Officers shared that there is research that behavior changes when behavior is being recorded. Commission Curran-Moore asked if the current draft policy is available for public input. Officers shared that yes, they are sharing this policy with the St. Louis Park Police Department • 3015 Raleigh Ave. S., St. Louis Park, MN 55416 www.stlouispark.org • Phone: 952.924.2600 • Fax: 952.924.2676 • TTY: 952.924.2671 PAC, MAC and HRC then schools. After meeting with these stakeholders then police department would put policy on website for input from the public. There will also be a public hearing with the city council. Looking to have the council meeting during the July city council meeting. St. Louis Park Police Department is working with HRC Tuesday, March 13. It would be beneficial to have members of the PAC. Commisoner Howes spoke with HRC about meeting with PAC to connect on BWC policy. Commisioner McDaniel asked about how realistic it would be to submit data at the end of each shift. Officers are currently looking in to different vendors to make this process efficient. There are options to store data through bluetooth via iPhone. Once the officer reaches the police station and reaches wi-fi and automatically downloads to the data storage site. The officers can only look at their own video. They cannot edit the videos. Supervisors have access to the data for accountability and auditing purposes. Commissioner asked whether or not the police department should move forward with the policy when the city does not have many complaints. Chief Harcey responded that we are at the point of moving forward with developing policy. Data is easily accessible for attorneys to obtain video evidence via link versus having to wait for a thumb drive. Commissioner Arneson suggested to add to “or when juveniles are being recorded and there is no evidential value in recording the encounter” to paragraph F of General Guidelines for Recording. Or possibly insert somewhere in the policy. Officers shared that juveniles can be redacted from the original video to protect privacy. The state treats juvenile data as sensitive and is not release unless there is a request or if it is court ordered. Commissioner Curran-Moore suggested adding auditing information to the compliance section of the policy. St. Louis Park Police Department defines who fits under the term “supervisor.” Commssioner McDaniel suggested implementing an evaluation component to the policy. Possibly looking at whether or not behavior among officers and or citizens has changed because of the presence of a BWC. Officer would like to review this policy on a yearly basis to ensure the policy is effective and to see if any changes or additions to be made. St. Louis Park Police Department • 3015 Raleigh Ave. S., St. Louis Park, MN 55416 www.stlouispark.org • Phone: 952.924.2600 • Fax: 952.924.2676 • TTY: 952.924.2671 The PAC will develop a sub-group to work on the draft policy. Chief Harcey would like to see the PAC come up with a final product that has been reviewd by the police department, PAC, HRC and MAC. The final product would have additions, recommendations or concerns. Officers would like to have a document in April. PAC will get the police department the report shortly after the May 2 PAC meeting. Final costs of BWC is still unknown. Chief Harcey will provide PAC with update when the information is available. Commissioners Howes, McDaniel, Kukuk, Arneson and Kinney will make up the sub-group for the BWC policy. The remaining commissioners will be informed via email and PAC meetings and are able to provide feedback or concerns. Lt. Parker will be available to answer questions the sub-group may have. Sub-group will have their first meeting on BWC on Thursday, March 15, 2018 at 7 p.m. 3.Planning/coordinating a 5K fundraiser – Commissioner McDaniel Commissioner McDaniel provided updates on 5K planning. Sponsorships are coming in. Need more people to sign up for the 5K. 4.2017 annual report Commissioner Hamilton presented the PAC annual report at the annual commissions meeting. Several commissioners were present in support. City council member requested a PSA about the dangers of distracting driving. City council member also suggested to find a way to make sure the public knows about the PAC. Possibly as a way to relay complaints from the public to the police department. City council members also suggested informal meetings with commission representatives in order to keep everyone informed on work being done. City council members asked that youth members on commissions think of ways to encourage other youth to participate on commissions. PAC needs to come up with ways on how to diversify St. Louis Park boards and commissions. St. Louis Park Police Department • 3015 Raleigh Ave. S., St. Louis Park, MN 55416 www.stlouispark.org • Phone: 952.924.2600 • Fax: 952.924.2676 • TTY: 952.924.2671 5.2018 goals Address suggestions brought up an the 2017 annual commissions meeting Body-worn camera policy Golf tournament in September 5K in April Talk about meeting more frequently as a PAC 6.New business a.Staffing update – CSO process, police officer process Curently in the process looking for three community service officers, interviews are starting. Looking to fill three police officer spots. Motion to adjourn: Commissioner Kelly moved to adjroun, Commissoner Curran-Moore 2nd at 9:02 p.m. Next meeting: May 2, 2018