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Home My WebLink About2020/09/02 - ADMIN - Minutes - Police Advisory Commission - Regular 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 POLICE ADVISORY COMMISSION –MEETING AGENDA September 2, 2020 | 7 p.m. All meetings of the St. Louis Park Police Advisory Commission will be conducted by telephone or other electronic means until further notice. This is in accordance with a local emergency declaration issued by the city council, in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. All members of the St. Louis Park Police Advisory Commission will participate in the September 2, 2020 meeting by electronic device or telephone rather than by being personally present at the police advisory commission’s regular meeting place at 5005 Minnetonka Blvd. Members of the public can monitor this meeting by listen only audio by calling 1.312.535.8110 meeting number (access code): 372 262 73 for audio only. Cisco WebEx will be used to conduct videoconference meetings of the police advisory commission, with commissioners and staff participating from multiple locations. 1. Call to order Commissioner McDaniel call to order at 7:03 PM. a. Roll Call: Ault, Hanson, Bodin, Christenson, Howes, Ibrahim, Kinney, McDaniel, & Tousignant. Lt Garland also present b. Approval of Agenda Motion: Commissioner Howes, Commissioner Kinney Second Vote: Approved c. Approval of previous meeting’s minutes (July/Aug) July Meetings: Motion: Commissioner Tousignant, Commissioner Howes Second Vote: Approved August Meetings: Motion: Commissioner Bodin, Commissioner Christenson Second Vote: Approved 2. PAC Membership (Student Commissioner Orloff’s term is expired) Currently looking for student representative 3. Police Dept Employee Wellness programs (Sgt Barnes) a) 2017 Strategic Initiative i.) Employee Check In a. Mental Health Check In (1x year) i. How to handle the stress of the job ii. Sleep iii. Exercise iv. Nutrition b. Build relationship so employee has a connection if they need further assistance in the future c. 40+ additional visits this year as employees are utilizing the benefit ii.) Fitness facility on site at City Hall a. All employees have opportunity to work out on duty when shifts/calls allow iii.) Restoration Room a. Allow employees to meditate, rest or take a break iv.) Peer Support Group consist of 5 Officers 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 a. Reach out to officers, listen and guide them to utilize the therapist when they have difficult calls/cases b. These 5 Peer Support Officers have been to 2-day training allow with having a mental health professional that assists them in this role. v.) Suicide Prevention training starting October 2020 4. Subcommittee on Police Use of Force update (Collab. with HRC and PMAC) Subcommittee consists of Commissioners McDaniel, Howes, Bodin, Tousigant and Ibrahim a) 3 meetings scheduled i) September meeting will be used to digest current policy ii) October meeting will be for discussion iii) November meeting if needed will be to create proposal to City Council b) December 15, 2020 enacted new policy 5. Crime info sharing (Lt Garland) a. Connection request from City of Crystal community members a) Catalytic Converters Theft increased b) Pandemic Response a) Police Department is open to some visitors b) Trainings have been limited c) Some meetings have resumed with masks required d) Officers have returned to early March schedules e) Command meetings are done weekly instead of daily now f) UV Sanitating g) COVID Testing i) If officers have been exposed to COVID ii) Had contact with someone that has COVID iii) No mandatory or random testing is being done now 6. Community Involvement in Public Safety a. Community-Policing in the midst of COVID-19. a) Community involvement has been paused for now b) National Night Out to be virtual this year b. De-escalation training/workshops for communities and neighborhoods. a) Community Member Training can be done by the Mental Health Crisis Response Institute (MNCIT.org) b) What would be the cost? c) Commissioners Christenson & Tousignant to explore these options c. Host community conversations/neighborhood liaisons. 7. Future discussion topic list i. Q & A with SLP PD officers on the how the murder of George Floyd has impacted their work and mental health. ii. Review of officer recruitment, retention, wellness and safety iii. Review the role of School Resource Officers iv. Officer Training 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 Commissioner Christenson requested access to Drop Box for all commissioners. 8. Adjourn at 8:20 p.m. Motion: Commissioner Bodin, Commissioner Howes Second (Next meeting is Nov. 4, 2020 at 7 p.m.)