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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017/09/06 - ADMIN - Minutes - Police Advisory Commission - Regular POLICE ADVISORY COMMISSION MINUTES September 6th, 2017 7:00 PM City Hall Aquila Room Call to Order: 7:00pm Introductions: Lt. Jon Parker introduced Eli, new youth commission member. Commission members present: Lt. Jon Park, Jay Arneson, Ellen Sackrison, Alisha Hamilton, Eric Brown, Michael Howes, Vladimr Sirvriver, Matt Kinney, Kevin Curry and Tom Kukuk all present. Guest Breanna Freedman present. 1. Approval of July 2017 Minutes Jay Arneson moves to approve July Minutes, approved. 2. SLP Golf Tournament– Breanna Freedman a. Volunteers  Taking place on September 22nd. Breanna Freedman from the liason office. Looking for PAC to volunteer. Student explorers also attend the tournament. The specifics have not been laid out yet, tournament is taking place at Brookview Golf Course. If a PAC member would like to volunteer contact Alex Drager at adrager@stlouispark.org or Breanna Freedman. Breanna’s contact information is bfreedman@stlouispark.org or (952) 924-2184. Event typically takes place from 6am-1pm. Golfers start at 7am and usually end at 11:30am. Lunch is provided then prizes are handed out. b. Fundraising  Also looking for golfers, and promotions. This is a very fun tournament, a lot of prizes. Last year PAC members made contact with businesses in St. Louis Park that have donated in the past. If you know of any business or have connections, let Breanna know. PAC to receive hard copies of information, fundraising and sign up sheets. Whole sponsorship is $200. Last year there 16 teams, 4 members per team. This year registration is down. $85 per individual to golf. Commissioner Vladimr- the former chair did a good job with approaching businesses, especi ally at the West End. 3. Citizens Academy  Breanna Freedman here to present information on this fall’s Citizens Academy. Brought registration form, starts September 14 th and is a 10 week program. 15 participants in total, 5 open spots still. Each week is taught by a different officer. The program has been revamped. Michael Howes- this program is hands-on, interactive, get involved with the SLPPD. Would highly recommend to new PAC members. The program runs on Thursdays from 6-9pm. Each night begins with dinner. 4. City Council Presentations  Lt. Jon Parker sent an email with dates on City Council Presentations. The City Council would like to talk about different topics with the SLPPD each meeting. There are 4 meetings scheduled, first meeting took place in August. Other topics covered in meetings will be use of force and critical incidents. Lt. Jon Parker encourages PAC members to attend these meetings. The next meeting is September 25th. 5. Officer Ride Along  Lt. Jon Parker wanted to remind everyone that they can set up a time to ride along with a SLP officer. Recommend to see how SLPPD mission plays out, and how officers interact with the community. This experience will show the culture of the organization. 6. Citizens Surveys  Breanna Freedman hand out 2017 Community Outreach Activities. Still looking to have another community event and engagement. This would be a great opportunity for PAC members. This is still be being planned, Breanna will let Lt. Jon Parker know.  Surveys are done by police district. We conduct them every season. Last season (Spring) we did district 41. Surveys will be sent to District 43 this fall, community event will be hosted for District 42. Lt. Jon Parker- we use surveys to determine what areas to further look into, example being popular speeding areas. Surveys are sent in a variety of ways. Sent via mailings, internet, social media. Copies of survey brought to PAC meeting for PAC members to look through. Matt Kinney would like to form Surveys for citizens regarding trust/relationship with SLPPD. Commission Member Matt Kinney to send out email follow up. 7. 2017 Initiatives a. Planning/Coordinating a 5k Fundraiser  Police Community Outreach team would be the next stop. Commission Member Ellen would like to organize 5k race, a possible joint fundraiser with SLPPD and local sports clubs and teams. b. Use of Force  Upcoming City Council meetings will touch on use of force. Lt. Jon Parker has new task of revamping on use of force incidents. c. PSA 1)Traffic Stop o Breanna Freedman present to show the PAC the Traffic Stop PSA. Has not yet been made public. Park TV assisted with this PSA. Alisha, in future PSA’s to consider more diverse. Lt. Jon Parker has noted that, it has been discussed amongst the fellow officers. Michael Howes- PSA’s need to be more readily available to the public, currently are buried along with other videos provided by St. Louis Park.  PSA ideas o Bicycle laws (crossing signs) 8. New Business a. Police Department staffing update  Chief Harcey has submitted a request for one additional sergeant, police officer, dispatcher and CSO’s. Currently waiting to see if City Council passes budget, this will take place in early December.  Commission Member Michael Howes- encourage PAC members to attend community outreach activities. Wondering if should meet more than once per month. Commissioner Matt Kinney suggest sub- committees to work between meeting dates. Commissioner Eric Brown suggest adding discussion to November meeting. Commissioner Alisha would like to see PAC get more involved in other groups within SLP. Commissioner Michael Howes suggest changing meeting locations to allow more public members to be present. Meeting adjourn at 8:25pm. Next Meeting: November 1st, 2017