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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021/11/03 - ADMIN - Minutes - Police Advisory Commission - Regular Police advisory commission meeting November 3, 2021 7:00pm If you need special accommodations or have questions about the meeting, please call Police Lt. Mike Garland, 952-924-2607 or the administration department at 952.924.2525. Police advisory commission Wed., November 3rd, 2021 | 7:00pm Agenda 1. Call to order: 7:00pm a. Intro special guests, if any – Chief Harcey b. Roll Call: Commissioner Tousignant, Commissioner Christenson, Commissioner Ibrahim, Commissioner McDaniel, Commissioner Nevells, Commissioner Slais, Commissioner Morgan, Commissioner Bodin, Student Commissioner Khabie, Lt Garland 2. Approval of minutes – (Wed 9-1-21, 7pm) a. Motion: Commissioner Nevells, Commissioner McDaniel Second b. Motion Approved 3. Use of Force public info project a. Update from subcommittee/workgroup members i. Met twice since last meeting PAC meeting ii. Discussed goals and outcomes of the project iii. Reviewed link provided showing what other police departments throughout the country report on iv. Discussed some questions that should be considered while working on the project including some data points. v. Lt. Garland sent email to city of Evanston to have someone come talk to the group about how they went about making their dashboard. vi. Each subcommittee member will be looking at the data available to determine which data should be used going forward. vii. Next meeting TBD on Evanston to reach out. b. Collaboration with Community Technology Advisory Commission (CTAC) i. Collaboration efforts are ongoing 4. Public safety data collection/surveys a. Update from subcommittee (Commissioner Kinney) i. Commission Kinney was not present to discuss this agenda item, the Commissioners present continued the dialogue as noted below b. Discussed whether the proposed timeframe was reasonable for execution c. SLP used to do community surveys every other year which included policing- related questions. i. Once the last one was completed, there were staffing changes and there was discussion of completing a city-wide survey which did not get completed. Police advisory commission meeting November 3, 2021 ii. SLP PD to meet with City Council in January and will be providing updates at that time, 1. Chief Harcey would like to have PAC members there and speak to this initiative 2. Subcommittee to coordinate with Harcey on that presentation 3. Lt. Garland to send us the date of the meeting with City Council iii. Discussion of Council request provided by email 5. Connecting with other cities’ PACs and related groups (Commissioner Morgan) a. Commissioner Morgan will reach out to the subcommittee before next meeting to determine next steps b. Looking at nearby cities, including Golden Valley 6. Crime Info Sharing and Police Dept Updates a. Hiring/staffing i. PD reps at a Hennepin Tech recruiting fair to promote the department, contact info for interested individuals is kept for future engagement ii. Request under review for social worker to be full time in SLP rather than splitting with neighboring city iii. Unsure about increased staffing for dispatch to help route calls iv. Pathways trainee half way through training, two others in final phases of training v. New interviews took place on 10/25 and CSO candidates start in Nov. b. 8969 calls for service, 1425 reports, 96 social working referrals (347 for the year), 2 biased motivated crimes (terminated employee racial related) i. Accidents (Weather related with higher volume of cars on the road), burglaries (private and commercial) and robberies increased c. Another catalytic converter event last month with over 200+ vehicles now marked d. Car jackings are far less than Minneapolis rates. Reducing likelihood by keeping keys ready and being alert to who is around, park in well -lit area, bring someone with if possible. i. When a car theft occurs, a notice goes out to surrounding cities for awareness e. Tacking of gun purchases is done by ATF, not at the local level but SLP PD does have access to these records f. Increase of serious theft from stores at Knollwood, extra patrol directed there for deterrence g. Race data collection project i. Officers to document the driver’s race information via new form (council request, studying best practices and other cities with Hennepin County are moving forward with same initiative to ensure alignment on reporting). ii. Some officers are concerns about additional workload, how to address with those they encounter. 1. Chief Harcey and the command staff are being proactive with messaging within the department, so officers understand the “why” behind it Police advisory commission meeting November 3, 2021 iii. Begin collecting on the 1st of the year, expect reporting next year (1000 reports to get an accurate gauge) iv. Reminder race data on arrests already occurs as a required question at booking v. Possible proactive messaging around asking race during traffic stops. vi. Lt. Garland demoed the new form that will be used 1. Same platform the officers use already 2. Current selections are based on current reporting standards to stay consistent however revisions are being considered h. Lexipol policy update – roll out of the preamble and policy in December 7. Community involvement in public safety discussion (On-going) a. Host community conversations/neighborhood liaisons i. No specific initiatives at the moment but possibly rolling into Commissioner Morgan’s subcommittee and messaging about race data collection. b. Chief Harcey noted a future public meeting (not scheduled at this time) regarding the purchase and use of tethered drone i. In person feedback as well as online feedback source to understand public concerns ii. Possibly hosted by the PAC 8. Other business a. Certified interview training for commissioners i. Lt. Garland to understand if this is being rolled out to civilian partners b. Commissioner Sherman has resigned c. City manager is working on communications between the Council and commissions. This is to ensure we’re being utilized and there’s an ongoing connection between the two bodies 9. Future discussion topic list a. Racial trauma and officer impacts in Police Dept b. Review of officer recruitment, retention, wellness – Remove going forward. c. School resource officer discussion d. Officer training topics e. Follow up from de-escalation training – send survey, partner with Lt. Garland and city communications contact to facilitate. i. Subcommittee: Commissioner Tousignant, Commissioner Slais, Commissioner Christenson 10. Adjournment at 8:29pm a. Motion: Commissioner Christenson, Commissioner Slais Second b. Motion Approved Future meeting dates: Wed. 1-5-22, 7pm | Wed. 3-2-22, 7pm