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From YouTube: City of Charleston Committee on Public Safety 1/26/2021
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City of Charleston Committee on Public Safety 1/26/2021
B
All
right
well
we'll
go
call
to
order
the
public
safety
committee
meeting
of
january,
the
26th
2021..
I
appreciate
y'all
waiting
for
me.
I
was
looking
at
my
january
11th
meeting
that
had
the
time
at
2
30.,
so
my
apologies
and
I'm
glad
for
the
reminder
to
get
started.
Welcome
councilmember
mitchell,
our
new
addition
to
a
public
safety
committee
meeting
councilmember
seekings
has
advised
me
earlier
that
he
would
not
be
able
to
attend
due
to
a
conflict
and
councilman
mitchell
is
part
of
your
initiation.
D
All
right
I'll
actually
want
to
bow
their
head
and,
let's
just
remember
everyone.
Who's
have
lost
their
life
with
this
pandemic
and
also
the
people
who
are
right
now
sick
with
the
pandemic
and
hope
that
we
will
all
come
together
in
harmony
and
peace
and
work
together
and
also
asking
god
to
just
look
at
us
seriously
and
touch
each
and
every
one
of
us
that
we
can
get
along
with
one
another
and
not
agreeing
on
everything,
but
respecting
one
another
positions
and
respect
for
another
decision,
amen.
B
B
So
I
appreciate
the
prayer
we
have
two
minutes
before
you
november
23rd
and
up
also
december
the
14th
I'll
entertain
a
motion
for
those
minutes
as
a
second,
mr
mayor.
Second,
thank
you.
Thank
you.
All.
Those
in
favor
say
aye
all
right,
yeah,
it's
happened
all
right,
so
tracy
this
is
gonna,
be
your
show.
You're
gonna
give
us
a
rundown
on
the
open
data
policy,
and
we've
been
discussing
this
for
about
a
little
bit,
so
go
ahead
and
shoot
it's
in
your
ball
game.
B
A
A
So,
just
really
quickly
a
couple
of
things
just
to
help
council
member
mitchell
get
up
to
speed,
as
you
know,
kind
of.
Why
would
we
even
focus
on
open
data,
and
these
are
some
of
the
biggest
reasons
why
one
a
big
one
is:
how
do
we
reduce
foia
requests?
Foia
takes
up
a
lot
of
staff
time
and
a
lot
of
the
data
that
they're
requesting-
or
I
would
probably
guess,
90
over
90
of
it
is
actually
data
that
is,
should
be
publicly
available.
It's
public
information.
A
A
It
can
increase
internal
data
sharing
within
the
city
organization
and
with
other
agencies
as
well,
because
we're
sharing
it
more
people
are
seeing
the
data,
so
it
also
helps
us
improve
the
quality
of
the
data.
There's
no
data
set
is
perfect.
Humans
are
involved,
and
so
so
anything
that
we
can
do
to
increase
the
quality
of
our
data.
I
think,
is
important,
but
it
also
brings
data
to
the
forefront
of
how
we
do
business
as
well.
A
A
A
What
this
process
actually
looks
like
so
from
the
beginning,
we
would
create
an
open
data
management
team,
which
really
is
every
department
would
have
a
representative
on
that
team.
Initially,
we
conducted
data
inventory.
This
is
really
just
good
data
governance
as
well.
We
should
understand
what
we
have
where
it
is
and
if
it
contains
sensitive
or
protected
data
as
well,
once
we've
done
those
initial
first
steps,
it's
kind
of
an
annual
cycle
that
we
go
through.
We
don't
publish
everything
at
once,
so
departments
have
total
control
over
how
much
data
gets
published
every
year.
A
The
only
thing
that
they
are
committed
to
is
to
actually
produce
a
plan
every
year.
That
says
what
they're
going
to
publish
what
they're
going
to
work
to
publish
that
year
and
it's
a
very
thoughtful
and
methodical
process
as
well,
and
so
once
we
understand
what
departments
would
like
to
work
to
publish,
it
actually
goes
through
a
review
first
and
then
we
work
to
implement
the
plan,
and
part
of
this
process
also
involves
a
report
to
counsel
annually.
A
So
that
was
one
change
I
made
in
the
document,
after
speaking,
with
amy
thought
that
may
1st
might
be
a
better
date
to
actually
give
the
report
to
council
kind
of
aligns
a
little
bit
better
with
our
budget
process,
and
so
then,
once
we
once
we've
implemented
a
year's
plan.
We
then
go
back
and
actually
review
the
inventory.
A
A
We
want
it
to
be
fully
automated,
so
we
work
very
closely
with
it
to
make
sure
that
that
is
done
safely
and
securely,
and
so
so
those
things
are
are
inherent
in
the
process
as
well,
and
so
those
were
really
kind
of
the
big
things
they
were
based
on
their
conversations.
We
didn't
really
have
any
changes
like
I
said
there
was
that
one
change
in
just
the
the
report
date
and
when
we
report
to
council,
but
those
are
that's,
really
the
the
meat
of
what
those
discussions
were
about.
B
A
So
this
would
be
separate
from
what
we
actually
do
for
foia.
We
actually
have
a
whole
system
that
tracks
foia
requests,
it
will
be,
will
will
very
much
use
the
information
in
that
foia
system
to
help
prioritize
data
that
we
would
publish,
but
we
would
be
publishing
data
basically
in
its
raw
format,
for
for
citizens
to
view.
E
A
Absolutely
yeah,
I'm
just
making
a
note
that
that
report
should
definitely
include
because
we
are
tracking
foia
requests,
so
the
report
to
you
should
include
like
the
number
of
foia
requests
and
and
what
data
is
actually
being
requested
through
foia
to
make
sure
that
we're
we're
aligned
in
our
open
data
program.
Yes,
I
I
think,
that's
a
that's
a
very
excellent
suggestion.
B
Okay-
and
I
see
that
chief
reynolds
has
joined
us
as
well,
and
chief
corey
is
with
us
too,
the
other
part
of
that
as
well
as
in
and
I
I
know
we
talked
about
this
on
the
early
stages
of
our
discussions,
but
police
reports.
Investigative
reports
will
be
included
in
this
as
well
and
part
of
this
policy.
A
F
B
C
A
A
And
so
very
you
know,
developers
or
builders
or
real
estate.
Folks
or
even
private
citizens
can
actually
down
that
download
that
information
and
and
view
that,
for
example,
if
you're
you
know
looking
to
build
something
downtown
charleston
and
want
to
know
what
the
where
the
height
zone
boundaries
are.
C
I'll
be
honest
with
you,
there'll
probably
be
some
information,
some
data
that
comes
out
of
this
over
the
long
haul
that
it'll
be
apparent
that
the
city
could
be
doing
a
better
job
at
how
many
trash
cans.
It's
got
to
go
out
and
pick
up
every
week,
because
the
lids
are
popping
off
right,
well,
gee
that
could
lead
someone
to
think
about
well
gee.
What
would
we
need
to
do
different
to
reduce
the
number
of
trash?
C
Can
lid
problems
so
it
can
lead
to
good
business
management,
efficiency
and
innovation
and
help
inform
our
decisions
in
important
matters
like
we've
done
recently
with
kovit,
as
we
kept
our
metrics
on
the
statistics
that
we
were
able
to
garner
about
the
disease.
So
it's
just
a
philosophy,
a
working
philosophy,
going
forward
of
transparency
and
innovation.
I
know
there
were
concerns
about
you
know.
C
You
know
sensitive
data
and
all
like
that,
but
there's
plenty
of
controls
in
this
policy
that
that
allows
city
the
city
to
have
review
of,
what's
appropriate
and
not
to
put
out
in
the
public
realm
and
and
and
to
safeguard
against
any
any
thing
that
should
be
held
private
so
anyway,
I
I
think
it's
a
step
forward
in
the
right
direction.
It's
not
something
that
that
will
maybe
show
some
immediate
result,
but
over
time
it
really.
I
I
believe
it's
good
policy.
B
Thank
you,
mr
mayor.
I
before
I
recognize
councilman
mitchell.
I
just
want
to
let
the
record
reflect
that
councilman
masikis
has
joined
us
by
phone
and
he's
been
on
for
quite
a
while.
Actually
so
it's
another
pop-up
great
thanks
for
joining
us
councilman,
I'm
seeking
his
cousin
mitchell.
Do
you
have
a
comment,
a
question?
Yes,.
D
They
cannot
abolish
certain
things
at
certain
times
and
that's
going
to
really
put
into
a
novel
category
with
the
community,
sometimes
because
they
figure
that
we
are
hiding
things,
and
so
I
don't
know
how
we'll
be
able
to
kind
of
soothe
that
if
we
may
so
far
as
a
community
is
concerned,
because
every
time
you
look,
they
want
to
post
something
from
the
police
department
that
they
are
doing
this
they're
not
doing
that.
But
some
of
the
things
come
like.
D
D
If
you
made
the
information,
if
you
may,
to
disseminate
to
the
when
someone
requests,
certain
information
through
the
police
department,
that
would
have
to
be
very,
it's
gonna
be
a
little
different
than
most
of
the
information
we
can
give
out,
sometimes
on
on
on
foyer
at
the
time
and
see.
So
I
just
wonder
how
we'll
be
able
to
disseminate
that
and
how
we
can
be
able
to
through
the
community
on
that
issue,
when
they're
pulling
this
information
trying
to
get
these
information
back.
A
Yeah
so
councilmember
mitchell,
fortunately
or
unfortunately,
I
had
a
lot
of
experience
with
this,
and
when
I
worked
for
the
city
of
baltimore,
I
one
of
my
one
of
my
duties
was
to
run
their
open
data
program.
When
I
was
there,
and
so
you
know,
publishing
publishing
police
crime
data
can
be
can
be
tricky.
But
that's
that's
why
having
these
safeguards
in
place
to
make
sure
that
it
gets
a
proper
legal
review
and
that
we're
following
I.t?
A
You
know
policy
and
procedures
is
really
important,
but
it
can
be
done
and
when
it
and
when
it's
done
and
done
well
it
the
the
the
amount
of
burden
that
it
takes
off
of
the
police
department
in
fulfilling
individual
foia
requests
can
be,
can
be
quite
quite
good.
So
it's
it
is
a
challenge
without
a
doubt,
but
but
it's
definitely
possible,
and
you
know,
and
and
we
just
need
to
make
sure
that
we
do
it
thoughtfully
and
carefully.
B
C
So
the
one
thing
I
recall,
if
I
may
interject,
mr
chairman,
in
in
the
policy,
it
mentions
publishable
data
and
so
there's
certain
data
that
the
police
department
would
have,
as
you
mentioned,
that
sensitive
to
sled
or
or
somebody's
private
information.
That
would
never
be
publishable
data
to
start
with.
B
C
B
Everything
that,
from
the
recorder
of
deeds
to
documents
and
pleadings
filed
on
civil
court
in
the
in
the
federal
court
system,
is
extremely
accessible
so
that
you're
not
pinpointed
down
by
hours
of
operation
of
a
certain
office
or
I
can
I
can
literally
obtain
documents
from
the
federal
government,
multi-jurisdictional
and,
and
that
helps
me
as
from
the
as
a
side
of
it,
of
a
litigator
that
I
have
access
to
information.
And
you
know
some
of
the
data
that
we're
talking
about
that
department
of
transportation.
B
Tribe
interpretation
puts
together
an
apartment
and
the
police
department
put
together
about
traffic
flow
and
speed,
and
things
of
that
nature,
which
we
don't
we
think
about
as
being
police
information.
But
there
really
is
public
information
as
to
how
many
folks
are
traveling
down
in
the
on
a
certain
street
at
a
certain
hour.
How
many
speeding
speed
of
certain
vehicles
at
a
certain
hour?
Those
are
important
data
that
other
folks
may
have
need
for,
particularly
when
it
comes
to
renovation
projects
or
new
development
projects
as
well.
B
B
G
I
know
thank
you.
I
just
appreciate
the
fact
that
we're
trying
to
stay
up
with
communities
like
ours
and
do
the
right
thing-
and
I
I
mean
I'm
sure,
I'm
not
alone
in
seeing
a
huge
increase
in
public
interest
and
involvement
over
the
last
couple
of
years.
So
the
fact
that
we
can
say
yes
more
than
we
can
say
no,
I
think,
is
a
big
feather
in
charleston's
cap.
Thank
you.
Tracy.
B
H
Hi
there
tracy's
worked
really
closely
with
the
legal
department
on
this,
and
we
feel,
like
the
you
know,
we've
put
a
lot
of
information
in
there
about
how
the
process
will
work
with
legal
review.
So
from
our
department's
perspective,
we're
going
to
be
really
involved
and
hands-on
in
determining
which
of
the
data
sets
should
be
released
and
which
we
should
take
a
closer
look
at
maybe
redact
certain
information
be
on
the
lookout
for
personal,
identifying
information
and
that
type
of
thing.
F
I'll
just
say:
I've
talked
to
tracy
a
lot
about
this.
It
is
the
right
thing
to
do.
I
think,
as
the
mayor
said,
it's
that
it's
the
approach
the
city
is
gonna.
Take
it's.
It's
certainly
not
a
police-centric
issue
not
by
a
long
shot,
but
it
certainly
is
a
significant
impact
on
the
police,
as
well
as
every
other
department
in
the
city,
president
obama
enacted
a
task
force.
F
He
called
the
21st
century,
policing
task
force,
who
was
co-chaired
by
lori,
robinson
and
chuck
ramsey,
and
out
of
that
they
had
certain
pillars
and
certain
recommendations
and
best
practices
among
those
was
the
white
house
data
initiative
and
it's
consistent
with
exactly
what
we're
talking
about
as
a
best
practice.
It's
something
that
just
really
makes
sense.
The
community
has
a
very
strong
appetite
for
data,
and
this
is
not
going
to
be
an
easy
lift.
It's
going
to
be
ongoing.
It's
going
to
be
iterative.
F
F
We
might
be
able
to
do
that
one
time
and
do
the
release.
You
know
for
hundreds,
or
maybe
you
know
thousands
of
people
that
would
be
able
to
review
that.
So
I
think
it's
it
just
makes
sense.
We
we
obviously
support
it,
and
I
think
it's
gonna
help
us
with
our
our
race
bias.
Audit
people
tend
to
go
to
the
hardest
issue.
F
F
Well,
it
wasn't
filtered
and
people
would
say
hey
well
how
come
I
had
three
shootings
in
my
neighborhood
and
we'd
say
well,
where'd
you
get
that
from
that's
not
true,
and
it
was
a
call
for
service
that
may
have
been
a
backfire
fire
muffler.
It
might
have
been
fireworks,
it
wasn't
filtered,
it
wasn't
refined
and
we
in
in
the
haste
to
try
to
get
quick
data
out.
We
didn't
get
good
data
out,
so
we
actually
had
lessons
learned.
We
had
to
pull
back.
F
We
had
to
refine
that
conversation
and
say:
okay,
we
do
want
our
communities
to
have
good
data,
but
we
need
to
work
on
slowing
it
down,
filtering
it
better
and
so
there's
a
lot
of
work
that
goes
into
this
process,
but
I
think
this
is
a
great
first
step
for
the
city
to
make
this
statement
make
this
commitment
and
we're
100
behind
it.
I
think
it's
exactly
where
we
should
be
heading,
so
thank
you.
B
E
E
B
And
you
know,
chief
courier,
I
think
that
unless
you're
engaged
into
this
business
of
governance
and
understanding
what
your
department
does,
I've
certainly
had
a
much
higher
appreciation
of
what
data
means
to
your
department
and
in
the
critical
role
that's
involving
over
how
you
accumulate,
disseminate
analyze
data
and
that's
really
a
huge
part
of
your
your
department.
So
I
think
that
this
is
going
to
be
a
benefit
to
the
public,
but
it
will
certainly
be
a
benefit
to
our
internal
departments
as
well.
So
I
thank
everybody
for
those
comments.
Tracy.
B
You
want
to
vote
on
this
tonight,
so
we
can
report
this
out
to
get
the
full
council
to
approve
this
policy.
Sir
I'll
answer
that
I'm
going
for
a
program
that
was
my
team
council
mitchell
moved
for
approval,
zero.
Second
to
the
motion
and
second
from
councilman
shealy,
all
those
in
favor
of
recommending
the
full
council
that
we
adopt
the
open
data
policy
as
presented
to
us
all,
those
in
favor
say:
aye,
aye
aye
any
opposed
all
right.
That
is
wonderful!
B
Well,
I
I'm
sorry
that
we
just
dedicated
this
meeting
to
this
one
issue,
but
I
thought
it
may
take
a
little
time
to
just
sort
of
run
through
this
and
get
some
comments
from
folks.
So
I
thought
it
was
just.
I
try
not
to
work
all
too
hard,
I'm
very
much
appreciative
and
sensitive
to
y'all's
time,
but
thank
you
for
the
input
and
tracy
thank
you
and
your
team
with
the
legal
department
and
the
other
city
departments
on
getting
this
together.