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From YouTube: January 21, 2015 Public Safety, Civil Rights and Emergency Management Committee Meeting
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Minneapolis Public Safety, Civil Rights and Emergency Management Committee Meeting
A
The
first
item
for
consent
is
a
Joyce
foundation,
grant
it's
to
authorize
acceptance
of
thirty
thousand
dollars
in
grant
funding
from
the
Joyce
foundation
to
support
the
position
of
community
engagement
coordinator
in
other
project
costs,
and
that's
adopt
a
resolution
in
appropriating
funds,
and
this
will
matter
will
be
referred
of
ways
and
means.
Second
item
is
authorized
acceptance
of
three
thousand
dollars
in
grant
funding
from
the
target
foundations.
A
It
means
as
well
council
members.
Anyone
want
to
pointing
off
for
discussion
all
right,
seeing
none
I
will
move
all
three
consent
items
for
approval,
any
discussion,
all
those
in
favor,
please
say
aye
aye,
any
opposed
okay
motion
carries.
The
fourth
item
is
a
discussion
item
in
this
discussion.
Item
is
with
regards
to
the
police
chiefs
citizen
advisory
council,
their
CAC,
and
this
is
an
overview
presentation,
and
this
was
as
originally
scheduled
for
a
December
to
10th
at
2014,
but
you
know
got
postponed
until
today,
and
so
with
us
today
are
Rondo
and
mr.
A
B
I'll
be
as
brief
as
I
can
I'm
Harry
Davis,
jr.
I'm,
a
native
minnesotan,
and
my
family
has
been
here
165
years
so
I've
seen
the
good,
bad
and
ugly
of
the
state
and
the
most
of
it's
very,
very
good.
I
was
very
interested
in
police
relations
and
police
engagement
with
the
community.
All
my
life
I've
been
a
part
of
that
operation.
Since
I
can
remember.
B
I
was
asked
in
by
prior
chief
tim
dolan
to
be
on
a
advisory
council
that
would
sit
and
meet
with
the
chief
and
some
of
his
staff
monthly
or
quarterly,
and
talk
about
issues
of
Public
Safety,
not
just
policing,
but
public
safety
I'm,
the
co-chair
of
the
meeting
of
the
committee-
and
there
are
25
members
on
this
committee.
We
meet
monthly
and
they're
from
all
walks
of
life.
I
think
councilman
Gordon
had
been
to
one
of
our
meetings
and
seen
the
attendees.
All
cost
is
like
most
majority
of
people.
B
Our
community
advocates
that
are
looking
for
the
way
we
can
have
more
transparency
with
elected
officials
and
the
police
have
better
communications
with
our
community
and
the
police
and
try
to
change
the
concept.
That
policing
is
one
issue,
but
public
safety
is
a
major
issue.
I've
looked
at
the
development
of
downtown
Minneapolis
and
all
activities
are
going
on
in
the
redevelopment
of
more
of
our
cities
and
I
appreciate
all
the
things
that
are
going
on,
but
at
the
same
time
I
see
pockets
of
miscommunication
or
pockets
of
stronger
connections.
B
Our
invitation
is
always
out
for
members
of
elected
officials
to
attend
our
meetings
to
communicate
with
us
of
their
concerns
of
the
cities
and
public
safety,
and
also
get
feedbacks
for
when
I
call
with
people
the
boots
on
the
ground.
People
actually
live
in
the
community
are
experiencing
things
over
the
years.
I've
had
some
good
relationship
with
the
police
and
some
not
so
good
as
an
african-american
male.
There
are
challenges
all
the
time
with
policing.
B
There
are
stereotypes
that
are
between
our
communities
that
need
to
be
erased
and
addressed,
and
there
are
challenges
there
are
challenges
from
all
walks
of
life.
But
my
main
objective
is
transparency
and
communication
with
councils
of
citizens
that
are
concerned
about
our
city.
That
needs
some
time
for
elected
officials
to
hear
our
needs.
We
hear
your
objectives
either
through
the
media
or
from
meetings
because
you're
elected
but
sometime.
B
I
think
the
voices
of
people
that
are
experienced
in
this
are
not
heard
collectively,
as
we
hear
collectively
be
what
your
concerns
are:
councilman
Johnson,
I've
known
you
for
years,
I
know
that
your
newest
electro
fish.
Congratulations.
In
fact,
our
African
American
Museum
man
is
in
Europe
in
your
ward
and
I've
been
working
on
that
project.
So
my
objective
today
was
is
to
extend
the
hand
of
communication
partnerships
and
try
harder
to
make
sure
that
our
concerns
of
policing
this
great
city
we
live
in
is
heard
by
all
walks
of
life.
B
Like
I
said,
there's
25
members
on
our
council
and
they
come
from
every
nook
and
cranny
in
the
city,
from
social
agencies
to
private
business,
to
recreation
facilities
to
park
board.
We
work
with
pal
I
work
with
Phyllis
Wheatley.
The
circle
of
discipline
fills
a
very
late.
You
name
it.
I
think.
In
closing
what
I'd
say:
here's
here's!
What
I've,
seen
and
I'll
give
you
a
brief
history
of.
Why
I
see
this?
My
great-great-grandfather
was
stationed
at
Fort
Snelling
during
the
civil
war
in
the
Union
Army,
and
he
was
discharged
in
eighteen.
B
B
The
closest
thing
to
Minneapolis
of
keeping
their
downtown
area
and
good
police
relationships
is
Washington.
Dc
crystal
city
has
done
a
wonderful
job
with
reconnecting
with
the
community
and
rehabbing
their
downtown
area.
Minneapolis
has
an
opportunity
that
many
cities
don't
have
the
reinvestment
in
the
commitment
to
our
city
is
still
here.
It's
still
strong
and
the
working
relationships
with
elected
officials
is
very,
very
good
and
I
was
quite
excited
with
the
police
chief's
appointment,
because
I
saw
a
new
error
of
proactiveness.
B
B
If
you
feel
that
you
will
not
need
to
hear
from
other
voices
beside
your
own
precincts
and
total
other
voices
from
the
community
feel
free
to
tend
to
any
of
our
meetings.
We
meet
once
a
month
for
hour
and
a
half,
and
we
have
an
agenda,
we
don't
have,
we
don't
have
access
to
policies
or
procedures.
There
was
a
question
about
whether
we
have
a
secret
meeting.
We
don't
we're
not
subject
to
the
public
open
meeting
form
because
we're
not
elected
or
appointed,
we
don't
make
decisions
on
people's
records
or
policies
or
programs.
A
Mr.
Davis,
that
thank
you,
you
know
before
I
open
it
up
for
questions.
I
just
wanted
to
say:
I
mean
I,
appreciate
your
report
about
you
know
where
Minneapolis
ranks
relative
to
you
know
other
cities
in
the
country,
I
think
we
should
give
you
a
bigger
microphone
so
that
you
can
share
that
good
news
with
the
good
folks
in
Minneapolis.
With
that
being
said,
council
members,
anyone
have
any
questions
right,
seeing
none,
I'm
gonna,
I'm
almost
saying
one.
Okay,
I
see
one
now
counts
member
Gordon.
C
B
Councilman
Gordon
is
that
we
we,
as
a
committee,
said
we
want
to
come
up
with
three
or
four
objectives
for
the
year.
We
didn't
want
to
have
a
whole
host
of
things
and
look
at
strategic
objectives
that
we
actually
could
tackle.
We
experience
and
we
could
recommended
the
chief
to
to
concerns
about
changing,
maybe
priorities
changing
some
policies.
One
of
my
one
of
my
objectives
was
is
all
we
remember
when
we
had
beat
cops
even
when
it
was
cold
and
we
had
beat
cops.
B
They
became
more
connected
to
community
because
you
saw
familiar
face
out
of
a
car
walking
up
and
down
doing
things.
I
used
to
know
the
patrolman
by
their
first
names
when
we
play
it,
phillis,
wheatley,
community,
center
or
summoner
field,
because
they
were
always
visible.
One
of
the
things
our
committee
suggested
this
year
with
chief
of
staff
errand
and
oh
and
chief
Otto,
is
that
once
a
month
of
the
is
it
six
precincts?
Five,
the
five
precincts
the
inspector
at
the
five
precincts,
his
or
him
or
her?
B
Have
their
staff
or
themselves
pick
out
a
social
agency
in
their
precinct
that
service
youth?
That's
my
suggestion,
and
each
month
visible
use
talk
to
them.
Let
them
see
you
have
the
inspector
go
out
there
and
say
what
their
objectives
are.
Don't
be
this
police
car
that
only
comes
around
during
crisis
situations
and
the
reason
I
say
that
when
I
was
a
youngster,
unfortunately
for
us
in
the
african-american
community,
when
we
heard
a
siren,
we
went
home,
we
were
afraid,
because
that
was
a
threat
in
other
communities.
B
When
you
hear
a
siren,
you
go
to
support
them,
say
how
can
I
help
a
Good
Samaritan
so
see
that
dichotomy
has
to
be
reversed.
Is
that
we
used
to
see
the
police
as
a
safety
net,
but
it
was
a
personal
threat
to
us
because
we
had
no
relationship
with
them.
So
we
also
strongly
suggest
that
the
only
way
the
police
are
going
to
get
better
is
the
community
works
with
them?
It's
not
them
in
us.
B
One
of
the
things
in
the
african-american
community,
which
is
a
big
challenge,
is
that
many
times
when
the
please
come
in
to
help
there's
what
they
call
a
no
snitch
policy
or
you
don't
talk
to
the
police.
All
these
negative
activities
going
on
in
our
community.
So
when
the
police
come
in
and
try
to
service
something
to
work
with
you
when
they
don't
get
to
work
with
the
community,
then
it's
almost
a
standoff.
B
How
do
you
bridge
and
break
down
those
barriers
by
visiting
being
visible
in
your
community
and
picking
out
social
agent,
yet
specifically
serve
with
youth
between
the
ages
of
8
to
18
and
building
a
relationship?
So
when
they
see
that
police
officer
they
see
it
as
somebody
that
can
connect
with
not
run
away
from.
A
You
know
you
talked
about
how
this
Citizens
Advisory
Council
is
in
subject
to
open
meeting
laws,
and
you
know
I
I
think
well,
you
know
that
serves
a
certain
purpose
mean
part
of
me
feels,
like
you
know,
sometimes
when
when
you
all
meet
in
secret,
you
know
people
think
that
policy
is
being
made
or
things
are
getting
done
and
you
know
I
do
want
to
make
clear.
I
mean
that's
not
the
case.
I
mean
as
you
described.
You
know.
I
would
also
just
you
know,
point
out,
then
you
know.
Sometimes
you
know.
A
The
public
perception
is
such
that
the
police
chief
appointed
25
folks,
who
are
just
going
to
basically
be
be
friendlier
to
her.
You
know
and
I.
I
would
suggest
you
know.
Sometimes
you
know
it.
It
might
not
be
a
bad
idea
to
appoint
folks
who
are
dissenters
or
maybe
what
I
would
call
respectful
dissenters
instead
of
may
be
disruptive
to
centers,
and
you
know,
I
I
think
that
just
kind
of
helps
to
give
public
confidence
such
as
having
a
police
chiefs,
Citizens
Advisory
Council
that
you're
not
having
a
bunch
of
people
who
are
just
probe.
A
The
chief
I
mean
I.
Think
if
you
have
folks
who
are
you
know,
I
mean
maybe
not
against,
but
I
mean
not
favorable
towards
the
police.
I
think
that
that
helps
in
terms
of
weighing
the
discussion
and
so
I
would
suggest
you
know
taking
that
bag,
and
maybe
you
know
thinking
about
those
sorts
of
things
to
just
because
in
the
grand
scheme
of
things
I
mean
whatever
we
do,
I'm
at
the
city,
whether
it's
it's.
A
B
One
of
the
one
of
the
best
ways
to
observe
that
if
in
your
busy
schedules,
come
to
one
of
our
meetings-
and
you
will
see
out
of
those
25
people,
there
is
nobody
in
there
that
isn't
willing
to
challenge
the
chief
that
we
don't
rubber
stamp.
What
she
says
and
in
fact
she
and
I
have
had
some
very
strong
conversations
of
my
opinion.
B
Many
times
that
meeting
become
an
open
forum
for
all
other
kind
of
complaints,
and
sometimes
you,
if
you
have
a
meeting
like
we
do,
we
do
open
up
and
invite
people
in
that
have
a
difference
of
opinion.
But
we
try
to
keep
it
where
all
of
our
members
feel
comfortable
speaking
in
their
opinion,
don't
feel,
threatened
and
and
feel
that
they
can
speak
openly
without
coming
back
to
haunt
them
and
I
appreciate
open
meetings
and
I've
been
in
both
parts.
B
You
know,
I've
been
in
elected
positions
in
my
city
and
I've,
been
in
on
elected
positions,
but
one
thing
I
have
found
out
when
you
have
meetings
that
you're
trying
to
do
something
constructive,
many
individuals
in
our
community.
We
use
at
our
format
to
be
destructive
and
they
want
to
get
their
agenda
with
regardless
and
that's
freedom
of
information
and
freedom
of
speech
as
well-meaning.
But
at
the
same
time
you
also
feel
have
to
feel
comfortable
to
be
able
to
sit
down
a
roll
up
your
sleeves
and
get
something
done.
B
And
then
you
present
your
objectives
and
then
you
open
it
up
for
anybody
to
critique
them,
but
prior
to
that,
it's
hard
for
you
in
a
city
council
meeting
to
run
your
meetings.
If
you
have
an
open
forum
with
discontent
and
everything,
you
say
everything
you
do
because,
unfortunately,
life
there's
always
going
to
be
individuals
and
I
always
will
make
this
statement
in
front
of
you
and
others.
When
we
have
our
meetings
and
I
co-chair
I
see.
Please
do
one
thing
for
me,
our
asking
a
question
or
making
a
speech
yeah.
B
B
So
there's
no
clothes
anything
but
our
meetings
because
we're
not
elected,
we
don't
publicize
our
meetings
because
we're
not
making
an
agenda
I
mean
we're
not
making
strategic
decisions
for
the
city,
we're
just
an
advisor
to
the
police
chief
and
she
can
take
I
can
advise
all
she
watches.
You
know
I.
Think
all
of
you've
heard
this
when
you're
little
you're
listening
to
me,
but
you're,
not
hearing
or
you're
hearing
to
me,
but
you're,
not
listening.
So
the
police,
you
can
do
either
one
ok.