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From YouTube: December 21, 2020 Minneapolis Commission on Civil Rights
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A
Rights
welcome
before
we
begin
I'd
like
to
note
that
this
meeting
includes
the
remote
participation
of
members
as
authorized
under
minnesota
statutes,
section
13d
.021,
due
to
the
declared
local
health
pandemic.
I
will
now
call
this
me
needing
to
order
and
add
all
role
so
that
we
may
verify
the
presence
of
a.
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Okay
got
you
there,
commissioner,
shepherd.
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G
Good
evening
this
is
cassie
and
I
can
present
hope
everyone
is
doing
well.
As
to
our
report,
we
did
meet.
I
wanted
to
update
the
commission
on
the
status
of
our
re
review
panels.
We
had
three
assigned
in
december.
I
know
of
at
least
two
have
been
completed,
if
not
the
third
as
well.
So
as
of
the
end
of
the
year
we'll,
we
will
have
six
review
panels
completed,
so
hopefully
we
can
keep
the
momentum
into
the
new
year.
A
Thank
you,
commissioner,
shepard,
and
for
the
entire
standards
and
procedures
committee
and
a
special
thank
you
to
commissioner
stevens
for
your
work
and
contributions
as
well
as
vice
chair
definition.
Are
there
any
questions
or
comment?
Has
everyone
had
a
chance
to
review
it
and
do
we
need
to
discuss.
E
E
B
K
E
E
K
It
see
this
is,
commissioner,
lord,
it
seems
very
thorough
and
makes
sense
and
seems
even-handed.
You
know
I
guess
I
like.
I
have
a
small
amount
of
despair
that
we
need
to
have
such
a
thing
right
because,
but
certainly
conflict,
I
suppose,
happens
in
all
contexts
and
it's
good
to
have
a
process
for
it.
So
I
guess
in
general
I
I
would.
I
support
it.
G
Would
propose
that
it
be
adopted
specifically
into
our
handbook
code
of
conduct.
G
And
andreas
her
question
question
is:
are
you
referring
to
placing
it
in
the
iops
and
in
response
to
your
question,
andrea
we've
had
p
had
discussions
before
about
including
into
section
six
of
the
handbook,
duties
and
responsibilities
that
would
allow
us
to
add
it
at
this
meeting
and
not
refer
it
to
the
next
meeting.
M
Sorry
for
the
delay
there.
Yes,
just
keeping
in
mind
that
you
know
the
commission
handbook
is
a
handbook
not
a
like
a
rule
of
procedure,
but
I
do
think
it's
a
reasonable
place
for
this
type
of
voluntary
policy.
C
A
G
You
and
then
the
last
matter
of
business
for
smp
is
during
our
last
meeting.
We
just
had
some
discussions
about
the
attendance
policy,
and
I
know
this
was
addressed
in
our
executive
committee
meeting.
But
I
know
there
was
some
concern
about
not
addressing
this
within
the
commission
and
just
informing
the
commission
to
how
the
attendance
policy
is
being
enforced.
So
I'm
wondering
if
we
could
open
that
for
discussion
now
or
if
old
business
would
be
a
better
time
for
that.
A
Old
business
would
be
a
better
time
for
that.
Okay,
that
is
it.
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
commissioner,
shepard,
and
thanks
to
everyone
in
s
p,
for
your
hard
work
this
year,
given
the
circumstance
next
we'll
have
workforce
and
contract
compliance
committee.
F
F
Well,
I
appreciate
that
yeah,
I
I
I
guess
you
know
I
had
a
couple
meetings
with
frank
and
kayla
and
kayla,
and
I
have
had
some
good
discussions
about
it.
You
know
I
think,
as
far
as
like,
if
I
frame
it
in
a
way
of
work
to
be
done
next
year.
F
I
think
you
know
if,
if
I'm
still
on
the
commission
and
still
on
the
subcommittee,
what
I
would
like
to
sort
of
focus
on
or
continue
to
develop
is
figuring
out
how
we
can
help
the
department,
especially
since
they're,
understaffed,
in
working
on
some
of
these
survey
type
questions
either
before
or
after
their
after
the
before
after
the
formal
legal
process
goes
through
the
department,
so
that
we
can
kind
of
get
some
more.
F
I
don't
know
qualitative
or
quantitative,
hopefully,
feedback
on
what
people
are
going
through,
and
you
know
whether
they
find
this
to
be
a
good
use
of
their
time
and
whether
they
feel
heard
and
things
like
that,
so
that
we
can
maybe
improve
some
outcomes.
You
know
not
not
from
a
legal
standpoint
but
from
just
a
a
human
standpoint.
You
know
or
people
feeling
like.
F
Okay
yeah.
I
got
my
my
chance
to
speak
so
developing
questions
for
that
figuring
out
what
kind
of
data
we
want
for
that
working
with
kayla,
hopefully
to
continue
to
figure
out
a
way
to
implement
that,
and
then
also,
I
think
the
other
thing
was.
F
You
know
working
on
following
up
with
the
contract
compliance
department
at
the
department
just
to
to
see
you
know
where
they're
at
and
what
the
what
the
hiring
and
contract
situation
looks
like,
because
I
think
you
know
it's
probably
a
bit
wonky
because
of
the
year
we've
had
so
getting
back
on
track
with.
That
would
be
my
other
recommendation
for
for
this
work
going.
F
A
Thank
you
for
that.
I
appreciate
your
efforts
again.
I
think
that
that's
some
good
groundwork
and
hopefully
something
that
can
be
built
upon
in
the
coming
year.
Commissioner
schumic
do
you
have
anything
to
contribute
to
add
rather.
H
Not
much,
I
would
just
emphasize
the
last
point
that
commissioner
cobia
made
that
I
I
really.
I
think
it
would
be
good
to
spend
more
time
and
put
a
little
more
effort
into
the
city's
contract,
compliance
and
just
kind
of
looking
at
trends
and
where
the
money
is
going
and
how
that
relates
to
equity
within
our
city.
A
K
Hi
everyone
so
the
since
the
last
meeting
a
couple
of
things
have
happened.
The
first
is
that
there
was
a
forum
with
youth
that
happened
on
december
18th.
It
was
with
the
boys
and
girls
club
of
minneapolis
and
youth
coordinating
board,
and
I
actually
was
not
able
to
be
present
at
that.
I
know
chair
robbins
as
well
as
commissioner
stevens
were
both
there
is
there
anything
either
of
you
would
like
to
to
quickly
report
out
on
that.
I
know
it
was
only
three
days
ago.
K
I
Problem
at
all
I'll
keep
my
comments
brief.
I
found
the
forum
to
be
my
personal
favorite
over
the
last
year
year
and
a
half
it
was
insightful,
inspiring
and
tragic.
I
know
those
are
that's
a
wide
swath
of
emotion,
but
to
hear
the
straightforward
communication
from
the
students
for
their
organization
to
their
personal
experiences
and
experience
with
civil
servants
was
I
I
don't
know
if
it
was
as
much
eye
opening
as
it
was
reinforcing
of
the
important
work
that
we
need
to
do
up
and
down
the
generations
on
this
issue.
E
I
echo
what
paul
said
it
was.
It
was
powerful
and
I
think
tragic's
a
good
word,
but
also
kind
of
like
it
inspired
some
hope
as
well.
These
kids
were,
I
don't
even
wanna.
I
shouldn't
call
them
kids,
but
these
young
people
were
frank
and
smart
and
thoughtful
and
real
and
really
wanted
to
talk
about
change
and
leading
change
yeah.
It
was
probably
my
favorite
thing
that
we
did
as
well.
A
A
It
was
deeply
moving.
The
youth
are
highly
astute
and
aware
of
what's
going
on,
but
even
in
the
midst
of
their
fear
and
anguish,
there
was
hope.
I
think
one
of
the
takeaways
was
it's.
A
Something
about
having
the
police
force
be
rooted
in
love
it,
but
instead
it's
rooted
in
race.
It
was
a
very
powerful
statement
and
it
really
just
speaks
to
the
desire
of
express
that
we've
been
hearing
throughout
the
year
about
wanting
a
more
humane
approach
to
public
safety
and
engagement,
and
there
is
interest
in
doing
more
so
I'll.
Leave
it
at
that
continue.
K
This
might
be
a
good
question
for
commissioner
stevens,
I'm
wondering
if
you
could
point
members
of
the
commission
to
where
they
could
find
the
recording
of
that
if
they're
interested
in
reviewing
it,
because
I
know
I
certainly
am
and
was
sad-
I
wasn't
able
to
be
there.
Where
can
we
find
that.
E
K
The
other,
the
other
thing
that
we've
been
working
on
since
we
last
met,
was
a
summary
report
of
the
activities
that
we
have
completed
with
respect
to
the
policing
task
force.
I
believe
that
the
chair,
via
matthew,
circulated
a
copy
of
that
report
around
to
everyone
just
this
afternoon.
So
I
imagine
many,
if
not
all
of
us
have
had
a
chance
to
read
it
and
maybe
chair
you
could
weigh
in
on
this.
K
I'm
wondering
kind
of
the
best
way
to
handle
this,
because
I
I
think
it's
really.
The
report
has
not
just
a
summary
of
the
activities
that
we've
completed.
K
You
know
if
you
can
believe
it
just
since,
like
august
and
there's
a
lot
of
them,
but
also
kind
of
weighs
in
on
providing
an
overview
of
some
of
the
themes
of
what
we've
heard,
as
well
as
kind
of
some
endorsements
of
some
of
the
suggestions
that
we've
heard
from
either
elected
officials
or
community
members.
So
since
it
does
include
kind
of
a
point
of
view
on
some
of
these
things,
I
think
it's
really
important
that
we
as
a
commission,
you
know,
feel
like
we
have
consensus
on
what
these
things
are.
K
So
I'm
not
it's
only
a
few
pages
and
it's
pretty
big
font,
so
I'm
not
sure
if
it
makes
sense
to
review
it
in
the
context
of
this
meeting
or
if
or
if
it
might
make
sense
for
us
to
kind
of
read
and
provide
feedback.
I
think
the
what
I
would
suggest
is
the
goal
is
that
we
all
align
on
what's
in
it,
and
then
we
share
it
with
the
police,
chief
mayor
and
potentially
city
council
and
other
stakeholders,
maybe
some
stakeholders
in
the
minnesota
legislature
as
well,
chair
robbins.
A
All
that
you
have
said
sounds
fine.
I've
asked
matthew
to
share
it,
but
I
know
that
he
just
received
a
ton
of
documents
from
me,
so
I
didn't
know
if
you
wanted
to
walk
through
the
report
I
did
have.
I
did
have
you
know
kate
and
I
kind
of
looked
it
over
as
well
thanks
for
sharing
with
us
and
thanks
for
your
work
on
it,
I
know
that
this
time
has
been
really
busy
for
all
of
us.
There
we
go
so
we
added
some
extra
nuggets,
but
not
to
your
presentation.
A
So
if
you
want
to
kind
of
walk
us
through
this,
give
us
a
high
level
summary
and
then
we
can
go
from
there
sure
I
just
thought
you
might,
since
you
worked
so
hard
on
it,
I
thought
maybe
you'd
want
to
to.
K
Talk
through
it,
yeah
no
worries
and
and
really
the
the
work
is,
the
work
the
committee
and
really
the
broader
commission
has
done
since
this
time
period,
because
each
event
mentioned
in
here
each
interaction
took
a
lot
of
work
from
the
standpoint
of
logistics
scheduling.
K
You
know,
discussion
guys,
there's
lots
a
lot
lots
of
work,
and
this
report's
really
just
you
know
a
tiny
fraction
of
that.
If
you,
if
you
actually
would
wouldn't
mind,
just
going
back
to
the
previous
page,
so
on
the
previous
page,
there
shouldn't
be
anything
new
here.
This
is
just
a
summary
of
the
goals
of
the
committee
that
we
align
to
you
know
when
we
set
it
up
so
this.
K
This
should
not
be
new,
just
a
reminder
of
why
we
set
this
up
and
then,
if
you
go
to
the
next
page,
I'm
not
sure
if
matt's
driving
or
kate-
so
forgive
me
here.
So
this
next
page
is
a
summary
of
all
of
the
activities
that
this
policing
task
force
has
done
since
its
inception.
K
So
we
had
kind
of
the
ongoing
award
meetings.
We
had
a
conversation
with
the
president
of
the
naacp
and
if
anyone
has
a
faction
sees
a
factual
error,
please
call
it
out
to
me
I
I
kind
of
had
to
go
back
and
reconstruct
calendars,
so
I'm
I
think
this
is
right,
but
if
something
stands
out
is
not
being
right,
please
let
me
know
conversations
with
representatives,
the
chief
etc,
that
youth
forum
is
the
last.
The
last
thing
on
the
list
so
speak
up.
K
If
anything
isn't
looking
right
and
then
if
we
go
so
that's
just
kind
of
a
summary
of
all
the
stuff
we
did
and
then,
if
you
go
to
the
next
page,
this
is
the
stuff
you
actually
need
to
read.
If
you
could
scroll
down
please
to
this
key
findings
and
recommendations
page.
So
this
first
paragraph
basically
just
says:
hey,
based
on
all
of
the
feedback
we
reviewed
here
are
some
issues
and
opportunities
that
we
believe
you
know,
should
be
prioritized
and
will
contribute
to
increased
safety
and
equity
in
minneapolis.
K
The
first
one
is
recognizing
that
public
safety
means
more
than
just
policing,
and
I
think
that
was
a
theme
that
we
heard.
You
know
from
many
folks
from
the
council
members
that
we
spoke
with
from
representative
moran
as
well
as
from
community
members.
You
know
there's
clearly
recognition
in
the
community
that
policing
is
not
the
best
way
to
address
every
public
safety
issue.
We
endorse.
Thinking
about
our
community
needs
through
the
lens
of
public
safety,
and
this
may
require
a
broader
array
of
tools.
Oh,
I
use
the
wrong
form
of
compliment
there.
Sorry.
K
Furthermore,
we
endorse
leveraging
minneapolis
budgets
currently
designated
for
policing
to
support
these
tools
or
resources
to
complement
the
work
of
the
minneapolis
police
department.
That
should
be
complement
with
the
knee.
This
includes
considering
supporting
violence,
prevention,
programs
and
activities.
K
So
that's
the
first
of
I
think
four
or
five
kind
of
points
of
view.
So
maybe
I
should
just
stop
there
is
there.
Anyone
who
you
know
disagrees
with
that
or
would
have
a
something
to
add
or
a
disparate
point
of
view.
K
Okay,
I
will,
I
will
interpret
silence
as
a
cent.
Wait,
stop
stop,
stop,
go
back,
go
up,
go
up.
K
Okay,
you
could
go
up
a
little
more,
please
up
a
little
more
okay
that
I'm
looking
for
the
next
bullet
point,
which
I
think
is
about
accountability
and
transparency.
I
think
there's
probably
a
lag
between
what
you're
doing
and
what
you're
I'm
seeing.
So
apologies.
K
I
think
it's
up
just
a
little
touch.
Okay
increase!
The
second
thing
we
really
heard
was
a
desire
for
increased
transparency.
The
community
does
not
feel
like
there
is
adequate
transparency
into
the
minneapolis
police
department.
This
includes
real-time
visibility
into
disciplinary
actions,
off-duty
employment
of
officers
and
coaching
and
training.
The
minneapolis
police
department
needs
to
dramatically
improve
its
communications
in
this
area
and
provide
ongoing
disclosure
of
these
activities.
K
So
it's
clear
you
could
just
scroll
down
a
bit
it's
clear
to
the
community
that
officers
are
not
being
held
fully
accountable
when
they're
engaging
in
bad
or
even
criminal
behavior,
especially
when
that
behavior
infringes
on
civil
rights
or
results
in
injury
or
death
to
a
member
of
our
community.
While
it's
beyond
the
scope
of
this
commission
to
provide
expert
analysis
on
the
cause
on
feedback
collected
indicates,
this
may
be
due
to
the
culture
of
the
department,
current
union
agreements
that
limit
redress
and
or
antiquated
departmental
practices,
regardless
of
the
cause.
This
needs
to
change.
K
Officers
who
are
in
violation
of
the
law,
their
oath
and
or
departmental
regulations,
must
be
held
to
account
for
those
behaviors
that
accountability
must
be
commensurate
with
the
offense
and
criminal
charges
should
be
considered,
even
in
cases
where
members,
oh,
I
I'm
blocked
from
reading
the
last
line
by
my
my
thing
of
the
public
or
hurt
or
killed
in
violation
of
departmental
policy
android
the
law.
K
We
heard
this
from
a
variety
of
folks
from
our
community
forum.
We
also
heard
it
from
the
un
event
that
we
did.
The
kind
of
ending
impunity
was
a
core
theme
from
that
conversation
as
well.
K
One
tactic
that
numerous
community
members,
if
we
could
go
down
to
the
next
page,
suggested
to
improve
accountability,
is
requiring
all
officers,
carry
personal
liability
insurance.
We
suggest
that
the
efficacy
of
this
tactic
be
explored
and
out
and
evaluated
by
the
city
of
minneapolis.
So
it's
really
a
recommendation
to
consider
ads
we're
not
really
experts
in
the
fields
and
really
are
channeling
things
we're
hearing
from
other
folks,
any
anything
anyone
wants
to
discuss
on
that
point
at
all.
K
Okay,
an
additional
significant
theme
was
the
desire
to
rebuild
trust
in
the
department
with
the
community
that
actually
goes
to
exactly
what
share
robbins
was
talking
about
as
one
of
the
major
themes
from
the
youth.
You
know.
In
the
wake
of
the
killing
of
george
floyd,
the
department
has
clearly
lost
trust
with
the
community.
K
The
community
dynamic
right
now
is
us
versus
them.
The
department
needs
to
take
action
to
change
that
perception.
Community
members
provided
a
number
of
suggestions,
including
increasing
the
number
of
women
and
people
of
color
in
the
ranks,
increasing
the
amount
of
time
that
officers
spend
engaging
in
the
community
versus
policing
and
then
responding
to
9-1-1
calls
promptly.
That
came
out
in
some
of
the
award
meetings,
as
well
as
our
forum
with
the
police
chief
and
then
so.
K
I
think
that
ends
kind
of
the
major
areas
to
focus
on
from
that
really
came
up
as
significant
themes
and
then
I
think
we
have
just
kind
of
an
ending
salvo
on
the
next
page.
C
K
Shoot
sorry,
I'm
being
my
flash
players
trying
to
reinstall
now
for
some
weird
reason,
so
this
just
basically
says
that
we
think
these
issues
should
be
prioritized
and
we
express
thanks
to
all
the
community
members
and
elected
officials
who
took
the
time
to
share
their
thoughts
with
us.
K
So
that's
that
is
the
report
that
I
guess
I'm
asking
for
an
endorsement
from
the
commission
on,
so
that
we
may
share
this
out
with
chief
of
police
mayor
city
council.
Anyone
else
we
think
should
have.
D
Yeah,
so
I'm
driving,
I
didn't
get
an
opportunity
to
read
the
whole
report.
I
really
like
everything
I'm
hearing
and
I
would
be
very
ready
to
endorse
it.
I'm
wondering
I'm
remembering
from
my
award
meeting
that
I
had
desire
for
a
residency
requirement
for
police
officers
was
that
was
I
out
on
an
island
there
or
was
that
considered
in
this
report
or
is.
K
No,
I
I'd
be
happy
to
address
that
that
did
come
up
a
couple
of
times,
both
from
up
from
kind
of
a
recommendation
standpoint
as
well
as
not
there's
actually
academic
research.
That
does
not
support
that
at
all
as
having
any
impact,
so
I
think
it
falls
yeah.
K
So
it's
really
mixed
and
I
feel,
like
you
know
it
would
behoove
us
to
put
our
weight
behind
things
that
are
kind
of
proven
and
clearly
have
clear
efficacy,
and
there
is
mixed
research
in
that
from
a
more
of
an
academic
standpoint.
A
Well
that,
on
that
note
really
quickly,
I've
heard
both
in
fact
california
is
considering
that
very
thing.
Right
now
and
I
think
more
and
more
people
are
starting
residency
and,
I'm
sorry
limited
excuse
me,
liability
insurance
for
police
officers
to
carry
their
own
insurance.
A
A
We're
not
going
to
go
through
all
of
it.
It's
pretty
lengthy,
but
in
your
leisure.
You
may
want
to
spend
some
time
really
pouring
through
it,
because
we
had
several
meetings
this
year.
As
cindy
mentioned,
we
had
the
naacp.
We
had
communities
united
against
police
brutality.
A
You
know
we
had
representative
reena,
moran,
chief
erdogando,
fourth
ward,
council,
member
and
actually
chair
of
the
public
safety
committee
who
all
weighed
in
and
shared
great
insights.
So
if
you
want
to
see
come
some
of
the
the
nuts
and
bolts
and
some
of
the
progression
of
the
conversation,
but
it
did
cover
a
pretty
broad
scope,
and
so
I
would
encourage
you
all
to
take
a
look
at
that
as
well.
A
E
A
Yeah
and
commissioner
cobia
your
question
about
an
update
on
the
lack
of
women.
I
do
know
that
chief
rondo
had
included
that
in
his
budget.
I
I
think
it
was
for
last
year,
and
so
they
asked
for
it.
The
problem,
though,
is
that
it's
hard
for
them
to
recruit
women
and
people
of
color,
and
some
of
the
inner
divings
show
that
there's
a
hiccup
in
the
human
resource
practices,
but
that
is
something
that
they
have
stated
that
their
goal
is.
A
F
A
Okay,
okay
cool,
so
we'll
just
scroll
through
this
real
quick.
So
these
are
some
of
the
notes
from
the
conversation
with
naacp
there's
a
link
to
their
policy
recommendations
that
we
may
want
to
sign
on
to
as
well.
A
A
Can
you
please
scroll
back
up?
I'm
sorry,
okay,
so
part
of
the
issue
is
that
there,
the
mayor's
making
decisions,
city
council,
is
making
decisions
and
then
there's
what
the
community
wants,
and
so
through
the
budget
they
were
able
to
somehow
arrive
at
both
and
no
one's
ever
happy.
It's
never
perfect,
but
portions
of
the
funds
were
dead
allocated
to
things
like
mental
health,
mental
health
and
wellness
and
other
restorative
justice
practices.
A
I
know
that
advocates
are
wanting
more
and
they're
wanting
more
community
forms
of
policing
as
well.
So
there's
that
happening
and
let's
see
but
that's
an
issue,
and
I
know
that
there's
a
proposal
to
give
more
power
to
the
mayor.
But
you
know
this
commission
will
maybe
want
to
explore.
A
A
A
A
Page
so,
commissioner,
lord
covered
most
of
this,
the
big
takeaway,
I
think,
also
is
culture,
the
culture
of
policing.
That's
the
word
that
keeps
coming
up
across
all
of
the
conversations
whether
it
was
youth
policymakers,
you
name
it
it's.
You
can
change
the
laws.
A
You
can
have
health
and
wellness
programs,
but
if
the
pervasive
culture
of
racism
and
discrimination
persists,
then,
as
one
of
the
youth
described
it,
it's
basically
building
new
on
top
of
the
old
and
that's
the
reason
why
people
are
feeling
like
the
policing
system.
As
we
know
it,
as
a
system
that
is
rooted
in
racism
and
white
supremacy
should
be
dismantled
and
rebuilt
from
a
different
perspective
that
is
inclusive
of
the
fabric
that
makes
up
america
today
next
slide
or
page.
A
So
cindy
my
my
hope
is
that
we
can
marry
both
of
these
documents
to
give
folks
some
kind
of
a
baseline.
For
that
I
I
love
the
high
level,
but
I
think
that
we
want
to
maybe
show
more
of
our
work.
Everyone
worked
really
hard
on
this.
K
Well,
I
guess
my
take
would
be
some
of
the
kind
of
the
thoughtful
notes
kate
has
pulled
together
would
be
really
good
appendix
items
because
they
support
some
of
the
kind,
the
higher
level
themes
with
that
next
level
of
detail.
So
my
instinct
is
that
maybe
create
some
like
citations,
maybe
throughout
it
to
refer
to
some
of
that
stuff,
and
you
know,
in
order
to
do
the
high
level
overview
that
I
put
together.
K
I
actually
reviewed
all
of
the
detailed
notes
from
each
and
every
interaction
of,
except
for
the
youth
forum,
of
course,
because
that
had
not
yet
occurred.
So
maybe
we
can,
we
can
kind
of
add
a
layer.
K
E
I'm
open
to
ideas,
I
I
feel
like
I'm,
probably
not
the
visionary
in
this
conversation,
but
I
can
execute
so
you
just.
Let
me
know.
A
K
Okay,
yeah,
I
can,
I
can
kind
of
connect
with
kate
offline,
because
there's
also
some
other,
like.
I
have
some
really
good
detailed
notes
that
I
mean,
I
think
paul
helped
pull
some
of
them
together
from
some
of
the
council
person
conversations
as
well,
then
we
we
also
have
that
more
detailed
consolidation
or
the
input
from
chief
ordando
to
that's.
A
I'm
good
with
that.
I
move
that
we
endorse
it,
but
that
the
committee
will
revisit
it.
F
E
C
E
D
A
Awesome
I
want
to
again
thank
everyone.
That's
a
part
of
the
community
engagement
research
committee,
along
with
the
policing
and
civil
rights
task
force
and
everyone
else
for
your
hard
work.
I
know
it's
been
a
challenging
year,
so
thank
you.
We
couldn't
have
done
this
without
each
and
every
one
of
you.
Thank
you
for
your
leadership,
commissioner.
Lord.
I
know
that
we
lost
commissioner
simonis
your
right
arm
and
I
know
that
she
greatly
supported
our
work
and
was
a
great
support
to
you.
So
thank
you
for
pulling
this
together.
A
I
have
a
I
don't
know
if
we
need
to
vote
on
this,
but
I'm
going
to
propose
that
in
place
of
doing
the
census,
20
and
the
kovid.
I
have
those
included
in
my
comments
under
my
report.
Does
the
body
support
bypassing
that
part
and
moving
into
the
u.n
task
force
report
and
forgive
my
ignorance?
Is
this
something
that
we
need
to
vote
on.
A
L
I
don't
really
have
anything
new
to
report.
I
gave
a
year-end
summary
in
writing
which
you
can
all
access.
I
guess
something
that's
slightly
connected
is
on
december
10th,
which
is
human
rights
day.
I
participated
in
an
online
forum
or
discussion
with
the
city
of
minneapolis,
the
city
of
saint
paul
and
the
united
nations
association
minnesota
chapter.
So
that's
on
the
city
of
minneapolis's
web
page.
If
anyone
wants
to
take
a
look,
but
that's
that's
really
all
I
have
to
add.
A
You
kind
of
cut
out
was
that
it?
Yes,
that's
all
okay!
Thank
you
as
well
for
your
leadership.
I
know
that
that
meeting
the
november
meeting
was
a
postponement.
The
the
debriefing
was
well
received.
We
received
some
calls
on
that.
So
thank
you
for
presenting
that
on
our
behalf
and
your
work
representing
the
commission
to
the
world.
A
L
As
we
discussed
in
our
november
meeting,
it
would
be
appropriate
for
the
commission
to
engage
with
or
send
a
letter
to
the
incoming
administration
about
urging
them
to
accept
certain
recommendations.
But
it's
premature
to
do
that
now
and
so
with
the
newly
constituted
commission,
we
can
revisit
that
in
january.
J
Good
evening,
everybody
thank
you,
madam
chair.
I
just
want
to
take
a
moment
to
thank
everyone.
Who's
served
on
this
commission
for
their
hard
work
and
dedication.
I
know
it's
not
been
easy.
We've
had
a
lot
of
ups
and
downs,
but
I
truly
thank
everybody
for
their
time
and
their
commitment.
I
truly
appreciate
it
and
I
just
want
to
share
that.
6
000
face
mask,
which
has
been
provided
through
the
city
of
minneapolis,
has
been
provided
to
our
community
members
in
the
city
of
minneapolis.
J
I've
been
sending
emails
to
matthew
to
the
chair
and
to
frank
who
has
passed
on
those
updates
to
all
of
you.
So
thank
you
for
that
and
thank
you,
madam
chair,
for
putting
together
the
event
with
the
youth.
A
few
days
ago
I
was
able
to
attend,
but
only
the
last
I'd
say
15
to
20
minutes,
and
I
think
it
shows
that
that
we,
as
a
commission,
really
do
need
to
try
to
get
the
youth
involved
in
some
form.
J
J
And
if
not,
what
other
avenues
can
we
access?
That
would
give
our
youth
a
voice,
because,
obviously
they
have
a
voice
and
it
needs
to
be
heard.
J
So
I
think
that's
it
for
me,
but
I
just
want
to
take
a
moment
again
to
thank
everybody
for
their
time
and
their
dedication.
I
truly
appreciate
it.
A
Thank
you
vice
chair
devines,
your
work
has
been
invaluable.
I
know
that
it
has
also
been
a
trying
year
for
you
as
well,
but
I
so
appreciate
and
I'm
grateful
for
your
commitment
through
it
all
and
thanks
for
supporting
the
commission,
I
know
that
you've
reached
out
to
commissioners.
A
J
Thank
you,
and
I
I
did
forget
to
mention
that
islamophobia.
So
thank
you
for
standing
off
on
that
and.
C
J
A
2020
year
end
mccr
2020
year
in
and
then
today's
date,
while
he's
looking
for
that,
I'm
gonna
start
talking,
because
I
am
trying
so
hard
to
keep
these
meetings
short.
Despite
my
best
efforts,
so
listen
guys,
2020
has
been
a
year
of
change,
unpresented
shifts
to
our
way
of
life
worldwide.
A
The
tremors
within
the
commission
in
hindsight
seem
like
a
premonition
of
things
to
come
from
the
departure
of
my
predecessor,
the
onset
of
the
global
pandemic,
unlike
any
scene
since
the
last
century,
and
to
the
unfortunate
violent
murder
of
george
floyd
brianna
taylor
and
the
civil
unrest
that
ensued.
2020
has
definitely
been
a
year
for
the
books.
A
A
Keep
going
right
there
so
we'll
stay
there
for
a
minute.
We
quickly
rallied
around
a
united
and
singular
oh
back
up
mission.
In
response
to
the
events
of
the
time
we
called
a
special
meeting
and
agreed
to
form
the
policing
and
civil
rights
task
force
and
a
coven
19
work
group.
We
streamline
operations
to
maximize
our
time
and
our
talent.
We
expanded
the
work
of
the
u.n
task
force
representing
the
commission
as
a
global
liaison.
A
We
actively
engaged
in
census,
2020
engagement
and
awareness
joining
several
national
organizations
and
a
call
to
extend
census
20
operations
to
ensure
complete
count,
particularly
in
undercounted
communities.
As
a
result,
minneapolis
captured
80
census
participation
rates,
one
of
the
top
it's
12
actually
in
a
pandemic.
Despite
the
national
move,
following
the
chaos
of
the
summer,
the
commission
rose
to
the
challenge
to
serve
in
unprecedented
ways.
A
A
Prince
reference
other
highlights
include
executing
the
islamophobia
resolution,
the
implicit
bias
forum
led
by
commissioner
lord
and
the
proclamation
honoring
one
of
the
founding
members
of
this
commission,
mr
ron
edwards,
who
passed
away
earlier
this
year.
This
was
presented
by
the
mayor,
and
I,
who
declared
february
1st
ron
edwards
day
special
thanks
to
commissioner
hearts
for
supporting
the
drafting
of
this
proclamation.
A
A
However,
I
would
be
remiss
if
I
didn't
acknowledge
the
efforts
of
commissioners
copia,
shoemake
and
fee
in
supporting
this
effort,
despite
its
failure
to
launch
I'm
hopeful
that
the
groundwork
of
these
dedicated
commissioners
will
take
flight
in
2021,
while
police
accountability
remains
the
hot
topic
of
the
day.
The
workplace
is
the
next
battleground
for
transformative
justice
and
civil
rights.
A
Covent
19
will
continue
to
reveal
additional
learnings
and
challenges
in
the
very
near
future.
If
you
thought
masking
was
polarizing,
mass
vaccinations
will
be
the
next
pressing
civil
rights
concern,
equitable
access
to
housing,
affordable
health
care
and
social
economic
welfare
of
frontline
low-income
essential
workers
will
continue
to
be
the
struggle
for
balance.
A
A
I
own
every
misstep
and
triumph
basing
every
decision
every
direction,
grounded
in
fairness,
equitable
representation
of
our
constituents
and
our
community.
We
did
what
we
could
with
what
we
had
virtually
in
eight
meetings
and
a
total
of
maybe
about
a
hundred
hours
or
more
with
community
meetings.
That's
quite
a
feat
at
this
time,
I'd
like
to
acknowledge
the
following
commissioners,
and
when
I
say
their
names,
please
give
them
a
round
of
applause.
A
So,
first
of
all,
though
she's
not
here,
I
want
to
acknowledge
outgoing
commissioner.
Miriam
miriam
was
the
chair
when
I
first
joined
the
commission
three
years
ago,
and
she
has
informed
us
that
this
you
know
she's
not
serving
any
longer.
She
served
two
terms
and
I
believe,
was
chaired
the
whole
time.
So
please
give
her
a
round
of.
A
Applause
next
I'd
like
to
acknowledge
janelle,
schumache
she's
had
a
tough
year.
I
love
your
heart.
I
appreciate
your
efforts
and
showing
up,
despite
all
of
the
personal
challenges
and
your
heart
for
service,
and
you
and
I
connected
even
in
the
midst
of
covet
and
everything
and
we
coordinated
on
food
distribution
and
you
remained
present
to
the
best
of
your
ability.
So
I
thank
you
for
your
outstanding
leadership.
Please
give
commissioner
shoemaker
a
round
of.
A
Mr
cobia,
this
guy
is
the
greatest
you
know.
I
know
that
we
had
some
changes
in
the
committee
structure
and
I
most
especially
appreciate
everyone's
ability
and
support
to
go
with
the
flow.
The
idea
was
to
streamline
things,
to
manage
our
workflows
with
the
limited
time
that
we
had,
commissioner
cobia
not
only
served
on
snp,
but
he
also
signed
up
right
away
to
support
our
efforts
with
the
contract
and
workforce
compliance
committee
and
was
very
committed
and
held
several
meetings
with
the
department
and
did
a
lot
of
research,
as
did
commissioner
shoemake.
A
Next,
I
want
to
acknowledge
commissioner
fee
commissioner
fee
also
rolled
her
sleeved
up
sleeves
up
and
joined
in
pitched
in
wherever
she
could.
She
first
supported
me
with
the
census,
2020
task
force
and
just
overall
was
very
supportive,
especially
also
with
the
contract
and
workforce
compliance
committee.
Please
give
her
a
round
of
applause
as
well.
A
I
want
to
acknowledge
commissioner
shepard
commissioner
shepard
I
asked
her
to
take
the
lead.
Is
someone
talking
I
can't
hear
if
you're
not,
please
beat
yourself.
If
you
don't
mind,
commissioner,
we
entrusted
the
panel
review
process
to
commissioner
shepard.
I
felt
like
it
was
something
that
was
best
housed
within
standards
and
procedures.
A
So
I
appreciate
her
leadership,
her
her
heart
for
service
as
well
and
her
willingness
to
resolve
and
work
through
until
we
get
it
right.
I
also
appreciate
her
leadership
with
the
mediation
policy,
along
with
commissioner
fee,
who
served
as
co-chair
with
that
committee.
Please
give
a
round
of
applause
to
commissioner.
A
A
Commissioner
bergquist,
our
resident
international
woman
of
intrigue
really
appreciate
her
leading
with
the
u.n
task
force.
It
was
very
informative
and
I
felt
personally
very
honored
to
have
our
commission
have
her
as
one
of
our
elder
commissioners
a
wealth
of
knowledge
that
I
would
encourage
this
body
to
consider
how
to
leverage
that
that
brain
trust
among
several
of
the
other
attorneys
and
other
commissioners
on
this
body.
I
know
that
she
worked
with
vice
chair
definition,
drafting
the
islamophobia
resolution
and
worked
tirelessly
on
the
report
that
was
presented
to
the
un
council.
A
I
also
want
to
acknowledge
commissioner,
lord
wow,
what
a
journey
she
has
single-handedly,
along
with
support
for
commissioner
simones,
took
the
lead
on
crafting
and
shaping
the
policing
and
civil
rights
task
force.
I
know
that
at
first
they
couldn't
wrap
their
mind
around
the
hybrid
committees,
but
I
truly
feel
like
in
the
end,
it
worked
to
our
benefit
to
have
all
hands
on
deck,
to
work
on
this
particular
important,
urgent
work
of
our
time.
So
please
give
a
round
of
applause
to
commissioner
lord
for
her
work
of
serving
as
the
chair
co-chair
of.
A
Cer,
a
very
special
thank
you
to
vice
chair
devinish,
my
comrade
and
dedicated
community
service.
She
single-handedly
coordinated
the
distribution
of
over
6
000
masks
on
behalf
of
the
commission,
not
to
mention
coordinating
between
the
committees
serving
as
an
ambassador
to
other
public
entities
on
our
behalf,
please
give
a
very
special
thank
you
to
our
vice
chair,
cindy
devinish.
A
A
There
were
many
her
quirkiness,
her
quick
wit,
her
savvy
penmanship,
her
brilliance
as
a
leader
and
someone
who
could
help
me
blend
this
thing
that
we're
trying
to
do
of
blending.
What's
legal
and
what's
what's
right
and
what's
fair
and
we
spent
many
times
many
hours
pouring
over
documents
trying
to
explore
things.
Helping
me
reach
out
to
the
commissioners
and
keeping
this
whole
thing
together.
A
A
Applause,
so
here's
the
deal
all
of
you
may
have
or
will
receive
certificate
of
service
from
me
in
the
commission.
Vice
chair,
devinish
and
commissioner
stevens
will
receive
the
chairs
award,
so
those
should
be
in
the
mail
at
some
point,
along
with
a
letter
from
me
to
all
the
commissioners
that
are
still
with
us.
A
A
All
of
that
hard
work
and
late
submissions
and
getting
the
stipends
is
not
lost
on
us.
We
so
are
appreciative
and
thankful
for
you.
I
also
want
to
thank
mr
dave
vicki
for
as
anderson
cooper
ac360
says.
For
keeping
us
honest,
I
did
appreciate
his
watchful
eye
at
this
time.
I
should
let
you
know
that
this
concludes
my
service
to
the
commission.
A
My
term
is
up
this
year
and
I
did
not
reapply.
It
has
been
my
true
honor
to
serve.
I'm
deeply
humbled
and
grateful
for
the
opportunity,
and
I
thank
all
those
who
boyed
me
up
on
my
darkest
nights
and
my
brightest
days.
I
wish
you
all
the
best
and
continued
blessing
with
a
gentle
reminder
to
stay,
grounded
in
your
purpose
of
being
here
to
serve
those
who
can't
represent
themselves.
A
I
will
continue
on
through
december
31st
to
close
out
any
remaining
affairs,
and
I
will
be
available
through
that
time
and
beyond
january's
meeting
will
be
facilitated
by
vice
chair
definition.
You
should
received
the
election
documents,
so
those
of
you
that
are
interested
in
service
that
are
interested
in
running
for
the
seats
of
chair
vice
chair
secretary
treasurer.
I
encourage
you
to
apply.
A
E
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
for
all
the
nice
words
you
said
about
me.
I
got
kicked
out
of
the
meeting
for
a
lot
of
it,
so
I
missed
it,
but
I
came
back
to
hear
some
of
it.
So
thank
you
and
thank
you,
for
you
know
answering
all
of
my
emails
and
text
messages
and
frantic
questions.
You
know
at
basically
any
hour
of
the
day
or
the
weekend
and
giving
me
guys
helping
me
learn
how
to
you
know
basically
be
on
this
commission,
and
I
just
really
appreciate
you.
Thank
you.
A
I
see
the
comments.
Thank
you
all
so
much
cassie.
Thank
you
for
your
kind
words
and
your
email.
I
appreciate
it.
You've
been
a
great
partner
and
supporter,
and
I
mean
that
as
well
cindy
cindy
lord
cindy
devenish,
commissioner
cobia.
Thank
you
all.
I
appreciate
it
matthew
my
brother,
okay,
moving
on
director
reed
you've
got
next.
N
Thank
you
for
all
of
that.
I'm
I'm
going
to
be
brief.
I
wanted
to
give
everybody
an
open,
a
update
about
our
open
appointments
process.
All
our
interviews
are
complete.
N
Final
list
is
going
to
be
submitted
to
the
mayor
and
city
council
by
the
end
of
the
week
so
that
they
know
what
we're
doing.
I
want
to
thank
everybody
that
helped
us
throughout
the
process
of
interviewing
people.
N
N
N
So
kayla's
going
to
be
detailed
to
do
some
of
that
work,
I
will
still
remain
engaged
with
the
commission,
but
I
wanted
to
give
that
update,
so
she
will
begin
her
duties
in
january
looking
forward
to
working
with
her
in
her
new
her
new
role
and
lastly,
I
I
just
wanted
to
say
thank
you
to
everybody
all
the
work
that
everyone's
done
is
amazing
during
this
time
and
to
those
commissioners
who
are
are
leaving,
you
know
they
won't
be
forgotten.
N
They'll
be
missed,
just
tremendous
amount
of
work
during
a
very
difficult
time,
but
I
I've
also
not
to
be
unfair
to
all
of
that.
N
I
want
to
give
a
special
shout
out
to
chair
robbins
having
a
friend
in
the
midst
of
all
of
this
work
has
has
been
an
amazing
experience
for
me
and
and
having
the
opportunity
to
to
stand
together
with
you
and
getting
some
of
this
work
done
has
been
a
tremendous
experience
and
I
feel
like
I've
gotten
better
as
a
leader
as
a
result
and
what
you
just
did
tonight,
just
showing
people
appreciation
it's
something
that
it's
a
lost
art
and
but
it's
not
all
together
lost.
N
A
Okay,
okay,
I
don't
think
the
director
of
contract
compliance
is
here.
E
Yes,
amy
asked
about
knowing
the
names
of
the
commissioners
who
will
be
returning,
so
they
can
be
acknowledged
and
thanked,
and
I
don't.
E
Chair
robbins,
yes,
amy,
followed
up
with
the
ones.
E
N
N
Gus,
no,
it's
my
pleasure,
my
pleasure.
So
I
will
begin
parness
kasemi,
siddika,
shabazz,
lee
linderman,
anika
robbins.
Of
course
mira.
Mocry
libby,
simones,
casey
megan
up
until
this
point
and
there
may
be
additional
at
the
end
of
the
meeting
tonight.
A
And,
of
course,
former
chair
al
cornish
wanted
to
definitely
acknowledge
him
as
well.
A
He
started
the
year
with
us.
Yes,
I
just
wanted
to
make
sure
that
we
give
that
and
he
did
serve
as
the
chair
the
previous
year.
So
I
definitely
want
to
acknowledge
that
service
is
not
always
easy
and
for
better
for
worse
much
honor,
respect
to
those
who
step
up
to
to
take
the
lead.
So
thank
you
and
thanks
again
to
all
of
you:
okay,
unfinished
business.
L
L
I'm
happy
to
do
so.
I
had
raised
the
issue
in
the
standards
and
procedures
meeting.
L
There
seems
to
be
an
issue
with
our
commission,
not
following
the
attendance
and
removal
policy,
I'll
put
a
link
in
the
chat
so
that
everyone
can
follow
along
to
see
what
we're
talking
about
here
and
if
you
scroll
to
page
11
of
the
document
section
601,
that's
the
operative
text
that
we're
looking
at
the
it
was
brought
to
my
attention,
because
I
was
copied
on
some
correspondence
by
which
it
appears
that
the
chair
terminated
one
of
the
commissioners,
not
in
compliance
with
section
601
of
the
attendance
policy,
and
I
was
involved
with
drafting
this
policy.
L
So
I
was
disappointed
to
see
this
happening.
What
is
supposed
to
happen
is
if
a
person
is
determined
to
be
absent
from
a
commission
meeting
and
hasn't
already
given
notice
of
their
absence,
and
a
reason
to
have
it
excused
is
that
the
executive
committee
is
supposed
to
meet
and
determine
like.
Are
these
people?
Were
these
people
absent
and
if
you'll
see
under
to
to
see
the
executive
committee
is
supposed
to
notify
the
department
which
would
be
matthew?
L
I
assume
of
the
names
of
the
commissioners
who
are
absent
and
then
matthew,
or
somebody
from
the
department
is
supposed
to
send
an
email,
and
the
block
text
under
2d
is
the
email
that
is
supposed
to
be
sent.
The
reason
this
was
developed
is
so
that
commissioners
would
know
that
they
were
being
counted
absent
and
that
they
were
being
counted
as
unexcused
so
that
they
can
follow
up
and
follow
the
procedures
in
the
policy.
L
The
commissioner,
who
seemed
to
have
been
terminated
by
chair
robbins,
never
received
those
notifications
had
just
been
deemed
that
his
absences
were
unexcused,
and
so
the
procedure
wasn't
followed
and
in
my
view
the
chair
was
acting
outside
of
the
scope
of
her
authority
because
she
wasn't
following
section
601
of
our
internal
operating
procedures,
and
I
think
it's
it's
a
concern
to
me
because
we
developed
these
procedures
to
make
everything
as
clear
and
transparent
as
poss
as
possible,
so
that
commissioners
would
know
when
they
are
being
counted
as
absent
and
unexcused
absent.
L
L
I
don't
know:
what's
happened
since
that
time,
but
for
the
commissioner
involved,
I
got
the
impression
from
the
correspondents
that
he
was
quite
upset
about
what
happened
and
how
it
was
handled,
and
I
guess
I
think
it's
worth
having
a
discussion
and
I
would
support
as
a
motion
if
there's
a
second
for
it,
that
the
commission
issue
issue
an
apology
to
commissioner
ferrar,
who
is
affected
by
these
actions.
A
So
I
first
want
to
acknowledge
your
comment,
commissioner
bergquist,
in
referring
to
the
same
policy.
The
very
first
thing
is
that
the
commissioner
should
contact
the
chair,
or
vice
chair
of
their
absence.
That
did
not
happen.
I
also
want
to
clarify
that.
A
However,
after
consulting
with
the
attorney,
we
realized
that
there
were
a
few
steps
on
the
part
of
both
the
commission
and
the
department
that
were
not
followed,
so
we
redirected
and
with
the
guidance
and
input
from
the
attorney,
we
re,
formulated
the
document
and
sent
it
out
and
invited
and
made
sure
that
we
expressly
clarified
that
they
had
the
option
to
request
that
their
absence
be
deemed
excused
or
provide
a
reason
for
it.
I
should
say
also
that
this
was
not
that
a
particular
commissioner
was
singled
out.
A
A
I
also
believe
that
our
rules
called
for
that
each
time
that
a
commissioner
is
absent,
that
they
have
to
notify
and
let
the
chair
and
the
vice
chair
know,
and
so,
while
they
may
have
let
some
mem
they
let
the
department
know,
but
they
didn't
let
myself
know
they
didn't
know.
Vice
chair
definitional
and
then
in
the
case
of
one
of
the
commissioners,
I
hadn't
attended
any
of
the
monthly
commission
meetings
nor
the
subcommittee
meetings
and
then
just
started
reattending
again
after
we
had
sent
the
initial
letter
and
didn't
respond.
A
We
sent
another
the
updated
and
revised
and
we
asked
commissioners
to
reach
out
with
their
intent
to
appeal,
because
that
was
the
part
of
the
process
that
we
did.
You
know
kind
of
bypass
and
it
wasn't
our
intention-
and
I
was
very
adamant
about
making
sure
that
commissioners
knew
that
they
had
a
right
to
appeal
or
at
least
share
with
the
executive
committee,
why
they
were
absent.
A
A
We
messed
up,
but
we
all
signed
on
and
committed
to
the
attendance
policy.
This
body
also
voted
to
adopt
a
policy
that
would
include
counting
the
sub
attendances,
which
had
not
previously
been
the
case,
and
so
there's
an
issue
with
that.
We
all
committed
to
showing
up
participating
in
the
monthly
committee
meetings
and
showing
up
and
participating
in
our
subcommittee
meetings.
A
A
You
know
erroneously
or
disenfranchising
anyone,
but
we're
also
not
in
the
business
of
showing
favoritism
and
nepotism
for
someone
who
unfortunately
had
a
change
in
their
circumstance
and
still
is
unable
to
attend
the
meetings.
And
so
that's
where
things
are
at.
We
did
not
hear
that
one
of
the
commissioners
resigned,
the
other
commission,
two
or
three
of
the
commissioners
resigned.
A
Having
too
many
unexcused
absences
and
we
sent
notifications
to
them
and
they
immediately
replied
with
a
contrite,
you
know
response
expressing
their
dedication
to
to
the
to
the
commission
and
they
detailed
the
dates.
You
know
because
we
detailed
all
the
dates
that
they
had
missed
and
they
shared
reasons
whether
they
were
excusable
or
not.
Well,
we
thought
we
thought
that
they
demonstrated
the
desire
to
serve,
and
so
we
we
move
forward
and
we
forgave
those
absences.
A
And
then
you
know
we
proceed
with
issuing
letters
and
so
forth
right
and
then,
if
a
person
wants
to
appeal
that
they
simply
have
to
share
their
reasoning,
and
then
the
executive
committee
has
to
decide
on
whether
or
not
is
a
reasonable
excuse,
and
was
it
done
in
enough
time,
and
that
was
the
other
issue.
Was
that
a
lot
of
times
these
came
in
after
the
fact
after
they
had
already
missed?
A
And
so
then,
after
you
submit,
you
have
an
opportunity
to
appeal
and
then
the
executive
committee
can
you
know
deliberate
and
then,
if
even
after
that,
if
a
person
still
doesn't
want
to
accept
that,
then
they
can
come
to
the
commission
and
plead
their
case,
and
so
that's
what
we
were
attempting
to
do,
but
absolutely
by
no
means
or
return
trying
to
disenfranchise
but
we're
also
not
showing
undue
favoritism
to
anyone.
Member
of
the
committee,
especially
when
so
many
of
you
also
have
family.
Some
of
you
are
students.
A
L
By
all
means,
thank
you
just
like
a
landlord
can't
evict
someone
without
following
the
law
for
eviction.
The
commission
does
not
have
the
authority
to
kick
someone
off
the
commission
under
the
attendance
policy.
If
the
commission
itself
isn't
following
that
policy,
commissioner
farrar
did
not
receive
the
email
notifications
that
are
set
forth
under
section
6101
of
our
internal
operating
procedures.
Now,
if
other
commissioners
were
in
the
same
situation
and
didn't
receive
those
emails
after
they
were
absent
from
commission
meetings,
they
also
should
not
have
been
terminated
from
the
commission.
L
So
I
this
is
not,
in
my
view,
an
issue
for
consideration
or
deliberation
or
a
vote
by
the
executive
committee.
This
is
the
executive
committee
and
the
chair
were
not
following
our
own
attendance
policy
and
therefore
they
don't
have
the
authority
to
remove
people
because
they
weren't
holding
up
their
obligations
under
that
policy.
Chair
robbins
repeatedly
just
said
that
it's
up
to
the
commissioner
or
who's
going
to
be
absent
to
notify
the
chair.
L
Then
the
next
step
would
be
if,
if
he
thinks
he
has
requested
an
excused
absence
and
the
chair
or
the
executive
committee,
don't
then
the
next
thing
that
would
be
triggered
is
that
email
being
sent
out
to
commissioner
farrar
so
that
he
would
know
that.
There's
a
misunderstanding
here.
He
thought
he
had
requested
that
his
absence
be
considered
excused
and
his
upcoming
absences
be
considered
excused
because
he
had
to
leave
the
country
to
go
to
spain
to
care
for
his
elderly
mother.
Who
is
extremely
ill,
that
that
email
would
have
notified
him.
L
That
hey,
there's
a
misunderstanding
about
the
attendance
policy
and
how
it's
being
applied
to
you.
He
did
not
receive
those
those
email
clarifications
that
were
supposed
to
be
sent
within
a
week
after
each
commission
meeting
and
by
that
by
by
the
text
of
the
policy,
he
cannot
be
removed
from
the
committee
for
failing
to
meet
with
failing
to
satisfy
the
attendance
policy.
L
It's
simply
unfair
and
it
would
be
a
fair
unfair
to
other
members
of
the
commission
as
well
if
they
were
terminated
from
the
commission
because
of
failure
to
comply
with
the
attendance
policy
when
the
executive
committee
was
not
following
the
requirements
that
are
set
forth
in
section
601.
So
I
understand
that
mistakes
happen,
and
I
appreciate
that.
But
commissioners
who
are
harmed
by
those
mistakes
shouldn't
have
to
suffer
the
penalty.
That
apparently,
commissioner
farrar,
is
is
being
asked
to
suffer.
L
He
could
very
well
after
requests
and-
and
I
think
he
had
this
understanding
that
he
was
requesting
excused
absences
going
forward
until
he's
able
to
return
to
the
country,
but
he
was
never
given
that
opportunity
to
clarify
himself,
and
so
I
think
again
that,
because
the
policy
wasn't
followed,
he
should
not
be
terminated,
and
I
also
would
renew
my
suggestion.
My
motion
to
have
the
commission
issue
issue
an
apology
to
him
because
I
think
he
was
quite
hurt
by
the
way
he
was
treated
by
the
commission.
A
If
a
commercial,
if
a
commissioner
has
three
more
than
three
unexcused
absences
in
a
calendar
year,
that
commissioner
shall
be
dismissed
from
the
commission
number
two
point
b,
a
commissioner
may
contact
the
chair,
or
vice
chair
at
any
time,
to
request
that
the
executive
committee
excuse
an
absence
okay,
so
I'm
not
going
to
read
through
the
whole
thing.
A
I've
said
what
I've
had
to
say
about
it.
You
know
to
single
him
out
quite
honestly
feels
very
because
there
were
other
commissioners
as
well.
We
don't
have
a
leave
policy,
and
so
he
made
an
assumption
about
it
and
each
each
time
a
commissioner
is
going
to
be
absent
for
each
meeting.
A
It's
on
them
to
let
and
that
didn't
happen.
So
at
this
point
I
think
we
can
open
it
up
for
discussion.
This
is
something
that
was
still
within
executive
committee.
A
I
really
have
nothing
more
to
add
to
it.
Like
I
said
in
my
closing
comments
that
you
know
I
stand
on
my
decisions.
I
owned
up
to
the
misstep
and
we
went
back
and
we
corrected
courts,
and
so
we
undid
the
dismissal.
However,
the
policy
says
if
a
commissioner
has
more
than
three
unexcused
absences
in
a
calendar
year
that
that
commissioner
shall
be
dismissed,
and
so,
if
we
go
and
try
to
cherry
pick,
which
commissioners
we
want
to
plead
the
case,
for
what
does
that
really
say?
A
And
how
does
that
reflect
on
the
commission
and
those
were
the
guiding
decision-making
elements
that
influenced
where
we're
at?
We
went
back
and
extended
everyone
an
opportunity
to
to
say
that
they
wanted
to
stay,
and
so
that
didn't
happen.
So
you
know
if
anyone,
if
any
of
the
other
commissioners
would
like
to
chime
in,
feel
free
to
do
so.
J
Other
I
appreciate
your
thoughts
and
your
comments.
This
is
vice
chair,
devenish
everything
that
you're
saying.
A
E
Cheer
robins,
yes,
I
kind
of
wrote
my
thoughts
in
the
comments,
so
I
won't
repeat
them,
but
I
guess
I
just
want
to
know.
A
K
I
second
that
motion
this
is
commissioner,
lord,
to
address
this
in
our
executive
committee
meeting
that
it,
that
is
the
place
that
we've
deemed
attendance
to
be
kind
of
adjudicated.
So
that
seems.
E
F
E
L
E
I
L
E
E
G
E
I
J
E
E
Any
did
you
say,
new
business.
F
J
I
have
a
question:
can
we
pass
a
motion
to
send
an
apology
to
the
rest
of
the
commissioners?
Please.
K
J
I'm
sorry
I
just
want
to
say
to
me
that
means
treating
everyone
fairly
and
setting
us
a
true
tone
of
equity
and
once
again
being
fair,
because
I
think
we're
just
saying
david
name
and
it's
unfair,
to
not
name
the
others
who
served
on
this
commission.
J
K
This
is
a
truth,
like
an
honest
question,
were
other
commissioners
also
dismissed
from
the
commission
and
I'm
putting
this
in
air
quotes
because
kind
of
improperly
is
that
about.
A
I
think
it's
important
to
restate
again
that
dismissal
letters
were
sent
and
then
a
different
set
of
letters
were
sent,
so
the
dismissal
letters
were
retracted
and
the
correct
information
was
sent,
and
so
they
had
a
chance
to
then
appeal
deny
whatever
they
had
that
opportunity
presented,
which
is
the
reason
why
I
am
not
issuing
an
apology,
but
it
is
for
the
commission
to
decide
how
to
proceed.
A
I
do
not
believe
that
we
are
acting
in
the
best
interest
of
the
public
or
the
commission
by
singling
out
any
one.
Commissioner,
when
several
you
know
all
have
missed
meetings,
and
I
think
that
that's
the
point
that's
getting
lost
in
the
mix
and
processes
were
not
followed.
We
apologized
redirected
and
issued
updated
documents
that
clearly
detailed
what
the
process
was
allowing
folks
to
stake
their
claim.
A
L
E
L
L
Okay,
so
my
question
is:
I
I'm
not
privy
to
any
of
the
situation
other
than
commissioner
ferrars,
which
is
why
I
made
the
motion
with
respect
to
commissioner
for
ours.
So
for
the
other
commissioners,
for
whom
this
apology
would
apply,
I
would
like
to
know
whether
they
were
removed
from
the
commission
pursuant
to
the
attendance
policy
not
being
followed,
which
is
to
say
that
the
emails
were
not
sent
out
after
no
one.
C
L
When
they
were
deemed
absent,
I'm
still
speaking
so
just
let
me
finish
my
question
first
so
were:
did
they
not
receive
that
notification
from
the
department
saying
that
they
have
been
determined
to
be
absent
and
telling
them
what
the
attendance
policy
is
after
every
meeting
that
they
missed
so
did
they
or
did
they
not
receive
those
notifications?
L
A
They
all
received
the
same
documentation,
so
the
people
who
initially
received
the
dismissal
letters
received
the
updated
information
and
then
the
commissioners
who
were
at
risk
of
buying
into
the
notion
of
the
attendance
notified.
K
Discussion
is
it:
is
it
fair
to
say
that
the
commissioners
besides,
commissioner
for
our
voluntarily
resigned.
K
K
A
K
A
So
cindy
there's
some
disconnection,
there's
some
connectivity
issues.
So
if
I
was
talking
over
you,
my
apologies,
there
really
is
no
issue
with
any
of
the
other
commissioners.
A
As
I
mentioned,
they
recognized
that
they
failed
to
abide
by
the
attendance
policy
and
when
informed
both
times
they
withdrew,
or
they
did
not
seek
to
pursue
it
further.
H
Commissioner
shoemake
here
maybe
a
suggestion
for
moving
forward
is
that
we
could
establish
if
we
would
want
to
allow
a
leave
or
not
within
our
rules,
so
that
we
would
have
something
to
go
to.
But
ultimately
I
see
this
situation
with
commissioner
farrar,
as
we
have
a
residency
requirement
for
being
on
the
commission,
and
so
other
commissioners.
This
year
have
resigned
when
they've
moved
out
of
the
city,
and
so
I
think
that
would
be
one
thing
to
consider.
H
A
Thank
you,
commissioner
schumacher.
I
think
that
it's,
those
are
certainly
things
that
the
commission
may
want
to
consider.
You
know
we
know
that
life
happens.
This
was
not
at
all
malicious
intent,
but
I
keep
well.
I
will
keep
reiterating
that
we're
all
impacted
by
the
pandemic
we're
all
working
remotely
and
if
anything,
working
remotely
should
have
made
it
easier
to
attend
and
participate
in
the
meetings.
A
A
So
we're
not
unsympathetic,
but
we
still
have
to
you
know,
manage
our
business
and
we
have
to
be
respectful
of
the
commissioners
who
remain
so.
But
anyway,
can
we
vote
on
this,
or
are
we
tabling
that
for
further
discussion.
A
The
motion
on
the
table
is
issuing
apologies
to
the
other
commissioners.
Even
I
do
want
to
point
out
that
I
feel
like
that's
null
and
void
to
issue
apologies
to
anybody,
because
in
many
respects
that
was
already
done.
We
sent
the
updated
information
and
invited
people's
responses,
but
if
that's
what
the
body
decides?
That's
fine!
So
at
this
point,
what
would
you
like
to.
F
J
Maybe
I
I
personally
think
that,
as
civil
rights
commissioners,
we
have
a
responsibility
to
treat
all
community
members
fair
and
set
a
tone
of
equity
in
our
community.
If
we
do
not,
we
failed
our
community,
so
we're
focusing
on
one
person
and
not
all
individuals
who
may
have
been
affected,
and
if
we
are
going
to
talk
about
one
person,
then
I
think
we
should
talk
about
all
of
them.
J
But
I
agree
with
the
madam
chairs
decision
and
the
thought
process
of
we
all
have
our
responsibilities
and
as
commissioners
to
communicate
what's
going
on
and
there
is
no
policy
of
just
having
an
open-ended
leave
and
leaving
a
commission
chair
vacant
that
could
be
filled
for
a
community
member
who
wants
that
spot.
F
I
E
A
E
A
That's
right
does
matthew
house
is.
H
Just
the
second
number
two
should
be
fourth
monday
in.
B
Yeah,
I
did
want
to
add
that
I
do
not
believe
there
will
be
a
meeting
in
january
as
the
clerk's
office
is
kind
of
doing
like
a
reset
on
the
process
for
meetings.
So
I
think
they're
taking
january
to
kind
of
just
work
through
stuff,
so
I
haven't
confirmed,
but
I
was
told
this
happened
that
you
could
not
be
having
meetings
in
january.
B
Yes,
you'll
receive
more
information
on
that,
like
as
it
comes,
but
just
fyi.
I
B
I
would
go
ahead
and
approve
january
just
in
case,
and
then
we
can
cancel
that.
But.
F
Since
I
don't
want
to
have
an
aneurysm
in
february
would
just
like
to
make
a
point
of
order
that
february
be
designated
january.
If
we
don't
have
a
january
meeting,
because
in
our
internal
operating
procedures
in
our
handbook,
it
says
we
have
to
elect
people
in
january
at
the
january
meeting,
I
don't
know
why
that
doesn't
say
first
meeting,
but
it
says
the
january
meeting
so
anyway.
With
that
in
mind,
I
say
yes,.
H
E
Yes,
I'm
excited
for
january
february,
daniel
yeah
for
quest
yes
kirkman.
Yes,
she
make
yes,
robbins,
yes
with
seth.
C
E
E
Hi,
stuart
evans.
Is
that
a
yes?
Yes,
yes,
sorry
and
commissioner
steven,
so
it's
yes
motion
passes.
A
Okay,
lastly,
you
all
should
have
received
some
the
documents
on
elections.
I
think
I
may
have
alluded
to
that.
So
those
of
you
that
are
thinking
of
running
give
it
some
thought
and
there'll
be
more
discussions
to
review
what
their
process
looks
like
so
yeah
is
there
any
other
new
business
or
any
business.
A
E
Good
night
don't
forget
to
stay
on
for
the
executive
committee
meeting.