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From YouTube: October 26, 2022 Public Health & Safety Committee
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A
B
A
The
record
reflect
that
we
have
a
quorum
and
we
also
have
two
council
members
joining
us
in
the
meeting
council
members,
Goodman
and
Chuck
Tai
with
that.
The
agenda
for
today's
meeting
is
before
us.
I
know
that
there
are
a
number
of
members
of
the
community
here
today
to
discuss
item
one.
So
I
will
take
up
the
proposed
consent
agenda.
A
Is
there
any
discussion
on
these
items?
Any
discussion
seeing
none
I
will
move
approval
of
the
consent
agenda,
all
in
favor,
say
aye
aye,
any
opposed,
nay
that
carries
and
the
consent
agenda
is
approved.
Our
next
item
is
a
public
hearing
considering
the
mayor's
nomination
of
Brian
O'hara
to
the
appointed
position
of
chief
of
the
police
department.
A
I.
Think
that
oh
look
at
that
perfect
timing,
mayor
the
Mary's
here
to
speak
to
his
nomination
to
the
position
of
police
chief
and
we'll
let
him
get
settled
and
you
can
begin
mayor.
Please
welcome
and
thank
you
for
joining
us.
D
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
thank
you
members
of
the
city
council
for
having
me
on
what
I
am
hopeful,
will
be
a
very
historic
day
in
the
City
of
Minneapolis
and
one
of
the
utmost
importance
for
the
residents
of
our
great
City.
This
is
a
day
that
has
been
we've
been
working
towards
for
nearly
a
year.
D
D
A
national
search
firm
was
set
up
to
recruit
the
highest
caliber
of
candidates.
A
council
member
Latricia
Vita
led
a
community
listening
session
in
every
single
one
of
the
precincts
in
all
corners
of
the
city,
to
generate
the
kind
of
characteristics
that
the
residents
of
our
city
wanted
to
see
in
our
next
police
chief
we
held
listening
sessions.
D
We
had
a
survey
that
was
conducted
online
to
generate
feedback
and
that
ultimately
led
to
a
committee
process
and
there
was
an
exceptional
group,
a
local
search
committee
comprised
of
volunteers
with
diverse
backgrounds,
experiences
and
perspectives,
and
that
was
led
by
our
council
president
Andrea
Jenkins
and
our
council
member
Latricia
Vito,
along
with
staff
from
my
office,
our
City's
HR
director
and,
and
we
all
spent
a
lot
of
time
deliberating
and
then
passing
forward
a
number
of
recommendations
ultimately
to
the
mayor
council
president
Jenkins,
chair
Vita.
Thank
you.
D
Thank
you
for
engaging
Community
leaders.
Thank
you
for
your
work.
Working
across
the
city
on
this
10-month
process
to
vet,
local
Regional
and
National
candidates
and
I
can
assure
you
we
got
the
very
best
and
the
Very
brightest
that
wanted
to
be
part
of
this
particular
change
that
we
are
putting
forward
in
our
city.
D
The
committee
members
car
in
Brooklyn,
Lisa,
Clemens,
Shonda,
Smith,
Baker,
Mike,
gozi,
Sarah,
Jones,
Susanna
de
Leon,
Greg,
hessness,
Tim,
Carter
and
Emma
Peterson.
Thank
you
for
your
time
for
your
talent
and
volunteering
to
step
up
to
City
staff
in
my
office,
Michael
vlakovich,
our
chief
of
staff,
LED
an
incredible
process.
He
has
said
accurately
that
we
are
only
as
good
as
the
appointments
we
make
and
in
this
case
the
appointment
we
are
making
is
exceptional.
D
The
Jared
Jeffries
to
director
Alberto
Gillespie,
director
Bill
Champa.
Thank
you
now.
I
know
we
often
diverge
on
how
we
get
to
community
safety,
but
we
all
have
the
community's
best
interest
in
mind
and
a
few
weeks
ago,
I
talked
substantially
about
Brian
O'hara's
credentials.
Those
are
important.
No
doubt
those
credentials
are
indeed
Sterling,
but
today
I
want
to
talk
about
both
the
office
of
police
chief
and
the
person
that
Brian
O'hara
is
far
too
often
throughout
our
nation.
Right
now,
elected
officials,
directors
leaders
of
community
are
dehumanized.
D
D
D
The
city
has
received
supportive
statements
from
Newark
Community
leaders
from
city
workers
and
Statewide
office
holders.
That
underscore
all
of
those
themes
as
well
and
I
want
to
highlight
one
particular
quote
that
I
saw
just
this
morning
in
an
MPR
article.
This
comes
from
the
New
Jersey
NAACP
chapters
president
and
Rick
Robinson.
D
He
described
Brian
O'hara's
leadership
as
one
in
a
million
1
million
he's
worked
on
a
consent.
Decree
he's
got
an
unrelenting
willingness
to
show
up
to
be
present,
to
listen
to
people
to
hear
them
out
to
take
that
feedback,
not
just
audibly,
but
then
apply
it
to
the
action
steps
and
the
next
policy
at
hand
he's
a
type
of
person.
Our
city,
our
community
and
our
police
department
needs
right
now
and
I
know.
Mr
O'hara
feels
the
same
way.
He
said
to
me
this
personally,
he
said
I
feel
that
I
need
to
be
here.
D
Mr
O'hara
has
a
significant
executive
experience,
having
managed
over
2
000
staff
and
overseeing
a
244
million
dollar
budget
as
newark's
safety
director
he's
widely
seen
as
a
Visionary
leader,
embracing
and
driving
the
transformative
work
of
21st
century
policing
and
what
we
in
this
city
are
demanding.
As
change
tenure
has
been
marked
by
a
reduction
in
arrests,
a
reduction
in
violent
crime
and
a
reduction
in
citizens
complaint.
D
That's
the
kind
of
Trifecta
that
we
need
in
this
city
to
make
the
changes
that
we
are
all
signing
up
to
and
to
ensure
that
every
single
person
throughout
our
city
is
safe.
He
helped
establish
the
city's
first
Civilian
Complaint
review
board
and
partnered
with
the
federal
government
to
enhance
accountability
throughout
the
division.
D
D
Thank
you
for
your
investment
in
this
city
as
human
beings,
as
people
I
know
how
deeply
each
one
of
you
care.
This
is
a
particular
moment
where
we
all
need
to
care
a
lot
because
it
matters
to
a
lot
of
people.
So
thank
you,
Mr
O'hara,
for
raising
your
hand,
thank
you
for
having
the
courage
of
your
convictions
to
step
up
in
this
moment.
For
our
city.
I
know
the
entire
city
is
really
looking
forward
to
meeting
you.
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
A
Thank
you,
mayor
Frye,
now
I'm
going
to
proceed
to
open
the
public
hearing.
The
clerk
has
provided
me
with
the
list
of
names
of
those
who
have
signed
up
to
speak
and
I
will
begin
with
the
first
person
on
the
list.
If
you
did
not
sign
up
yet
and
wish
to
speak,
please
see
the
clerk
and
do
so.
The
first
person
we
have
signed
up
I
think
is
Grace
walls.
A
E
Good
afternoon,
chair
Vita
committee
members,
my
name
is
Grace
Waltz
I
am
the
vice
president
of
public
policy
at
the
Minneapolis
Regional
Chamber
and
award
eight
resident
on
behalf
of
the
Minneapolis
Regional
Chamber
I
want
to
take
this
opportunity
to
express
our
support
for
the
nomination
of
Brian
O'hara
to
serve
as
the
next
chief
of
the
Minneapolis
Police.
Department
Minneapolis
has
an
opportunity
to
lead
when
it
comes
to
taking
a
more
holistic
approach
to
Public,
Safety
and
residents
and
businesses
alike
are
looking
for
leadership,
as
our
region
continues
to
rebuild.
E
We
Believe
Mr
O'hara's
21
years
in
law
enforcement,
including
his
time
as
newark's
Deputy
Mayor
overseeing
policing
strategy,
makes
him
the
Right
leader
at
a
critical
time
for
our
city
and
our
police
force.
We
are
particularly
encouraged
by
Mr
O'hara's
experience,
navigating
a
federal
descent
decree,
as
City
officials
prepare
to
Institute
much
needed
reforms
in
our
Police
Department.
E
Our
region
continues
to
face
immense
challenges
when
it
comes
to
rebuilding
trust
in
our
Public
Safety
institutions.
We
also
know
that
the
national
Spotlight
remains
fixed
on
Minneapolis,
as
our
City
Works,
to
find
solutions
that
address
both
the
immediate
and
systemic
concerns
on
how
we
keep
our
communities
safe.
We
know
finding
these
Solutions
will
take
time
and
we
appreciate
Mr
O'hara's
willingness
to
serve
our
community.
In
this
important
moment.
A
Region's
business
Community
looks
forward
to
working
with
Mr
O'hara
to
help
him
succeed
in
this
critically
important
job,
and
we
thank
you
for
your
support.
A
F
My
name
is
Ian
D,
Bethel
senior
I'm,
a
senior
pastor
of
new
beginnings,
Baptist
Ministries
in
South
Minneapolis,
and
also
in
St,
Louis,
Park
and
Madam,
chair
to
the
council
and
Mr
Mayor
commissioner,
and
to
our
community
I'm
here
today
represented
the
unity,
Community
mediation
team
and
also
as
the
chair
of
the
unity
Community
mediation
team,
who
assigned
a
memorandum
of
agreement
with
the
Minneapolis
Police
Department.
With
the
blessing
of
our
mayor,
we
updated
that
we
spent
two
years
of
our
life
without
pay.
Without
politics,
it's
been
updated
from
the
203..
F
That
was
for
reasons
not
follow
through
by
the
city,
but
I'm
here
today.
Also
for
those
individuals
who
cannot
be
here
because
they
cannot
park,
they
cannot
drive
here,
they've
got
daycares,
they
cannot
be
here.
That's
what
drives
me
to
represent
properly.
People
who
cannot
be
here
to
speak
am
I.
Speaking
on
my
behalf,
I'm
speaking
on
behalf
of
those
who
cannot
be
here.
Also,
we
welcome
what
you
doing.
Mr
Mir
with
the
commissioner
Dr
Alexander,
and
now
with
the
nominee
one
of
the
things
we
have
to
do
in
this
city.
F
We
cannot
protest,
we
cannot
Riot.
We
have
to
be
at
the
table
and
we're
at
the
table
and
we're
going
to
support
you
and
we're
going
to
support
this
committee
with
the
work
not
with
talk
but
with
hard
work.
That's
needed
to
get
this
city
back
where
the
city
needs
to
be,
and
I
close
with
this
with
10
seconds
reform,
transformation,
transparency,
accountability
and
consequences
in
public
safety
and
the
community.
F
G
Ward
6
resident
Madam,
chair
committee
members
right
now,
Minneapolis
and
the
MPD
are
under
a
court
order
that
has
been
in
effect
since
June,
9th
2020,
almost
two
and
a
half
years.
Yet
no
Minneapolis
elected
official
has
publicly
called
for
a
report
on
what
have
been
the
results
of
that
court
order.
G
Why,
in
the
hell,
not
the
human
rights
Department
report
said
this
city
leaders
have
not
collectively
acted
with
the
necessary
urgency,
coordination
and
intentionality
that
is
required
to
create
and
maintain
a
strong
public
safety
system,
eliminate
discriminatory
policing
and
maintain
an
organizational
culture
that
welcomes
accountability
and
oversight.
My
focus
is
accountability,
and
when
it
comes
to
accountability,
it
might
also
it
might
almost
be
irrelevant
who
the
police
chief
is
sorry
about
that
Mr
O'hara.
G
Welcome
to
Minneapolis.
You
just
might
be
irrelevant.
Why?
Because?
Unless
the
elected
officials
of
this
city
use
their
oversight
powers,
real
change
is
going
to
be
difficult
at
best.
The
charter
gives
the
mayor
micromanagerial
power
over
the
police
department,
taking
that
ultimate
power
away
from
the
chief
and
the
charter
gives
this
Council
the
power
of
oversight
as
needed
to
exercise
your
legislative
function.
That
chartered
provision
is
large
enough
to
drive
a
truck
through,
but
for
too
many
years
neither
the
mayor
nor
the
council
has
been
willing
to
exercise
their
Authority
when
it
comes
to
accountability.
G
Two
minutes
is
hardly
enough
time
to
even
begin
to
list
the
Mayors
and
the
councils
in
action
when
it
comes
to
the
police
department.
I
put
five
examples
of
this
in
my
written
comments
when
it
comes
to
accountability
within
the
MPD,
unless
you
and
the
mayor
do
your
jobs,
which
you
have
failed
to
do
in
so
many
instances,
Mr
O'hara
just
might
be
irrelevant.
Unfortunately,
so
what
you
do
is
far
more
important
than
how
you
vote
today,
and
at
least
this
citizen
is
less
than
hopeful
in
that
regard.
Thank
you.
H
So
welcome
to
Minneapolis
I
have
a
long
background
in
law
enforcement.
I,
don't
know
how
many
are
familiar
so
I'm
going
to
I'll
wrap
it
real
quick
I
was
the
Minneapolis
fire
reserve
in
1969
and
1970.
I
came
a
Minneapolis
police,
Reserve
and
I
was
in
unit
900,
which
is
a
dispatch
unit
for
Minneapolis
Police
Department
at
the
time
and
I
dispatched
at
model
city,
which
was
sixth
precinct
on
26
Nicollet
no
longer
exists,
but
I'm
at
a
second
precinct
as
a
police
Reserve
I
live
was
born
in
Northeast
Minneapolis.
H
My
representative
Payne,
is
here
and
I
would
hope
that
he
would
vote
with
me
on
this.
Any
other
members.
You
all
know
me
I'm,
a
veteran
of
the
Vietnam
War
1972-1989.
I
was
a
military
police
dog
handler
most
of
those
years.
Five
years,
I
was
a
kennel
master.
Fort
Ord
California
I
have
extensive
law
enforcement
background
when
they
sent
me
to
Korea.
I
was
ncyc
of
the
highway
patrol
and
ran
the
highway
patrol
in
Korea.
H
For
a
little
over
a
year
and
a
half
I'm
welcoming
you,
the
city,
we
have
problems,
we
have
issues,
we
need
to
work
together.
We
need
to
be
brothers
and
sisters
again
like
it
used
to
be
I
grew
up
in
a
city
we
didn't
take
out
guns.
We
might
have
beat
each
other
up
once
in
a
while,
but
you
know:
that's
how
you
that's,
how
you
grew
up.
H
You
know
tough
Knocks,
but
top
knocks
have
led
to
some
stuff
going
on
in
this
city
that
we
need
to
address
and
we
need
to
take
care
of
and
I
know
with
the
mayor
and
Cedric
Alexander's,
and
your
help
we're
going
to
make
this
a
better
City
and
we're
going
to
make
this
work.
In
closing,
thank
you.
I
appreciate
all
of
you.
I
I
We've
had
a
vigorous
debate
as
a
community
for
the
past
two
years
about
public
safety
and
the
role
of
law
enforcement
in
a
comprehensive
approach
to
achieving
greater
safety
for
all
citizens
that
that
debate
can
continues
as
it
should.
But
one
conclusion
is
clear:
Minneapolis
needs
to
Define
Police
Department,
led
by
a
defined
position
of
chief
of
police.
You
codified
that
conclusion
last
week
when
you
adopted
the
government
structured
ordinance
based
on
the
plan,
development
mayor,
Frye
and
I
want
to
thank
you
for
that
action.
I
But
that
brings
us
today
and
Mr
O'hara's
nomination.
His
experience
and
qualifications
are
exemplary.
The
mayor
spoke
to
that
others
have
as
well
I'm
sure
others
will
in
subsequent
comments.
I
know
from
Talking
informally
to
members
of
the
search
advisory
committee
after
their
work
was
completed.
That
Brian
quickly
Rose
to
the
top
of
the
pile
I,
also
know
from
my
and
others
interactions
with
him
so
far
in
Minneapolis
that
he
is
an
effective
communicator
and
a
good
listener.
I
J
Thank
you,
madam
chair
mayor
city,
council,
I,
would
say
to
the
income
in
Chief
or
the
well
there's
some
rubber
stamp
here,
the
incoming
the
nominee
that
you
you
hear
about:
George
Floyd
being
killed
with
his
neck
and
most
people
want
you
to
go,
buy
that,
but
we're
not
going
to
never
forget
that
in
our
community
everybody
can
Let
It
Go
by
but
I
like
to
know
how
you
know:
you're
gonna
we're
gonna
work
with
the
police
and
the
community.
J
That's
what
I
want
to
know
because
I
haven't
found
that
out
yet,
but
we
in
full
support
of
whatever,
because
it's
done
now,
it's
it's
done
and
and
and
so
that's
that's
the
concern
how
we
gonna.
How
are
you
going
to
work
with
our
community?
Each
Community
got
different
cultural
aspects.
When
Pastor
Bethel
gets
up
here,
he
rep
it's
a
lot
of
representation,
each
African
native
American,
Latino
glbt
on
the
ucmt.
J
So,
just
to
put
that
to
you
so
we're
looking
forward
to
we,
we
got
to
move
forward
so
I'm
not
going
to
get
up
on
that
and
say
that
so
I'm
looking
forward
to
working
in
the
community
trying
to
get
with
violence
and
do
police
reform
at
the
same
time,
and
then
I'm
gonna
take
the
rest
of
my
time
to
thank
interim
Chief
Hoffman
for
what
she
did
and
chief
Arredondo
of
working
with
the
mediation
team.
But
interim
Chief
Huffman
did
got
some
things
in
play.
J
The
mayor
got
five
of
them
in
his
budget
Recruitment
and
investigation
going
to
the
city
attorney.
We
want
to
make
sure
those
things
happen
when,
when
whatever
happens
with
her
and
and
and
they
had
a
gym,
but
it
it
just
politics,
wouldn't
let
it
they
had
a
gym
with
interim
Chief
Huffman,
but
it
just
won.
It
won
the
right
time,
but
I'm
gonna
sit
up
here
because
I
know
the
work
that
she
was
doing
with
the
community
with
the
NAACP
we'll
need
New,
Jersey
NAACP.
J
We
need
Minneapolis,
now
and
and
so,
but
I've
managed
to
say
to
this
city
council.
You
had
a
gym.
You
know
so
we
got
to
deal
with
what
we
got
to
deal
with,
but
you
had
a
gym.
The
mayor
had
a
gym,
but
the
politics
won
that
wouldn't
let
it
go
that
way,
but
we
had
a
gym
there
and
I,
don't
know
whether
she
gonna
stay
or
leave.
But
this
lady
was
one
of
the
smartest
sheep
and
I'm
talking
about
that
I've
seen
and
that's
the
including
Chief
Arredondo
again.
K
J
You
talk
when
you
talk
about
somebody
stepping
up
to
take
the
place
in
this
hot
fire.
That's
what
she
did
and
and
and
I
still
think
she
was
disrespected
about
his
City,
and
you
should
do
something
because
you
had
to
step
up
Rondo
put
out.
You
had
to
step
up,
you
said,
even
if
whatever
she
do,
you
need
to
say
something
because
she
took
that
ring
when,
in
in
this
term
war
and
and
moved
it
and
moved
this
city
forward,
I
know
we
moved
forward
about
a
mediation.
J
K
My
name
is
Philip
Jimmy
and
I'm,
so
mentally
challenged.
One
of
the
things
that
that
I
kind
of
recognize
and
admire
the
mirror's
attempt
to
to
with
the
previous
mayor
did
I
think
it
was
hungry
and
back
in
the
day
when
his
statue,
that's
in
front
of
the
building,
was
down
on
Wilson
Highway
and
he
is
his
concept
was
to
be
proactive
and
not
reactive
and
it
was
derailed
and
it
was
derailed.
K
And
simply
if
you
look
at
the
history,
it
was
derailed
because
the
ingrown
culture
here
it's
been
clear
that
you've
got
an
integral
of
culture.
Where
you
got
a
young
man,
Marvin
Melvin
curler,
it
was
a
Melvin
Smith.
He
died
in
the
custody
of
the
police
department
and,
and
you
got
people
like
Scott
Tucker,
who
is
fraudulently
acting
with
the
power
that
his
office
has
given
and
he's
going
to
be
protected.
K
The
same
way
if
you
continue
to
act
as
they
say
in
the
open
literature
Senator
with
this
reactive
and
not
proactive,
I,
think
your
idea
of
proactive
is
excellent
and
I
admire.
The
way
you
govern.
I
I
would
hope
that
this
when
this
comes
upon
the
death
I've
talked
to
both
City
attorney,
the
elected
new
County
attorneys
and
I
read
their
opinions
and
I
listened
to
them.
You
know
I
watch
public
television
and
they
should
say
they
say
that
you're
going
to
have
to
hold
them
accountable.
K
It's
going
to
be
clear
and
if
it's
not
clear
at
this
point
and
that
the
things
that
I
said
are
true
and
there's
a
violation,
there's
been
false,
prisonment
and
this
act
of
which
you
would
call
unconscionable
Boston
Frost
fraudulent
information,
that's
being
applied
in
exercise
my
people
with
power.
If
you
don't
direct
that
you're
going
to
have
the
same
thing
and
you're
going
to
wind
up
being
in
the
same
position,
please
walk
lightly
with
that,
dick.
L
Thank
you,
chair
and
Council
for
inviting
me
to
speak.
L
Mr
O'hara
I
have
the
highest
hopes
for
you
and
the
least
expectation
I'm,
probably
one
of
the
rare
opposition
speakers
today,
you'll
hear
a
lot
of
paid
people
who
are
paid
with
City
money
to
prop
up
the
police
to
be
propagandists,
and
influencers
I
can't
even
imagine
what
you're
stepping
into
a
72
page
report
by
the
Minnesota
Department
of
Human
Rights
that
discusses
the
racism,
the
brutality,
the
spying
on
its
citizens.
L
We've
got
a
department
that,
despite
seeing
25
million
people
and
550
cities
around
the
world,
rise
up
in
howling
rage
against
a
brutal
nine
minute,
plus
lynching
of
a
man,
they
quickly
couldn't
go
six
months
without
murdering
another
man,
nine
seconds
into
a
no-knock
warrant
that
was
allegedly
banned,
his
name
Amir
lock.
We
had
another
mental
person
who
was
suffering
a
mental
crisis
and
the
police
officer
said
we
don't
want
to
hurt
you.
We
just
want
to
go
home
and
snipers
executed
him
after
the
building
had
been
evacuated.
L
His
name
was
techly
sunberg,
we've
got
a
Department
of
Justice
consent.
Decree
coming,
we've
got
a
department,
that's
seeking
drones
and
trying
to
tell
its
people
it's
not
for
surveillance,
I,
don't
see
any
good
faith.
We
just
had
a
police
department,
brutalized
encampments
and
go
against
a
federal
ruling
for
destroying
property
and
forcing
people
to
abandon
property,
and
in
the
recent
settlement
we've
got
a
department
that
was
told
not
to
use
less
lethal
force
on
protesters.
L
M
Good
afternoon
good
afternoon,
I'm
Berna
short
I
first
want
to
address
Mr
Harris.
Congratulations.
We
know
this
is
a
format,
elite
team.
So
congratulations
to
you,
sir
I
want
to
address
you
as
city
council,
because
I
feel
that
as
a
ex-law
enforcement
person,
I
feel
that
the
city
slapped
our
Minneapolis
police
officers
in
their
face.
M
The
sad
part
about
this
is
we
have
many
police
officers
during
the
riots
got
verbally
abused,
physically
abused
and
they
still
stand.
They
still
are
police
officers
should
today,
but
our
mayor
decided
not
to
hire
Within
and
after
the
riots
they
did.
Some
quiet
quitting
I
believe
I
understand.
You
know
if
someone
said
I
did
something
wrong
and
you
judge
me
on
someone
else's
action.
I
understand
why
they
did
that.
M
But
today
I
am
just
boggled
by
the
fact
that
we
didn't
even
get
the
opportunity
of
the
people
who
stand
by
us
through
the
riots
every
day.
Pride
got
spit
on
got
cussed
out
every
day
and
they
still
went
to
work
after
that
and
they
just
got
walked
over
and
that's
very,
very
sad
to
me
and
Mr
Mayor
I
really
feel
that
you
disrespected
them
as
people
you
know,
I
saw
you
gave
a
temporary
position
to
someone
and
you
just
threw
her
away
and
that's
sad
to
me.
M
M
Why
my
child,
my
child
and
my
three
children
lost
their
homes
during
that
riot
I
was
out
there
every
day
and
I
saw
police
officers
out
there
getting
verbally
abused
and
just
to
finalize
I'm
watching
you
mayor,
the
city,
council,
I
hope
you
guys
have
it
on
your
heart,
Mr
Harris,
I,
I,
commend
you
I,
commend
you
to
walk
into
this
position
and
do
the
best
you
can,
because
this
is
not
easy
and
thank
you
for
your
time.
Have
a
great
day.
A
N
Oh
hello,
my
name
is
Chaz
Neal,
Ward
4
member
I
just
want
to
say
that
a
lot
I've
heard
a
lot
of
good
things
up
here,
but
what
I
was?
What
is
missing
is
you
do
bring
skill
set?
That
Minneapolis
is
missing.
You
know,
when
you
look
at
your
your
recent
data
from
from
Newark.
They
haven't
shot
anybody.
They
haven't
busted
a
bullet
in
two
years.
Also
crime
is
down
I'm,
hoping
that
the
things
that
you
brought
you
did
in
Newark
you
bring
here.
N
I
know
that
you
do
a
lot
of
community
work.
That's
what
you
wanted
so
I,
I'm
hopeful
I,
know
that
you
know
a
police
chief
is
just
one
aspect
of
public
safety.
You
know
you
have
Mr
Alexander
back
there.
You
also
have
whoever
wit
or
Banks,
is
going
to
be
the
Hennepin
County
attorney
I'm,
hoping
that
everybody
can
work
together,
not
only
just
Public
Safety
but
as
well
as
there
are
13
council
members,
our
mayor
and
plus
two
300
plus
organizations
that
are
out
here
daily,
some
getting
paid.
N
Some
are
out
here
for
free
and
that
bring
everybody
to
the
table
and
not
just
certain
few,
because
Minneapolis
does
need
a
change
regardless
if
it
comes
from
Newark
if
it
comes
from
DeKalb
County,
if
it
comes
from
Rochester
New
York,
wherever
we
need
a
change
and
that
change
has
to
be
unified
and
everybody
has
to
be
on
the
same
page,
so
I'm
asking
for
everybody
to
be
on
the
same
page
and
have
everybody
come
to
the
table?
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you
seeing
no
one
else
wishing
to
speak
on
this
item.
I'm
gonna
now
close
the
public
hearing.
I
would
like
to
thank
all
of
you
who
came
out
to
speak
today.
I'd
also
like
to
acknowledge
that
councilmember
Johnson,
Osman
and
also
Chavez
have
joined
us.
Also.
There
are
two
of
the
mayor's
Chief
selection
committee
members
here:
Shonda
Smith,
Baker
and
Tim
Carter.
Thank
you
so
much
for
joining
us
today.
It
was
a
pleasure
to
work
with
you
all
throughout
this
very
intense
process.
Thank
you.
O
Foreign
good
afternoon,
chair
members
of
the
council
mayor
and
all
the
residents
who
came
here
today
and
shared
your
comments
incredibly
honored,
and
grateful
for
the
opportunity
to
be
standing
here
before
you
all
today.
I'm
thankful,
obviously
to
the
mayor
for
his
faith
in
me
to
the
members
of
the
search
committee
who
supported
this
as
well
as
mayor
Raz,
Baraka
and
the
municipal
governing
body
in
Newark,
for
all
the
opportunities
that
they
have
given
me
over.
O
The
course
of
my
career
and
in
particular,
I
just
want
to
acknowledge
all
of
the
love
and
support
that
I
have
received
from
the
people
of
the
city
of
Newark,
from
social
justice
act
Advocates
from
the
U.S
attorney
there,
the
attorney
general
and
just
regular
folks,
who
have
been
on
the
receiving
end
of
policing
and
have
just
been
incredibly
loving
and
supportive.
O
O
I
come
to
you
all.
After
serving
as
a
Newark
police
officer
for
21
years
and
the
City
of
Newark
is
different
from
Minneapolis,
however,
it
is
very
similar
in
terms
of
many
of
the
challenges
that
this
city
faces
today.
Newark
is
a
place
that
has
historically
experienced
very
serious
issues
around
violent
crime
and
also
for
decades,
very
serious
problems
amongst
police
and
community
relations.
O
It's
in
that
Police
Department
that
I
was
able
to
rise
through
the
ranks
and
as
I
did
so
was
increasingly
able
to
be
in
a
position
to
change
both
of
those
issues.
The
culmination
of
of
the
work
that
I
have
led
in
Newark
over
the
last
five
years,
particularly
around
police
reform
around
involving
community
in
the
process
of
violence
prevention,
as
well
as
initiating
the
the
city's
office
of
violence.
Prevention
has
been
incredibly
rewarding
and
fulfilling,
and
today
there's
just
simply
no
question
that
policing
in
Newark
is
different
than
it
was
five
years
ago.
O
The
only
debate
that
may
be
out
there
is
a
question
of
how
much
different
is
it,
but
certainly
from
our
residents
to
the
independent
monitor
to
everyone
whose
experiences
the
effect
of
policing.
It's
clear
that
things
are
different
today,
over
the
last
five
years,
the
number
of
police
brutality
lawsuits
filed
against
the
city,
as
well
as
the
amount
of
money
paid
out
in
settlements
against
the
city,
has
decreased
dramatically.
O
In
that
time,
citizen
complaints
against
police
have
fell
and
the
Newark
police
are
making
fewer
arrests
today
consistently
during
that
time,
each
year,
while
recovering
more
and
more
illegal
Firearms
off
the
streets,
and
these
are
results
that
have
impact
among
the
most
affected
members
of
our
community.
Surveys
from
the
Independent
monitoring
team
show
that
during
that
time,
the
amount
of
Newark
residents
who
reported
never
having
had
a
positive
experience
with
a
Newark
police
officer,
decreased
by
50
percent.
O
As
as
a
member
as
a
resident
here
mentioned
during
that
time,
we
went
an
entire
calendar
year
without
a
Newark
police
officer
firing
their
weapon
once
to
put
it
in
perspective.
There
are
times
where
I
was
a
Newark
police
officer
that
we
had
more
than
one
police
involved,
shooting
in
a
single
day.
O
I
believe
that
things
in
life
happen
for
a
reason,
I
believe
that
all
the
experiences
that
I
have
had
have
prepared
me
for
this
moment
and
I
believe
that
I
am
here
on
purpose,
I,
believe
that
policing
is
a
service.
It's
oftentimes,
it's
a
service
of
Last
Resort,
but
law
enforcement
is
only
one
piece
of
the
service
that
we
provide,
and
law
enforcement
must
be
done
as
a
collaborative
effort
and
too
often
in
law
enforcement,
whether
it's
egos
that
get
involved
and
so
on
people
do
not
share
information.
O
People
are
not
willing
to
partner
with
Community
all
those
types
of
things
need
to
change,
and
that's
something
that
we
have
worked
on
very
purposely
over
the
last
five
years
in
Newark,
and
so
you
know,
just
just
just
in
closing
you
know,
I
would
I
would
highlight
that
we
partnered
with
many
residents
from
community
in
our
efforts
from
folks
who,
who
had
protested
police
for
years.
Folks,
who
never
had
relationships,
had
never
had
a
positive
experience
with
police
officers
and
we
were
able
to
then
become
allies
with
them.
O
In
doing
this
work,
we
enacted
meaningful
reforms
in
that
City
that
people
actually
feel
and
have
experienced
in
their
lives.
We've
driven
down
the
scourge
of
gun
violence
to
the
lowest
levels
in
the
city's
history,
while
at
the
same
time
it
was
exploding
elsewhere
in
the
country
and
so
I
think
those
those
things
prove
that
we've
had
significant
successes
there.
O
They
are
directly
relatable
to
the
situation
that
that
Minneapolis
is
experiencing
at
this
time
and
I'm
incredibly
honored
and
humbled
to
be
here
and
to
have
the
opportunity
to
potentially
be
a
part
of
of
that
change
here
as
well.
So
I
thank
the
chair
and
the
members
of
the
committee
for
this
opportunity.
Thank.
A
P
O
Thank
you
council,
member
about
a
week
ago,
I
had
a
send-off,
my
retirement
from
the
city
of
Newark
and,
unlike
other
police
retirement
events,
probably
the
majority
of
the
folks
who
were
there
were
members
of
the
clergy
and
community
members
from
Newark,
and
what's
most,
what
I
am
most
proud
of,
what's
been
most
meaningful
in
my
life's
experience
in
doing
this,
work
has
been
the
folks
from
Community
who
have
come
to
me
and
have
told
me
have
publicly
said
just
incredible
things
about
how
impacted
they
have
been
by
the
work
that
we
were
able
to
do
together
so
being
in
a
situation
growing
up
in
an
agency
where
police
had
significant
challenges
among
community
relations
and
being
on
the
receiving
end
of
people
from
Community.
O
Who
are
assigning
that
change
to
me
and
publicly
making
statements
that
that
change
has
happened
because
of
work
that
I
have
done
is
incredibly
meaningful
to
me.
You
know
we
go
through
life,
we
have
certain
possessions
and
things,
but
once
our
life
is
over,
you
know
we
don't
take
the
cars
with
us.
We
don't
take
our
house
with
us,
but
certainly
what
remains
and
what
will
remain
in
Newark
is
the
impact
that
our
work
has
made.
So
that's
definitely
been
what's
what's
most
meaningful
for
me,.
A
Q
Thank
you,
chair
Vita,
Brian
O'hara,
the
first
question
I
have
is
you
know
after
George
Floyd
Newark
banned
racism
of
city
employees
and
under
this
policy
city,
employees
would
be
immediately
separated
from
their
jobs
and
future
employment
for
any
racist
Behavior.
It
established
see
something
say
something
or
and
do
something
policy
to
demand
that
all
city
employees
immediately,
you
know
intervene
and
Report
blatant.
You
know
civil
rights
violations
by
other
employees,
and
this
is
definitely
you
know,
example.
Q
If
employees
saw
someone
or
involved
in
groups
like
you
know,
Nazis
and
kkk's,
like
those
groups,
will
also
be
banned
from
the
city.
Currently,
Minneapolis
does
not
have
a
policy
around
this,
as
it
relates
to
racist,
behavior.
Q
O
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
Thank
you,
council,
member,
obviously
I'm
not
aware
of
what
the
legal
structure
here
is
around
it,
but
absolutely
it's.
It's
almost
a
shame
that
we
would
need
to
have
such
a
policy,
but
clearly
in
the
world
we
live
in,
that
we
do
and
absolutely
I
would
do
everything
I
could
to
support
a
written
policy
largely
the
same
yeah.
That's.
Q
A
farming
banker
and
I
do
one
of
the
colleagues
know.
I
got
like
two
more
questions
and
I'll
hop.
A
R
Q
So
I
have
opportunity
to
meet
with
you
yesterday
and
I.
I
know
that
you
you
share.
You
need
to
spend
some
time
overviewing
our
Police
contract,
and
knowing
that
you
know
it
seems
like
we
had
lots
of
community
groups
that
have
been
involved
in
the
conversations
around
the
Police
contract
and
I.
Do
want
to
commend
this
body,
especially
my
co-chair
here
Jeremiah
person
on
our
work
around
the
Pogo
committee
and
councilmember
Chuck
Tai
for
expanding
listening
sessions
to
talk
about.
Q
You
know
our
our
the
future
of
our
police
contracts,
since
it's
going
to
be
expiring
in
December,
so
I
just
want
to
have
time
to
get
that
commitment
on
the
record
that
she
shared
about
you
being
willing
to
meet
with
Community
groups
and
hear
their
concerns
and
suggestions
about
how
that
Police
contract
can
be
approved
or
improved
to
support
Public
Safety
efforts.
Yes,
thank.
O
You,
madam
chair,
thank
you
council
member,
the
larger
issue.
Absolutely
it
is
absolutely
imperative
for
the
police
chief
to
be
present
in
community
and
to
be
very
intentional
about
trying
to
engage
all
of
all
of
our
stakeholders
and
to
be
doing
so
in
a
way
that
is
consistent
so
that
those
relationships
and
that
level
of
trust
can
be
built.
I
also
think
it's
it's
incredible
that
there
have
been
listening
sessions.
I
think,
that's
very
you
know
very
unique.
O
Around
police
contracts
and
I
would
say
to
to
those
particularly
in
policing
who
may
be
skeptical
of
that
kind
of
thing.
I
think
is
very
powerful
to
have
a
community
have
a
voice
in
that
process
and
I.
Think
a
lot
of
police
officers
would
be
surprised
at
well
one.
Yes,
of
course,
Community
is
going
to
want
more
accountability
around
policing.
That's
a
given,
but
I.
O
Q
That's
really
affirming
to
hear
I'm
just
going
to
speed
through
next
question
so
residents
and
we
get
I.
Q
Think
in
my
office,
I
can
speak
before
I
get
a
lot
of
feedback
about
how
our
constituents
are
not
receiving
adequate
follow-up
on
their
cases,
because
MPD
is
chronically
understaffed
and
investigations
due
to
a
prohibit,
a
prohibitive
contract
provision
that
says
that
we
can't
have
no
more
than
30
percent
of
our
officers
be
sergeants
and
lieutenants,
which
means
we
struggle
with
having
enough
officers
to
do
investigations,
and
most
of
them
are
relegated
then
to
patrol
would
like
to
know
if
you
will
fight
for
a
contract.
That
does
not
have
this
restriction.
Sure.
O
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
Thank
you,
council,
member
yeah.
Actually,
yesterday
was
the
first
time
I
have
heard
of
such
a
provision.
The
contract
here
is
much
more
lengthy
than
anything
I'm
familiar
with,
and,
and
certainly
you
know
in
terms
of
of
policing,
you
know
in
in
terms
of
investigating
crime.
It
needs
to
be
informed
by
not
necessarily,
you
know
arbitrary
numbers.
But
what
is
the
demand
like?
What?
What
is
the
community
of
value?
What
have
they
structured
their
priorities
for
what
they
want
the
police
doing,
and
what
is
the
demand?
O
Because,
certainly
you
know
we
need
to
ensure
that
we're
doing
everything
that
we
can
to
investigate
cases
for
victims
to
ensure
that
they
not
only
have
service,
but
they
can
have
potentially
have
Justice
be
made.
So
it's
definitely
something
we
need
to
look
at
more
closely.
Absolutely
thank.
Q
You
and
then
last
question
before
I
hand
it
over
to
the
rest
of
my
colleagues.
I
am
sure
you
are
aware
you
know,
of
the
burning
of
the
third
precinct.
A
number
of
the
council
members
here
have
boundaries
that
are
represented
by
the
third
precinct,
but
the
third
precinct
right
on
East
Lake
Street
was
not
only
home
to
Derek
Chavin,
who
was
the
MPD
officer
and
field
trainer
who
murdered
George
Floyd,
but
that
Precinct
was
home
to
other
officers
that
terrorized
the
community.
Q
There's
documented
history
around
that
and
that
building
represents
and
signifies
a
magnitude
of
trauma
and
pain,
not
only
for
residents
here
in
Minneapolis,
but
across
the
country,
and
that's
even
one
of
our
public
hearing
testifiers
noted
around
the
globe.
There
were
more
than
70
actions
that
happened
in
different
countries
across
the
world
in
the
wake
of
George
Floyd's
murder.
So
that's
a
symbolic
structure
and
I
know
right
now,
in
my
ward,
in
many
of
the
communities
surrounding
the
third
precinct
building,
there's
a
conversation
about
what
will
happen
to
the
future
of
that
site.
Q
So
I
want
to
get
your
thoughts
on.
You
know
what
you
think
should
happen
with
that
building
and
specifically
the
one
that
burned
down
following
George
Floyd's
murder.
Yes,
yes
thank.
O
You,
madam
chair,
thank
you,
council,
member,
an
interesting
parallel
where
I
worked
initially
as
a
police
officer
was
the
site
where
the
north
Rebellion
began.
The
building
remains
there
today
and
all
the
windows
on
the
first
floor
are
bricked
up
completely
because
of
what
happened
there
and
when
I
first
came
into
that
building
the
police
desk.
Just
like
this,
when
you
first
walk
in
just
like
where
the
public
first
walks
in
right,
where
that
seal
is
there
used
to
be
a
wooden
plaque?
That
said,
welcome
to
the
Wild
Wild,
West
and
I.
O
Think
that
speaks
volumes
to
what
the
culture
of
policing
was
at
that
time.
Fast
forward
to.
During
my
time
as
the
public
safety
director
the
council
had
passed,
the
Newark
city
council
had
passed
a
resolution
that
the
building
could
be
closed
and
as
the
public
safety
director
I
closed,
that
building
that
that
Precinct
structure
and
it's
being
repurposed.
It's
currently
the
site
of
the
office
of
violence
prevention,
but
eventually
it
will
house
a
museum
around
the
history
of
policing
and
Trauma
in
the
city
of
Newark.
O
So
obviously,
the
decision
of
where
the
new
third
precinct
and
or
where
the
third
precinct
Station
House
will
be
in
in
Minneapolis
is
a
decision
not
for
police
to
make
that's
a
decision
for
the
governing
body
to
make.
But
certainly
one
thing
I
do
believe
is
that
the
Resonance
of
that
Precinct
should
be
able
to
access
their
police
officers
geographically
close
to
where
they
live,
and
the
officers
should
be
available
to
respond
there.
But
in
terms
of
what
should
be
done
by
that
bill
building
is
not
a
decision.
Q
O
C
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
thank
you
Mr
O'hara
for
being
here.
Obviously,
the
issue
of
policing
has
been
one
of
the
most
contentious
issues
in
our
city
and
probably
the
world
in
the
last
couple
years.
C
But
the
one
place
of
consensus
is
that
there's
a
need
for
transformation,
I'm
curious
about
what
your
vision
for
transformation
is
and
how
does
that
Vision
play
out
in
the
first
90
days?
Sure.
O
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
Thank
you,
council
member.
What's
been
striking
to
me
in
my
time
here,
going
around
to
meet
with
various
members
of
the
community
in
different
parts
of
the
city,
but
also
going
around
and
meeting
police
officers
at
roll
calls
throughout
the
city
of
different
precincts.
O
Is
that
there's
there's
a
unanimous
sentiment,
I
think
between
the
officers
that
remain
here
as
well
as
folks
in
the
community
that
people
do
want
to
experience,
change
and
I?
Think
that's
something
to
take
advantage
of,
particularly
among
the
police
officers
who
are
here.
You
know
a
huge
number
of
police
officers
obviously
have
left
the
city
over
the
last
two
and
a
half
years.
Many
of
them
have
left
to
go
to
easier
work,
go
to
other
police
departments
where
it
is
easier
to
be
in
law
enforcement
and
others
have
taken
other
easy
ways
out.
O
O
They
want
to
see
the
Department's
relationship
with
Community,
improve
so
I
think
moving
forward
initially
and
I've
already
tried
to
start
now
to
be
present
as
much
as
possible
in
community
to
get
to
know
as
many
people
as
I
can
to
listen
to
hear
what
community
expectations
are
throughout
the
city,
but
also
to
be
present
among
the
rank
and
file
officers
and
here
to
hear
what
their
concerns
are
and
give
some
validation
to
the
the
trauma
that
they
have
experienced
as
well.
So
I
think
moving
forward.
O
C
Good
for
me,
oh
yeah,
mayor
fryers,
talked
a
lot
about
how
critically
important
culture
change
is
to
our
path
forward
and
I'm,
just
curious
about
how
you've
been
able
to
in
that
culture
change
in
Newark
and
how
that
might
apply
here.
O
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
Thank
you,
council,
member
there's,
no
one
person
that
can
change
the
culture
right
and
it's
certainly
it's
not
a
checklist
of
things
that
we
have
to
do.
I
think
a
lot
of
times.
People
look
for
a
list
of
things
to
chuckle.
If
we
did
this
we're
done,
we
did
that
we're
done,
and
it's
not
about
that
I
believe
it's
incredibly
important
for
leaders
to
be
very
purposeful,
every
single
day
about
cultivating
the
culture
that
we
want
to
see.
O
We
need
to
close
the
gap
between
the
reality
of
where
we
are
and
where
we
want
to
be
and
I
think
the
way
you
go
about
doing.
That
is
ensuring
that
throughout
the
organization
we're
rewarding
the
behaviors
that
we
want
to
see
and
we're
holding
people
accountable
when
they
step
outside
the
norms
and
the
values
that
the
community
expects
to
see,
because
without
that
I
don't
think.
There's
any
motivation
and
I
do
think
that
again.
O
C
And
then,
as
it
relates
to
accountability,
What
specifically,
do
you
have
in
mind
there
that
that's,
obviously
one
of
the
critical
missing
pieces
I
feel
that
has
suffered
this
department
over
many
years?
Many
administrations.
It
seems
that
behaviors
are
not
they're,
not
rewarded
or
punished.
It
seems
right
and
that
there's
going
to
be
also
a
tie-in
with
the
Union
contract
negotiation,
so
I'm
curious
about
what
your
Reflections
are.
There
yeah.
O
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
Thank
you,
council,
member,
certainly
I've
heard
and
and
have
read
reports
that
the
disciplinary
process
here
is
unnecessarily
long
and
while
I'm
not
aware,
specifically
more
than
what
I've
read,
that's
a
concern
for
me.
In
order
to
have
accountability,
I
think
in
policing
what
always
gets
lost
is
people
focus
on
ensuring
that
we
have
the
best
written
policies
or
what
what
sounds
good
on
paper
as
far
as
training,
what
gets
lost
is
policy
implementation.
What
gets
lost
is
follow-up.
O
O
We
re-explain
these
issue
to
them,
but
then,
after
that,
we
hold
them
accountable
and
initiate
discipline
and
I.
Think
that's
that's.
What
has
worked
in
work
and
and
I
think
that's
the
piece
that
often
often
gets
missed
in
policing.
C
And
then
a
related
question
and
I'm
gonna
have
to
share
some
context
with
you,
because
this
is
maybe
specific
and
unique
to
Minnesota
laws,
but
it
you
know
we
have
a
data
practices
law
that
says
that
discipline
records
are
public,
but
we
also
in
our
policy
manual,
have
a
very
explicit
indication
of
coaching
which
is
not
discipline,
which
means
it's
not
public
information,
and
so
this
Con,
the
context
of
that
is
important
because
former
officer
Derek
chovin
had
he
he
basically
he
he
'd
put
a
teenager
through
what
he
put
George
Floyd
flew
through,
and
it
was
not
marked
as
discipline,
and
part
of
that
is
because
coaching
is
this
discretionary
form
of
intervention
for
some
of
this.
C
These
behaviors
that
are
being
documented,
I'm,
curious
about
you
know
there
may
not
be
an
equivalent
data
practices
law
in
New
Jersey,
but
I
I
want
your
perspective
on
using
coaching
as
a
way
of
sidestepping
this
documentation
of
discipline.
Yeah.
O
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
Thank
you,
council,
member
I.
Think
that's
exactly
what
it
is.
It's
a
way
of
sidestepping
discipline
and
I'm
not
familiar
with
it,
because
I
have
not
read
exactly
what
the
guidelines
are,
but
I
am
aware.
Minneapolis,
for
example,
has
a
disciplinary
Matrix,
which
is
necessary
and
along
those
lines.
In
no
way
should
you
ever
be
coaching
or
whatever
other
word
you
want
to
use.
You
know
diverting
an
officer
who
has
a
complaint
of
major
discipline,
potentially
criminal
conduct
and
diverting
it
down
a
path.
O
That
is
not
the
traditional
investigative
path,
because
that
does
exactly
what
you
said
it
it
sidesteps
it.
It
undermines
all
the
other
processes
that
we
put
in
place
to
hold
police
officers
accountable.
So
I
do
not
know
if
the
Minneapolis
Police,
Department
sort
of
has
a
classification
list
on
what
is
eligible
to
to
go
into
coaching
or
any
other
similar
counseling.
If
you
will,
but
that's
definitely
something
that
we
need
to
look
at
and
make
sure
that
it's
not
actually
undermining
what
we're
intending
to
accomplish
and.
O
Madam,
chair
council
member
I,
don't
know
enough
to
say
that
I
would
eliminate
that
specifically
I
think
it
is
like
an
example.
I
gave
before
when
we're
training
new
officers
in
something
new
like
when
body
cameras
first
come
out,
I
could
tell
you
in
Newark
that
was
a
disaster,
and
that
was
one
of
the
things
I
I
was
assigned.
You
know
initially
to
try
and
correct
when
you
look
into
problems
a
little
bit
more
deeply.
O
You
learn
that
a
lot
of
times
officers
are
not
actually
trained
and
they
don't
actually
know
what
they're
supposed
to
do
their
supervisors
don't
actually
know
what
to
do.
In
the
case
of
body
cameras,
there
were
all
sorts
of
technical
problems
so
and
then,
even
when
you
retrain
people
and
you
you
initiate
new
processes
and
things,
it
is
possible.
Someone
could
make
a
mistake
because
they
misunderstood
the
training.
O
What
I
think
is
most
important
is
that
there
be
there'd,
be
checks
in
the
system
and
that
there'd
be
an
immediate
flag
that
comes
up
so
that
we
can
deal
with
that
person
individually.
But
I
do
think
just
by
the
by
the
multiple
of
things
that
happen
and
by
what
we're
going
to
need
to
do
under
a
consent
decree.
We
do
need
to
have
some
ability
to
address
things
in
in
sort
of
a
counseling
or
retraining
way,
but
I
don't
know
to
enough
to
say
whether
or
not
counseling
I'm
sorry.
A
O
S
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
in
the
public
record
for
this
hearing,
I
see
four
letters
of
people
in
groups
in
Newark
eager
to
share
feedback
about
your
management
style,
about
your
approach
to
Public,
Safety
and,
and
one
of
them
struck
me
and
I
wanted
to
highlight
some
of
the
things
they
said.
This
is
from
newark's
version
of
violence.
S
Interrupters,
broadly
speaking,
so
I
saw
a
lot
of
parallels
here
to
what
we're
trying
to
achieve
and
I
think
it
shows
the
reputation
that
you've
earned
through
collaboration
with
groups
outside
of
law
enforcement
to
just
start
by
giving
them
credit.
For
these
words,
this
was
written
by
Damon,
Durden,
Aquila,
Cheryl's
and
e
rubman
all
part
of
different
street
teams,
and
these
are
people
who
do
high-risk
interventions.
S
They
talk
about.
Having
worked
with
you
in
various
roles
and
here's
the
things
that
they
can
say
about
you
they
say,
deputy
mayor
O'hara
represents
the
absolute
best
in
law
enforcement.
He
loves
working
in
policing
and
believes
that
the
profession
should
adhere
to
the
highest
standards.
He
loves
the
communities
that
he
serves
from
the
streets
to
the
Suites
Deputy
Mayor
O'hara
shows
up
with
humility,
professionalism,
kindness
and
compassion.
S
They
say
we've
watched
when
Community
holds
him
accountable
for
the
police
division's
past
transgressions,
and
he
handles
the
justifiable
anger
with
grace
and
patience.
We
have
also
worked
with
many
of
his
police
colleagues
over
the
years
and
they
hold
him
in
high
regard
last
night
was
Brian's
retirement
party
and
it
was
a
testament
to
the
man.
He
is.
His
police
colleagues
told
stories
of
his
ability
to
recognize
Talent,
cultivate,
greatness
and
work
hard.
S
The
stories
were
endless
about
his
leadership,
but
the
community
was
also
there,
including
residents
who
have
had
incredible
contentious
relationships
with
law
enforcement.
They
showed
up
to
send
him
off
with
love,
I
believe
it
was
the
first
time
people
previously
involved
in
street
life
went
to
a
police
retirement,
so
you
know,
as
Pastor
Bethel
said,
we
will
do
this
together.
S
We
don't
know
you
yet
very
well,
except
through
these
personal
testimonials,
but
I
think
these
show
you
to
be
a
willing
partner
and
familiar
with
this
work.
We've
also
read
articles
that
activists
who
haven't
traditionally
trusted
Newark
police
turned
into
some
of
your
strongest
allies.
S
O
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
Thank
you,
council
member,
that's
incredibly
moving
for
me
and
it
always
used
when
I
hear
from
folks.
O
That's
something
that
has
been
very
intentional.
It's
something
that
takes
time
when
I
first
got
into
that
space
in
terms
of
trying
to
figure
out
and
help
build
community
violence
intervention
as
well
as
help
now,
you
know
help
figure
out
how
we're
going
to
navigate
this
consent
decree.
There
was
not
support
for
any
of
this.
Frankly,
no
one
in
the
police
department
thought
any
of
this
was
possible
in
terms
of
community
violence
intervention.
O
No,
no
other
officers
that
I
knew
were
willing
to
work
with
folks
who
had
previously
been
in
street
life
and
give
them
a
chance
or
partner
with
them
in
any
way
to
try
and
help
save
people's
lives.
I
think
what
happened
is
I
started
with
a
series
of
town
hall
meetings
around
the
reform
process
around
what
we
were
trying
to
do
and
in
the
beginning,
what
that
looked
like
is
I
would
show
up
and
start
the
start,
the
conversation
and
then
I
would
just
get
yelled
at
for
the
rest
of
the
time.
O
I
was
there
because
there
were
a
lot
of
frustrations
that
had
been
built
up
in
Newark
for
decades,
and
I
was
probably
the
first
police
officer
that
actually
was
present
in
community
and
and
and
willing
to
hear
and
to
acknowledge.
O
You
know
what
what
the
department,
the
Department's
history
was
and
that
we
had
earned
every
bit
of
that
doj
findings,
report
and
consent
decree,
so
I
think
what
happened
was
just
because
I
kept
coming
back
and
and
people
began
to
then
see
that
we
were
sincere,
that
we
were
genuine,
that
we
were
respectful
and
that
we
wanted
their
voice
to
be
heard,
that
we
wanted
to
get
through
this
process
and
ensure
that
the
community
had
a
say
and
where
we
were
going
forward
and
that
we
were
going
to
try
to
go
forward
together.
O
So
is
very
moving
for
me
to
have
been
through
that,
and
it's
just
what
makes
this
work
meaningful.
S
Thank
you
bye
last
question
is
you
know,
we've
seen
overall
Staffing
and
police
read
being
people
resigning
Staffing
being
reduced
nationally
this
morning,
I
was
given
information
that
the
LAPD
is
giving
ten
thousand
dollar
signing
bonuses
and
twenty
four
thousand
dollars
of
housing
subsidies
for
people
with
two
years
of
service
Seattle
and
New
Orleans,
thirty
thousand
Portland
twenty
thousand.
S
O
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
Thank
you,
council
member,
well,
I'm,
certainly
thankful
that
the
real
already
is
a
plan
that
mayor
fries
put
forth
a
plan
to
actually
invest,
invest
money
in
working
towards
retention
and
recruitment
of
police
officers.
O
I
also
think
this
is
an
opportunity
for
the
Minneapolis,
PD
I
think
the
officers
that
did
not
take
the
easy
way
out
that
remain
I
think
are
more
likely
to
be
committed
to
the
change
that
the
community
here
wants.
So
I
think
it's
an
opportunity
to
move
forward
and
to
recruit
and
and
and
try
and
screen
in
officers
that
more
accurately
reflect
the
values
that
the
community
wants
to
see.
I
think
this
is
an
opportunity
to
highlight
that
this
is
a
chance
to
be
a
part
of
very
meaningful
work.
O
You
can
be
part
of
the
solution
now,
I
think
it's
more
than
just
you
know.
Some
of
the
some
of
the
numbers
that
you
you
mentioned
are
are
outrageous,
but
I
think
it's
more
than
just
Financial
incentives.
I
think
we
need
to
build
up
our
own
ranks
by
having
our
officers
morale.
O
Enhanced
have
them
feel
like
they
are
a
part
of
something
positive
and
be
very
intentional
about
trying
to
connect
with
as
many
stakeholders
as
we
can
in
this
city
to
try
and
recruit
Minneapolis
City
residents
to
be
police
officers
and
I.
Think
we
need
to
be
very
purposeful
about
doing
that,
because
if
we
can
achieve
that,
I
think
that
alone
will
help
help
help
build
a
lot
of
the
culture
change
that
we
want
to
see.
A
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Mr
O'hara
I
have
a
few
questions.
I've
had
the
opportunity
to
meet
with
you
a
few
times
so
I.
Thank
you
for
continuing
to
ask
answer
my
questions,
but
I
have
had
folks
reach
out
to
me
and
ask
questions.
A
The
first
question
I
want
to
ask,
is:
have
you
watched
the
video
of
the
murder
of
George
Floyd?
Yes,.
A
Thank
you.
My
next
question
is:
what
do
you
envision
for
reforms
like?
Can
you
give
us
some
examples
of
reforms
that
you've
implemented?
Yes,
Madam
chair,
so.
O
Newark's
consent
decree
is
very
similar
to
all
of
the
more
recent
consent.
Decrees
in
the
U.S.
They
deal
with
issues
around
search
and
seizure
issues
around
use
of
force,
implicit
bias
in
policing,
civilian
oversight
of
policing,
accountability
and
supervision.
All
those
types
of
things
so
I
I
would
Envision
a
in
any
consent
decree
in
Minneapolis
to
be
addressing
a
lot
of
those
same
issues,
and
so
how
that
looked
going
forward
in
the
reform
process.
We
would
bring
in
different
experts,
depending
on
what
the
topic
was.
O
For
example,
like
revising
Internal
Affairs
practices
in
the
city.
We
would
include
the
equivalent
of
the
county
attorney's
office,
the
County
prosecutor's
office,
that
deals
with
oversight
of
police.
We
would
include
the
ACLU
and
other
community-based
organizations
to
help
draft
a
revised
policy,
and
then
we
would
hold
Town
Hall
meetings
where
we
would
have
a
facilitated
discussion.
The
police
department
would
present
the
drift
changes.
O
Members
from
the
panel
would
get
to
talk
about
their
perspectives
on
it,
and
then
there
would
be
small
small
group
sort
of
facilitated
discussions,
and
then
members
of
the
community
who
had
feedback
would
be
able
to
you
know
voice.
O
Whatever
concerns
they
had,
and
we
actually
responded
in
writing
to
to
a
lot
of
those
concerns
and
we're
able
to
then
then
actually
include
some
of
those
some
of
those
recommendations
from
community
in
policy
so
I
think
that's
the
broad
structure
of
how
we
included
Community
to
move
through
each
of
each
of
these
topic
areas,
but
internally
in
the
department.
It's
something
that
you
have
to
drive
every
single
day.
O
It's
just
specific
to
coming
up
with
ways
to
ensure
officers
are
aware
and
have
buy-in
and
are
committed
to
change,
and
that's
something
that
was
just
that
was
just
different
every
single
day,
but
I
think
it's
the
only
way
to
make
this
stuff
real
is
when
you're
you're,
addressing
kind
of
both
ends
of
it,
you're
ensuring
that
the
community
has
a
voice
in
the
process
and
you're
ensuring
that
you're
achieving
some
buy-in
and
holding
officers
accountable.
A
Thank
you,
Mr
O'hara
did
you
apply
for
the
Saint
Paul
police
chief
job?
Yes,
I
did
next
question.
What
is
your
strategy
for
managing
the
upcoming
Union
contract
and
what
is
your
experience
in
managing
Union
contracts?
Thank.
O
You,
madam
chair
I'm,
not
aware
of
where
the
city
is
in
the
negotiation
process,
but
separately
I
was
involved
in
the
negotiation
of
the
the
Newark
police
fop
contract
over
this
this
this
last
year.
Actually
so
that
that
is
my
experience
in
regard
to
Union
contracts.
Thank.
A
You
so
the
mdhr
report
talked
about
the
vulgar
language
that
MPD
uses.
You
know
when
they're
making
arrests
or
when
they
come
in
contact
with
citizens.
What's
your
opinion
on
the
policy
that
we
have
in
place
now
around
disciplining
officers
for
vulgar
language?
Thank.
O
You,
madam
chair
I,
have
not
read
such
a
policy.
I,
don't
know,
I,
don't
even
know
if
one
exists,
however,
what
I
can
tell
you,
in
my
experience,
not
just
in
Newark
but
I,
think
in
policing
in
general,
I
think
the
the
the
the
the
greatest
number
of
complaints
that
that
that
people
have
that
residents
have
against
police
are
not
about
the
most
serious
issues
like
they
are
about.
O
The
the
highest
volume
of
interactions
with
police
that
are
negative
are
routine
matters
of
disrespect,
whether
that's
the
officer
curses
at
someone
or
the
officer's
demeanor
and
other
types
of
other
types
of
conduct
issues
so
I
think
it's
incredibly
damaging
when
police
officers
Demeter
is
disrespectful
because
I
know
that
that
extends
Beyond.
Just
the
person
that
they're
experiencing
in
that
encounter
an
officer
is
disrespectful
to
someone
during
a
call
for
service.
That
person
will
then
leave
that
situation.
O
You
know
go
to
their
Barber
Shop
talk
to
their
family
members
and
so
on
and
and
relive
that
situation,
and
then
that
already
confirms
in
people's
minds
what
they
already
think
is
wrong
with
the
police
department,
so
I
think
it's
incredibly
damaging,
but
I'm
not
aware
of
what
specifically
the
policy
here
is.
Thank.
Q
Thank
you,
chair
Vita.
First
I
just
have
a
couple
of
comments.
One
raised
around
Financial
incentives
for
our
officers.
I
want
to
know
it.
It
will
be
a
major
mischaracterization
for
my
colleagues
as
well
as
for
the
public,
to
think
that
the
reason
why
MPD
is
having
recruitment
issues
is
due
to
a
lack
of
financial
incentives.
I
shared
this
earlier
and
I
will
share
it
again.
Q
Media
covered
this-
that
we
have
a
number
of
field,
trainers,
leadership,
positions
who
have
extensive
misconduct,
issues
and
again
people
don't
want
to
be
a
part
of
that
toxic
work,
environment
or
also
again
be
paired
with
that,
and
that's
actually
a
move
of
Integrity
I
would
say
on
behalf
of
those
officers
who
don't
want
to
deal
with
that.
Q
So
I
just
want
to
note
that,
and
also
the
fact
that
they
don't
want
to
come
for
a
department
that
has
tolerated
outcomes
like
you
know
the
officer
hunting
of
Jalil
Stallings
and
then
MPD
lying
about
it
for
months,
and
many
of
my
colleagues
know
I'm
proud
to
be
the
city's
first,
black
independent
socialist,
and
we
were
talking
about
extending
public
benefits
like
through
child
care
and
tuition,
reimbursements
and
and
debt
collect
debt
cancellation.
Q
Knowing
that,
if
that
this
body
decides
to
move
forward
with
those
type
of
incentives
that
should
not
just
be
relegated
to
our
law
enforcement,
that
should
be
relegated
to
all
of
our
city.
Employees
who
are
experiencing
retention
and
recruitment
challenges
as
well,
and
we
shouldn't
just
not
be
limiting
that.
Also
in
regards
to
council
member
Payne's
comments
around
coaching
I
do
want
to
know.
Q
This
is
a
follow-up
item
in
August
I
worked
with
council
member
Ellison
to
invite
Public
Safety
leaders,
specifically
Professor
Rachel
Moran
from
the
University
of
Saint
Thomas,
and
the
former
police
conduct
oversight.
Commission
co-chair
Abigail
Sarah
to
the
policy
and
government
oversight
committee
to
give
a
presentation
about
public
data
as
it
relates
to
police
accountability,
and
specifically,
there
was
tons
of
red
flags
raised
about
the
subject
of
coaching
and,
following
that
hearing
you
know
I
or
following
this
hearing.
Q
I
would
love
to
share
that
presentation
with
you
over
email
also
to
connect
further
with
council
member
Payne
with
you
with
commissioner
Alexander
And,
even
the
mayor
around
how
we
can
actually
include
coaching
as
part
of
our
discipline
Matrix,
so
that
we
can
actually
have
that
be
reflective
as
the
current
practice
that
we
use
to.
As
you
mentioned,
sidestep
discipline,
let's
just
actually
incorporate
it
as
a
form
of
discipline,
but
my
actual
question
is
also
regarded
to
some
of
the
the
best
practices.
I
think
new
work
kind
of
embody.
Q
So
right
now,
new
works
contract
has
the
following.
No
member
of
this
department
May
engage
in
outside
employment
without
first
obtaining
prior
written
approval
of
the
chief
of
police
and
city
manager.
This
seems
like
a
healthy
checks
and
ballots
to
ensure
that
specifically
off-duty
work
is
not
being
abused
in
ways
that
could
result
in
negative
impacts
for
both
officers
and
the
residents
that
they
engage
with.
Q
It
also
appears
that
if
you
do
off-duty
work,
you're
required
to
submit
Financial
records
so
that
the
city
can
know
if
you
have
a
conflict
of
interest,
I'm,
really
really
admiring.
That
Newark
has
a
policy
around
off
duty.
We
currently
do
not
have
a
strong
policy,
or
it's
not
even
clear
if
we
do
have
one
here
so
would
love
to
know.
If
this
is
something
you
would
be
able
to
bring
here
to
Minneapolis
too.
O
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
Thank
you.
Council
member
I
had
no
idea
that
did
not
exist
here
until
very
recently,
and
that's
definitely
a
concern
around
off-duty
work
but
I,
don't
know
the
specific
portions
of
or
even
interpretations
of
the
the
collective
bargaining
agreement
that
may
be
affected
by
that
and
and
separately.
I.
Just
wanted
to
add
to
your
to
your
first
comment.
O
The
best
practices
in
policing
is.
We
should
be
reviewing
the
disciplinary
record
of
of
any
member
before
they
are
promoted,
but
especially
when
they're
in
sensitive
positions
in
the
agency,
and
that's
not
just
something
that
you
should
do
one
time
and
it's
done
that
should
be
established
as
a
procedure
that
is
ongoing,
so
that
we
can
ensure
whether
it's
you
know
somebody
who's
a
field,
training
officer
or
somebody's
in
any
other
sensitive
position
with
special
victims
or,
or
you
know,
narcotics
enforcement.
O
That
is
definitely
a
best
practice
that
I'm
sure
any
consent
decree
in
the
future
would
probably
require.
Q
Thank
you
and
then
last
question.
Since
2015,
only
two
percent
of
complaints
about
MPD
has
ended
in
disciplinary
action.
This
Dynamic
has
actually
led
the
Department
of
Civil,
Rights
and
I'm
really
excited
about
this.
It's
LED
them
to
revamp
their
police
oversight.
Commission
I
know
those
details
are
still
being
worked
out,
but
one
aspect
that
won't
change
is
the
final
decisions,
for
misconduct
will
still
go
to
the
chief
of
police.
Q
One
of
the
many
criticisms
that
people
have
raised
about
the
former
process
is
the
chief
of
police
will
take
months
often
years
to
even
get
a
decision
to
the
public.
So
would
like
to
know
if
you
can
commit
to
making
decisions
on
police
misconduct
cases
within
six
months
of
receiving
a
recommendation
from
the
city
soon
to
be
police
conduct,
conduct
oversight,
Commission.
O
O
So
I
don't
know
what
the
law
is
and
what
the
CBA
process
is
here.
What
I
can
tell
you
is
everything
I've
read
and
what
you
are
saying
to
me
now
sounds
unreasonably
delayed,
but
I
need
to
understand
the
problem:
better
I
I
I'm,
going
to
need
help
from
City
attorneys,
because
to
me
it's
just
not
effective
I
mean
we
know
that
even
even
any
form
of
discipline,
any
form
of
punishment
needs
to
be
relatively
close
in
time
to
when
the
ACT
occurred.
O
It
doesn't
necessarily
need
to
be
extreme
or
severe,
but
it
needs
to
be
close
in
time
because
without
that
we're
not
effectively
we're
not
effectively
having
accountability.
So
that
is
a
huge
concern
of
mine,
but
I
am
definitely
going
to
need
the
help
of
attorneys
and
others
to
understand
like.
Why
does
that
exist?
That
way,
in
the
first
place
and.
Q
I'm
super
excited
again.
Our
director
of
civil
rights
is
leading
that
work,
I'm,
pretty
sure
she's
going
to
be
looping
you
all
in
this
conversation
too,
because
and
this
work
is
of
revamping
that
oversight.
Commission
is
happening
in
real
time
like
right
now,
so
I
think,
of
course,
making
sure
that
they
have
a
chief
of
police.
That's
on
board,
and
it
seems
like
that
is.
Q
The
end
goal-
is
to
shorten
the
time
period
of
these
complaints
and
having
a
response
because,
as
you
mentioned,
as
we're
trying
to
build
trust
with
the
community,
people
want
to
know
that
officers
are
actively
and
proactively
being
held
accountable,
and
this
is
one
of
the
ways
I
think
people
are
excited
to
see.
The
chief
of
police
really
support
that
process.
Q
T
Oh,
thank
you,
madam
chair,
just
to
follow
up
what
you
say
about
I.
Think
you
mentioned
a
couple
times.
You
don't
know
what
the
laws
here,
but
the
question
of
council
members
are
asking
you
see
it
as
there
needs
to
be
change,
but
I,
don't
know
what
the
laws
is.
Well,
you
know,
I'm
really
excited
I
have
met
with
you
in
person.
T
Your
presentation
gives
me
a
lot
of
excited
meant
that
changes
might
be
coming
to
Minneapolis
Police
Department.
Those
are
the
laws
that
we
need
to
change
things
that
don't
work
with
your
department.
T
You
need
to
highlight
those
and
challenge
your
bosses,
your
union,
that
you're
part
of
it
things
that
will
work,
for
you
is
what
we
will
support
you
with,
and
what
the
resident
of
Minneapolis
will
support
you
with
now.
My
question
is
that
you
did
mention
how
important
it
is.
The
officers
reflect
from
the
community.
They
are
Mere
from
the
community.
T
It's
not
like
that
in
here
we
have
race
residency,
all
those
things
that
we
do
believe
that
our
president,
that
are
from
Minneapolis
people
that
are
keeping
them
safe,
are
people
that
grew
up
with
them.
That
are
reflect
from
the
community
that
know
the
culture
that
know
the
people
and
because
they
will
have
more
respect
for
the
residents.
T
If
you
know
the
officer
kids
go
to
school
with
you
their
kids
and
play
a
park
with
you,
they're
not
going
to
harm
you
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
how
would
you
do
do
that?
How
do
you
recruit.
R
T
Kids
from
see
the
Riverside
are
the
future
that
can
be
the
future
of
their
block
or
their
communities
and
making
sure.
How
do
you
do
that?
We
we
hear
you
know
the
increasing
incentives
and
so
on,
but
I
have
given
my
opinion
to
you
when
I
talk
to
you
and
also
Dr
Alexander,
that
we
do
need
to
recruit
and
making
sure
that
we
are
smart
about
policing.
O
Council
member
I
am
100
on
board
that
we
need
to
be
recruiting
and
prioritizing
recruitment
to
Minneapolis
City
residents
across
the
board
from
all
the
diverse
communities
in
this
city,
but
I
know
I
can't
do
that
alone,
I'm
going
to
if
I
can
hopefully
lean
on
members
of
the
council
to
help
us
to
bring
connect
us
into
spaces
and
into
other
communities
here
who
may
not
have
traditionally
been
represented
well
or
even
in
places
where
folks
may
not
be
interested
in
law
enforcement
at
all
because
of
the
history
of
things
that
have
happened,
I
think
I
think
we
have
to
be
very
intentional
about
about
recruiting
I
think
we
need
to
connect
with
as
many
stakeholders
in
the
community
who
are
willing
to
help
us
in
this
process.
O
O
I've
seen
it
myself
here
just
last
night,
talking
to
some
young
folks
on
the
North
side
at
a
community
meeting,
I
I
think
just
in
general,
one
of
the
biggest
barriers
that
we
have
in
policing
that
is
perhaps
more
pronounced
here
at
this
time
is
that
too
many
young
people
in
cities
grow
up
in
places
where
they
never
see
police
in
a
positive
light.
The
only
time
they
see
a
police
officer
is
when
they
show
up
to
do
something
negative.
O
O
Staffing
is
a
crisis
here,
but
I
think
it
is
so
important
that
we
definitely
need
to
be
intentional
about
creating
engagements
and
interactions,
particularly
around
young
people,
around
people
who
could
potentially
become
police
officers
so
that
they
can
engage
with
officers
in
a
non-law
enforcement
experience,
because
without
trying
to
do
all
these
things
and
help
have
have
community
help
us
in
that
process,
I
think
it'll
just
be
more
than
more
more
of
the
same
and
I
think
it's
absolutely
essential
to
be
trying
to
to
recruit
Minneapolis
City
residents.
P
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
for
the
public
I'd
like
to
read
excerpts
from
a
letter
from
the
former
Attorney
General
in
New
Jersey.
We
got
tons
of
information,
we
did
a
lot
of
reading,
but
this
really
struck
out
to
me.
It
stood
out
and
I'd
like
to
just
read
this
former
director.
O'hara
is
serious
about
police
reform
and
he
knows
how
to
achieve
it.
Brian
is
smart,
thoughtful,
creative
and
imaginative.
He
is
a
hard
worker,
most
importantly,
is
collaborative
with
other
stakeholders
in
the
reform
process.
P
The
results
in
Newark
demonstrate
the
effectiveness
of
his
leadership.
He
will
ensure
that
policing
is
better
in
Minneapolis,
while
improving
morale
among
the
officers
working
under
his
command
I
urge
you
to
appoint
Brian
and
give
him
your
unreserved
administrative
and
financial
support,
and
that
was
Peter
Harvey.
The
former
Attorney
General
I,
think
that
speaks
volumes
for
a
man.
With
that
experience
to
recommend
you,
I
do
have
a
couple
questions
Madam
chair
to
build
on
some
earlier
comments.
O
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
Thank
you,
council
member
I've
heard
a
lot
about
the
police.
Athletics
League
that
existed
here
in
Minneapolis
and
folks
in
the
community,
definitely
want
it
and,
and
so
certainly
that'll
be
if
there
isn't
work
already
to
try
and
help
bring
that
back.
That
would
certainly
be
something
to
be
a
priority
because,
as
I
just
mentioned,
it's
really
important
for
young
people
to
see
officers
in
in
a
non-law
enforcement
situation.
O
In
Newark
we
do
not
have
a
a
Police
Athletic
League.
However,
we
worked
with
an
organization
organization,
calls
the
old,
the
All-Stars
project,
Cops
and
Kids
in
Newark,
to
create
to
create
both
a
youth
engagement
strategy
for
the
police
department
and
training
for
police
officers
who
conduct
youth
engagement,
but
also
to
create
space
for
young
people
to
be
engaging
with
officers.
So,
yes,
that's
something
that
we
have
experience
in
trying
to
build,
but
no
specifically
a
pal
program
that
that
has
not
existed
in
Newark
for
many
years.
P
Thank
you
and
one
last
question:
we've
we've
asked
you
so
many
things
and
you've
been
so
gracious
with
your
time.
I'm
curious
in
your
Whirlwind
tours
of
Minneapolis.
What's
been
your
favorite
part
about
our
community.
O
Everywhere
in
the
city
yet,
but
I
can
tell
you
it's
just
been,
it's
been
incredible,
and
even
more
so
you
know
it's
just
it's
been
unbelievable
to
me
as
an
outsider
coming
here,
how
warm
and
how
welcoming
people
have
been
it's
just
it's!
It's
very
humbling
and
I'm
very
thankful
for
it.
Well,.
C
You,
madam
chair
yeah,
I,
have
a
question
about
alternative
responses.
We
recently
launched
the
behavioral
crisis
response
to
Dedicated
mental
health
response
unarmed
in
the
early
days
of
planning
around
that
launch,
it
was
met
with
a
lot
of
opposition
I
think
it
was
seen
as
perhaps
in
competition
with
a
police
response,
and
you
know
one
of
the
main.
Maybe
opposition
points
around
it
would
be
whether
or
not
a
co-response
model
would
be
superior.
O
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
Thank
you,
council
member,
yes,
I've
read
about
the
behavioral
crisis
response
the
work
that's
going
on
here,
I
think
that's
something
that
is
groundbreaking,
that's
something
that
a
lot
of
cities
are
trying
to
figure
out
and
in
terms
of
you
mentioning
like
resistance
to
it.
That's
the
same.
O
The
same
type
of
resistance
I
would
say
to
what
we
experienced
in
Newark
around
all
these
things
that
we
were
talking
about
today,
whether
it's
you
know
supporting
community-based
violence,
intervention
work
or
whether
it's
standing
up
in
office
of
violence,
prevention
and
social
workers
to
be
embedded
in
the
police
department
to
do
a
lot
of
to
do
a
lot
of
the
work
that
honestly
police
are
not
trained
or
or
capable
of
dealing
with
appropriately
and
I
think
a
lot
of
times
yeah.
O
We
had
a
lot
of
a
lot
of
resistance
internally
to
that,
but
I
think
over
time
when,
when
you
lead
those
types
of
intervention
and
those
types
of
changes,
the
police
need
to
understand
that
this
isn't
an
alternative
that
this
is
something
that
is
complementary
to
achieving
Public
Safety
and
the
reality
is.
This
makes
their
jobs
easier
and
I
think
as
people
begin
to
see
that
you
develop
more
buy-in
and
more
support
internally
and
also
in
in
the
community
for
those
types
of
things.
O
U
Thank
you,
madam
chair
I,
just
want
to
start
by
by
thanking
you
for
being
so
generous
and
welcoming
us
to
your
committee
today
really
glad
to
to
join
you
and
listen
in
on
this
on
this
public
hearing.
U
U
U
But
can
you
share
a
little
bit
more
about
how
long
it
took
between
the
completion
of
the
doj
investigation
and
the
consent
Cree
being
finalized
like
how
long
did
that
negotiation
process
take
and
then
can
you
share
where
the
city
of
Newark
is
at
in
the
in
the
process
of
that
consent?
Decree
I
know
our
attorneys
have
shared
with
us
that
it
can
at
times
be
a
really
lengthy
process.
O
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
Thank
you,
council
member,
so
to
put
it
in
perspective,
this
was
years
in
the
making
and
certainly
we
earned
it.
It
initially
began
because
the
ACLU
of
New
Jersey
filed
a
petition
in
federal
court
and
how
they
did
that
they
accessed
publicly
available
data
around
both
lawsuits
filed
and
settlements
made
for
police
brutality
cases,
but
then
also
the
other
half
of
it
was
lawsuits
filed
for
workplace
discrimination.
O
So
it
is
actually
like
it
initiated
both
because
of
police
action
in
community
and
mismanagement
in
the
department
and
disparate
impact
based
on
race,
in
in
assignments
in
disciplinary
processes
and
all
those
sorts
of
things.
So
that
was
around
2010.
The
doj
I
think
it
was
in
2011
initiated
an
investigation
into
the
Newark
police.
There
was
a
municipal
election
in
Newark
around
May
of
2014.
The
mayor,
Ras
Baraka
was
inaugurated
for
the
first
time
as
mayor
July,
1st
2014
and
10
days
later,
the
doj
released
their
findings
report.
O
As
soon
as
he
became
mayor
and
in
that
findings
report,
you
know
just
listed
everything
that
people
say
is
wrong
with
policing
in
the
U.S
and
then
we
waited
it
took
until
about
2016.
I
want
to
say
around
April
until
the
the
city
and
the
the
federal
government
were
able
to
negotiate
the
settlement
agreement,
the
document
that
people
refer
to
as
the
consent
decree-
and
it
took
a
few
months
after
that
for
for
all
the
parties
to
come
to
agreement
like
who
would
be
the
monitor
the
independent
monitor
of
the
Newark
police.
O
So
that
was
years
in
the
making.
The
initial
period
is
often
I,
think
almost
Universal,
now
five
years
for
federal
consent.
Decrees,
but
what
slowed
at
least
the
monitoring
process
down
in
Newark
was
the
pandemic,
and
so
a
lot
of
work.
The
monitor
was
just
not
able
to
be
on
site
oftentimes
during
during
the
during
the
pandemic,
and
so
there's
been
an
extension.
It's
going
to
go
on
for
at
least
one
more
year,
but
I
think
it's
very
clear.
O
It's
very
clear,
at
least
for
the
residents
of
that
Community,
as
well
as
even
the
independent
monitor
that
change
has
been
made.
The
change
is
real,
I
think
it's
just.
The
only
debate
that
is
out
there
is
is
the
degree
to
how
much
the
police
department
has
changed.
So
I
think
that's
where
we're
at
today.
If
that,
if
that
answers
it
appropriately,
it.
U
Absolutely
does
thank
you.
I
read
a
report
recently.
You
know
it's
titled
reimagining
Public
Safety
in
Newark,
and
it
starts
with
some
comments
from
from
the
mayor
in
Newark
and
then
from
you
and
I.
Think
I
was
particularly
struck
by
or
by
the
commitment
that
you
detailed
in
that
letter
to
repairing
to
repairing
harms
and
building
with
Community
I've
heard.
You
share
examples
here
today
that
I
found
to
be
really
compelling
of
that
work.
U
I
I
want
to
know
how
you
are
going
to
partner
with
us
as
council
members
and
residents
of
Minneapolis,
who
are
our
constituents
in
rebuilding
that
same
type
of
of
of
trust
and
and
repairing
past
harms,
and
if
you
can
share
how
you
want
to
be
held
accountable
to
those
those
plans
and
those
commitments
by
us
and
by
by
residents
in
the
city
sure.
O
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
Thank
you,
council,
member
I.
Absolutely
need
your
help.
Council
member
I
need
all
the
council
members
help.
I
need
the
help
of
any
stakeholder
Community
leader
in
this
city.
That's
that's
willing
to
have
their
voice
heard
and
to
be
a
part
of
this
process.
O
I
I
think
it's
absolutely
necessary
to
have
Community
Voices
involved
in
change
in
reform
as
we
move
forward,
and
it
would
be
especially
helpful
if
members
of
the
governing
body
we're
willing
to
help
connect
us
to
you
know
relevant,
even
relevant
stakeholders
throughout
the
community
to
make
that
real
in
terms
of
what
does
success.
Look
like
change
does
not
happen
overnight,
and
it's
certainly
not
going
to
happen
from
one
person,
but
I
do
I
do
believe
that
the
the
the
stage
is
set
here.
O
The
situation
is
such
that
I
think
there's
so
much
force,
there's
so
much
momentum,
there's
so
many
people
in
the
community,
so
many
people
in
the
department
that
want
to
make
things
better
for
the
people
of
this
city.
That
I
think
it's
without
question
that
we
will
be
in
a
better
place
a
few
years
from
now
and
I.
Think
that
will
be
reflected
not
just
in
police
data
I
think
that
will
be
reflected.
O
For
example,
if
you
were
to
survey
the
residents
of
the
community
today,
the
residents
of
the
city
today,
I
think
four
or
five
years
from
now
I
think
you'd
have
a
dramatically
different
response
from
residents
of
this
city
as
far
as
their
perception
of
policing
and
and
hopefully
their
perception
of
their
safety
in
the
city
as
well.
I
think
those
those
are
the
metrics
that
we
should
be.
We
should
be
using
to
determine
what
does
success.
Look
like.
U
Thank
you
and
then
shifting
gears
I
want
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
your
your
time
as
a
deputy
mayor
mayor
fry
noted
earlier
in
his
in
his
comments
and
I.
U
Believe
you
shared
this
as
well
when,
when
you
started
speaking
that
there
there
was
a
decrease
in
violence
and
in
crime
in
your
time
in
in
Newark
and
in
your
role
and
I
I,
just
I
read
an
article
this
morning
from
the
Sahan
Journal
published
about
a
month
ago
that
that
speaks
about
your
appointment
as
Deputy
Mayor,
and
that
you
know
that
is
that
was
perceived
and,
and
I
would
argue,
is
a
promotion
from
from
the
the
public
safety
director
position,
but
there's
a
local
paper
in
Newark
that
characterized
this
as
or
characterize
the
removal
of
your
your
role
as
the
public
safety
director
because
of
an
uptick
in
crime,
I
I
I'm,
a
firm
believer
that
that
an
uptick
in
crime
is
not
something
that
we
can
attribute
to
one
person
or
one
person's
leadership
Alone.
U
If
it
was
there
would
be,
there
would
be
so
much
more.
We
could
fix
on
this
issue
overnight,
but
can
you
just
help
me
reconcile
chat.
O
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
Thank
you,
council
member
I
would
just
point
out
that
that
argument
that
article
you
reference
is
almost
like
a
tabloid,
it's
Anonymous
sources
and
it's
not
consistent
with
data.
The
facts
are
if
we
are
actually
concerned
about
people's
lives
this
year,
even
this
year
till
that
point
was
the
lowest
number
of
shooting
victims,
since
the
city
of
Newark
has
been
recording
the
number
of
shooting
victims.
O
So
to
say
that
you
know,
a
change
was
made
because
crime
was
out
of
control
is
just
not
in
line
with
fact.
U
I
appreciate
that
clarification
and
then
switching
topics
again
I
want
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
consistency
and
the
need
for
consistency
that
we
have
here
in
Minneapolis
right
now,
looking
back
through
your
your
career,
I
see
you
were
appointed
as
the
public
safety
director
in
Newark
back
in
2021.
U
You
stayed
in
that
role
for
about
a
year
when
you
became
the
deputy
mayor
back
in
20
or
earlier
this
year
in
2022
and
and
you're
here
in
Minneapolis
today,
and
you
know,
I
want
to
see
someone
in
this
role,
who's
going
to
stay
in
it
for
a
long
time.
I
know
our
residents
need
that
our
city
needs
that
right
now,
and
so
can
you
help
reassure
me
and,
and
also
those
who
are
watching
along
that
you're
someone
who
has
an
interest
in
a
commitment
to
staying
in
this
role?
Absolutely.
O
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
Thank
you,
council
member
I,
firmly
believe
in
this
work.
My
time
now
in
New
Jersey
is
over
I've
completed
my
police
career
there,
and
you
know,
I
am
moving
on
from
that
I'm
a
PO
if
I
am
to
be
appointed
here,
I
will
remain
an
at-will
employee
So.
To
that
extent,
it
will
not
necessarily
be
my
decision
how
long
I
stay
here,
but
as
I
as
I
stated
earlier,
this
type
of
work
is
is,
is
what
I
find
most
meaningful?
O
O
So
I
can
assure
you
this
much
I,
absolutely
love
this
work
and
I
will
look
to
do
the
best
I
can
day
and
night
to
make
change
real
so
that
your
constituents
will
feel
that,
and
they
will
tell
you
that,
because
that's
that's
what
I
believe
is
is
most
important
to
me.
U
U
I
know
that
we
are
in
this
moment
in
Minneapolis,
there's
a
deep,
deep
need
to
rebuild
trust
with
community,
and-
and
you
know
we
talked
about
this
in
our
conversation
on
on
Monday.
Culture
is
an
intangible
thing
and
it
is
something
that's
really
hard
to
measure.
U
There
is
I
have
noticed
a
pattern
and
a
tendency
in
this
city,
particularly
by
by
leaders
elected
and
appointed,
to
and
those
in
the
community
without
those
those
types
of
formalized
titles
after
their
names
to
to
write
off
those
who
disagree
with
them
and
disagree
with
their
their
line
of
reasoning
or
Logic
on
on
their
position
around
the
police
or
Public
Safety.
U
And
to
for
that,
for
that
process
of
writing
them
off
to
be
to
be
harmful
and
to
further
contribute
to
that.
That
lack
of
trust,
as
if
people
who
disagree
with
us
don't
deserve
that
that
same
amount
of
safety
in
in
our
community
and
so
I
wanna
hear
from
you
how
you're
going
to
build,
build
trust,
build
with
build
alongside
residence
organizations
and
people
in
Minneapolis.
O
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
Thank
you,
council
member.
It
is
absolutely
essential
for
the
police
to
be
present
and
to
give
voice
to
those
who
disagree
with
us.
O
That's
absolutely
been
a
part
of
what
has
made
change
in
Newark
possible,
and
you
know,
as
I
mentioned
earlier,
a
lot
of
the
work
around
consent
decree
began
by
me
just
simply
showing
up
at
Town
Hall
meetings
and
getting
yelled
at
for
a
few
hours,
but
that's
important
there.
There
is
no.
You
know
it
is
not
going
to
be
possible
for
the
community
to
have
a
voice
in
in
moving
forward.
If
we
write
people
off
that's
outrageous
and
in
particular
you
reference
safety,
absolutely
you
know
everyone.
O
Everyone
has
a
right
and
deserves
to
be
respected
and
to
be
heard.
As
we
figure
out,
you
know,
as
we
have
policies
that
are,
and
practices
that
are
not
only
evidence-based,
not
only
you
know
what
what
does
the
evidence
show
as
being
successful
strategies
and
dealing
with
law
enforcement,
but
also
Community
informed
informed
by
what
different
communities
in
the
city
value
and
what
they
see
is
as
their
priorities
and
how
they
want
the
police
department
to
be
to
reflect.
O
So
I
would
be
hopeful
that,
after
a
few
years
here
in
Minneapolis,
the
folks
who
who
disagree,
the
folks
who
are
frustrated
the
folks
who
are
angry
with
police,
that
at
least
some
of
them
would
feel
differently
in
a
few
years
and
and
I
would
hope
and
pray
that
to
be
to
be
to
be
responsible
for
at
least
some
of
that.
U
I
appreciate
that
I've
actually
I've
got
a
few
more
questions
but
I'm.
You
know
I'm,
seeing
that
I
I
need
to
wrap
it
up,
so
I'm
going
to
end
with
one
and
then
I'll
follow
up
with
you
privately
afterwards
and
ask
some
more
so
wanna
just
talk
a
little
bit
about
about
protest
and
First
Amendment
people
exercising
their
first
amendment
rights.
U
So
you
know
in
the
summer
of
2020,
following
the
murder
of
George
Floyd,
we
saw
protests
around
the
world
and
I'm
sure
that
that
was
pretty
consistent
with
what
happened
in
Newark.
So
a
portion
of
this
is
wanting
to
hear
from
you
a
little
bit
more
about
the
the
types
of
protests
that
you
saw
in
in
Newark
and
and
the
your
approach
to
the
treatment
of
protesters.
U
But
I
know
here
in
Minneapolis
in
it
in
following
that
summer
and
the
the
types
of
interactions
we
saw
between
police
officers
and
residents
in
the
city
in
terms
of
the
the
use
of
less
than
lethal
weapons,
chemical
irritants
and
other
crowd
control
measures
that
now
we
we
have
a
policy
where
the
the
use
of
crowd
control
measures
has
to
be
cleared
by
the
the
chief
or
or
senior
leadership
within
the
Minneapolis
Police
Department
I
want
to
know
from
you.
U
What
sort
of
considerations
are
you
going
to
to
keep
in
mind
when
you
are
when
you
are
being
asked
to
authorize
the
use
of
of
these
these
measures,
and
will
you
show
restraint
in
in
such
authorization
and-
and
you
know,
respect
the
the
grief
and
the
frustration
and
the
anger
that
that
residence
in
our
city
are
expressing.
O
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
Thank
you.
Council
member
Newark
experienced
the
largest
protest
in
decades
in
May
of
2020..
The
very
first
protest
we
had
was
on
a
Saturday
and
we
were
completely
unprepared
for
it.
Tens
of
thousands
of
folks
in
the
city
came
out
to
protest,
but
mixed
in
with
that
group
were
certainly
people.
People
who
came
to
cause
damage
and
to
cause
destruction
and
what
made
the
difference
in
Newark
compared
to
other
cities
within
the
state
and
other
cities
nationally,
is
even
though
we
did
not
have
police
available
to
even
deal
with
that.
O
There
were
residents
of
the
city
who
stopped
those
folks
from
doing
that,
and
and
literally
put
their
bodies
on
the
line
between
between
those
those
folks
and
the
police
officers
and
and
saved
the
city
that
day
and
other
days
as
we
moved
forward
and
I
think
that's
an
example
of
why
it
is
so
important
that
we
engage
with
community
and
that
we
try
and
rebuild
some
sense
of
legitimacy,
because
that
would
not
have
happened.
O
Had
it
not
been
for
the
consent
decree
at
Newark
had
it
not
been
for
the
work
that
we
started
three
years
earlier
for
being
present
with
those
folks
who
were
yelling
at
me.
You
know
a
lot
of
the
the
community-based
the
credible
Messengers
in
the
community.
Folks
who
lived
a
street
life
literally
were
standing
there
and
protecting
police
officers,
and
that's
not
going
to
happen.
If,
if
we're
looking
to
try
and
build
those
relationships
at
the
moment,
stuff
is
about
to
you
know,
you
know,
you
know,
break
off
I!
O
Think
it's
I
think
it's
a
testament
to
why
it's
so
incredibly
important
to
rebuild
those
relationships
before
things
happen,
but
then,
and
hopefully
be
in
a
position
where
you
don't
even
have
to
make
those
types
of
decisions.
Also,
in
Newark
and
I
know,
the
the
the
independent
monitor
has
has
referenced
it
in
media
interviews.
O
I
worked
to
create
a
policy
around
First
Amendment
rights
and
to
create
training
for
that
for
police
officers,
because
that
was
a
problem
in
the
past
in
Newark,
I
saw
it
myself
throughout
my
career
I
think
you
know,
when
cell
phones
first
started
having
the
ability
to
to
record
video
I
think
some
cops
actually
thought
it
was
against
the
law
for
people
to
record
one
another
I
think
they
really
truly
believe
that,
but
we
we
created
very
specific
policy
and
training
around
protecting
first
First
Amendment
rights,
to
not
only
to
protest
but
for
people
to
be
present
to
object
to
police
activity
on
the
scene
and
created
parameters
very
specific
around
what
officers
were
required
to
ensure
and
to
to
protect
those
rights.
O
V
You
Tom
Mr,
O'hara
I,
appreciate
you
being
here
today.
It's
going
to
say
that
we
need
structural
change
from
our
police,
Union
and
absolutely
in
this
Police
Department
that
we
have
in
Minneapolis
and
that
you're
tasked
with
a
very
difficult,
very
difficult
job
to
do,
but
I
hope
that
you
are
the
right
person
to
lead
this
department.
Thank
you.
I
represent
the
ninth
ward
here
in
the
City
of
Minneapolis.
It's
where
Lake
Street
went
into
flames,
it's
where
the
third
precinct
burned
to
the
ground
and
where
the
murder
of
George
Floyd
happened.
V
So
it
helps
give
context
where
my
questions
are
going
to
lead
to
today.
The
first
question
I
have
is
in
regards
to
the
uprising,
the
civil
unrest
that
happened
specifically
at
the
presenter
here
in
Ward
9..
How
would
you
have
approached
the
murder
of
George
Floyd
and
the
uprising
that
happened
subsequently
after
that?
And
how
will
you
build?
Rebuild
trust?
I
know
that
customer
Chuck
Tai
asked
that
question
already,
but
if
you
can
elaborate
on
building
that
trust
that
is
still
needed
in
this
community
to
this
day.
Yes,.
O
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
Thank
you,
council,
member
to
what
I
am
aware.
I
believe
the
police
chief
here
acted
appropriately.
He
immediately
fired
my
own
is
my
understanding.
He
immediately
fired
the
officers
that
were
involved
in
in
terms
of
dealing
with
you
know
social
unrest
in
terms
of
dealing
with
Community
around
around
crime
scenes
around
these
questionable
issues.
We
cannot
look
be
looking
to
try
and
establish
relationships
with
folks
in
community
folks
in
neighborhoods
at
the
time.
Something
goes
wrong.
O
That's
why
I
think
it's
so
important
that
we
be
intentional
about
building
relationships
across
the
city,
including
those
voices
of
people
who
who
have
been
most
affected
by
policing
and
also
who
object
to
and
have
problems
historically
for
good
reason
with
policing.
I
think
we
need
to
ensure
that
we
have
as
many
stakeholders
as
possible
so
that
we
can
try.
O
You
know
we
can
try
and
avoid
those
types
of
situations
in
the
future,
but
from
what
I
know
of
I
believe
the
police
chief
here
acted
acted
swiftly
and
acted
appropriately
in
his
actions.
V
O
So
Madam
chair,
council,
member
I
am
aware
of,
and
I
have
read
in
the
past
the
Hillard
Hines
reports
that
speak
to
a
lot
of
the
issues
that
happened
here
and
so,
while
I
have
some
familiarity
with
it.
I
am
aware
that
some
very
terrible
things
happened
in
the
chaos
that
then
ensued.
O
What
I
can
tell
you
of
who
I
am
is
as
a
police
supervisor
as
a
policy
leader
I
have
been
someone
who
has
been
out
there
myself
with
police
officers
at
a
lot
of
these
critical
moments
and
and
that
certainly
something
something
that
I
plan
on
doing
in
this
city
and
to
the
extent
that
there
are
acts
of
misconduct
well,
first
off
I,
hope.
O
I
would
hope
that
moving
forward,
we
will
be
able
to
put
in
place
processes
to
identify
police
officers
and
and
to
remove
them,
if
necessary,
prior
to
any
of
these
terrible
things
happening.
But
yes,
I
I
I
am
someone
who
will
be
present
and
who
will
be
out
there
whenever
there
are
critical
incidents
occurring,
and
you
can
hold
me
accountable.
R
V
V
We
need
to
get
rid
of
coaching
okay
as
the
City
of
Minneapolis.
We
cannot
be
practicing
coaching
in
this
department,
because
the
only
thing
that
leads
to
is
discipline
not
actually
being
disciplined
and
reform
not
actually
being
reformed.
So
the
reason
I
say
that
is
there's
a
lot
of
officers.
The
10
days
after
that
haven't
actually
changed
behaviors
because
of
that
practice,
and
that
we
need
to.
We
need
structural
change
from
them,
but
I
move
on
to
other
stuff.
That
I
hope
you
can
answer.
V
There's
a
big
need
for
alternative
response.
I
talked
to
officers
in
the
third
precinct
every
day
and
one
thing
that
they
tell
me
that
they
need
from
their
council.
Member
myself
included
is
social
services,
so
we
need
an
alternative
response.
I
know
we
have
BCR,
we
have
the
violence
Interrupters,
but
there
needs
to
be
more
than
just
those
two
things
that
we
do
here
in
the
city
in
order
to
alleviate
the
work
that
the
police
department
is
doing,
but
also
they
shouldn't
be
in
charge
of
housing
people.
V
You
know
finding
jobs
for
folks,
there's
a
lot
of
other
stuff
that
we
need.
Are
you
supportive
of
like
an
alternative
response
by
calling
a
number,
perhaps
in
the
future,
that
takes
away
some
of
the
work
that
police
officers
are
tasked
to
do,
and
this
is
just
one
thing
you're
going
to
hear
on
the
job,
especially
in
my
neighborhoods,
where
people
are
saying
we
need
someone
here,
but
this
isn't
the
police's
job
to
do.
They
have
bigger
and
better
things
to
be
working
on,
but
someone
needs
to
get
help
in
this
area.
V
O
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
Thank
you,
council
member
one
thing
I
can
tell
you
that
we
instituted
in
Newark
about
a
year
ago
is
we've
hired
social
workers
and
we've
committed
to
hiring
social
workers.
Every
time
we
hire
police
officers
and
these
social
workers,
as
the
officers
finish,
their
Police
Academy
training.
O
We've
embedded
them
in
some
of
the
detective
bureaus
we're
victims,
special
victims
and
victims
of
serious
crimes
are,
are
brought
as
well
as
embedding
them
in
and
I
know
it's
different
here,
but
in
our
arrest
processing
center
our
jail
our
city
jail
to
ensure
that
you
know
we're
offering
and
trying
to
have
referrals
for
suspects
as
well.
O
I
think
I
think
when
you
do
when
we
did
that,
just
like,
when
we
did
all
these
other
non-traditional
responses
to
these
problems,
there's
initially
some
resistance
from
the
police
officers,
who
don't
see
the
value
in
this,
but
the
reality
is
policing
is
a
service
of
Last
Resort.
There
are
people
calling
the
police
at
three
o'clock
in
the
morning
because
that's
the
only
arm
of
government.
You
know
one
of
very
few
that
is
answering
the
phone
at
three
9-1-1
at
three
o'clock
in
the
morning.
O
So
when
officers
began
to
see
the
value
of
having
social
workers
that
Outlook
started
to
change,
they
actually
started
to
communicate
with
social
workers
even
outside
of
the
official
dispatching
channels
to
try
and
resolve
problems
for
residents
that
are
that
are
similar
to
what
you're
saying
that
stuff.
That
police
are
not
trained
to
deal
with
it's
stuff,
that
police
are
not
equipped
to
deal
with
and
I
think
it
it's
it's
something
that
will
eventually
have
buy-in
on
its
own.
V
O
One
in
every
Precinct
there's
they're
in
there's
at
least
20.
there's
at
least.
V
20.,
so
here
we're
going
to
have
one
in
each
Precinct
from
my
understanding,
unless
someone
wants
to
correct
me
if
I'm
wrong,
I
think
maybe
as
long
as
this
program
is
successful,
I
think
advocacy
I'm
going
to
be
half
of
you
know
expanding.
That
would
be
really
important
here
in
Minneapolis,
but
we
have
one
per
Precinct
based
on
the
contract
that
or
that
we
just
approved
or
we're
gonna
approve
I
have
two
more
questions,
so
I'll
be
quick.
V
I
know,
there's
time
crunch
I,
representative
area,
where
young
children
are
often
confused
for
their
older,
siblings
and
oftentimes
they're
being
led
to
being
shot
at
because
they're
being
confused
for
their
older,
older
folks
in
their
in
their
family.
Can
you
talk
about
some
of
the
strategies
you've
taken
in
new
work
to
address
the
gun
violence
over
there
and
what
you?
Hopefully
you
plan
to
implement
the
first
100
days
to
reduce
the
gun
violence
here
in
Minneapolis?
Thank.
O
You,
madam
chair,
thank
you
council,
member,
addressing
violence
in
particular,
is
a
collaborative
effort
and
and
the
work
that
we
did
in
Newark,
particularly
around
the
U.S
attorney.
The
federal
law
enforcement
and
other
law
enforcement
agencies
in
the
region
was
very
intentional
to
ensure
that
we
are.
O
We
are
sharing
information
and
we're
ensuring
that
the
Newark
police
officers,
who
are
actually
on
the
ground
who
are
connected
to
community
who
are
talking
to
folks
on
the
street,
who
are
actually
developing
information
that
hey
so
and
so
might
be
coming
home
and
that
might
be
causing
a
problem
over
here
that
that
information
is
then
shared
with
the
vast
resources
of
federal
law
enforcement,
and
we
had
great
support
from
the
U.S
attorney's
Office
to
ensure
that
we
were
kind
of
dividing
up
the
pie,
because
the
reality
in
Newark
and
in
any
city
is
it's
a
very
small
percentage
of
folks
who
are
driving
gun
violence,
probably
less
than
less
than
one
percent.
O
I
would
say.
And
so
you
want
to
try
and
be
as
specific
as
possible
from
a
law
enforcement
side
to
be
precise
and
to
direct
those
efforts
towards
the
people
who
are
pulling
triggers
and
are
causing
harm
in
the
community.
At
the
same
time,
you
have
to
be
very
intentional
about
supporting
all
of
the
community-based
violence
prevention
work,
which
is
something
that's
difficult
for
a
lot
of
police
officers.
O
In
order
to
do
high
risk
intervention,
you
need
to
be
a
credible
messenger
in
the
community
and
that
involves
working
with
folks,
who've
been
involved
in
street
life
in
the
past
and,
unfortunately,
there's
a
lot
of
police
officers
who
are
reluctant
to
do
that.
But
that's
something
that
I
believe
in
you
know
the
bottom
line
is
our
goals
are
the
same
like
we
are
here
to
save
lives
and
that
type
of
work
is
not
in
lieu
of
doing
the
law
enforcement.
It's
something
that
complements
doing
law
enforcement.
V
Thank
you
and
I
have
one
last
question
and
it's
gonna
be
a
really
hard
one.
So
before
next
Thursday
will
you
accept
an
offer
to
come
to
my
ward
on
Lake
Street,
to
talk
to
small
business
owners
and
my
constituents
so
before
next
Thursday
sure
and
full
council
meeting
just
till
my
constituents
could
get
to
know
you
possibly
ask
you
questions
and
hear
about
your
plans
not
only
for
the
corridor,
but
just
my
ward
in
general.
Thank.
O
You,
madam
chair,
thank
you
council
member,
be
honored
to
be
anywhere
in
the
city.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Thank.
O
You,
madam
chair,
as
I,
mentioned
earlier,
you
know
I,
believe
things
happen
for
a
reason.
That's
what
my
wife
always
tells
me.
I
I
believe
very
deeply
that
the
experiences
that
I
have
had
in
the
city
of
Newark
working
with
Community
working
with
police
officers,
to
bring
about
some
meaningful
change.
There
are
experiences
that
are
directly
applicable
to
the
current
challenges
that
are
facing
the
residents
of
this
community,
and
so
not
only
do
I
have
a
unique
skill
set
that
applies
here.
I'm
also
very
passionate
about
this.
This
is
what
I
want
to
do.
O
A
C
B
C
C
A
That
motion
carries
and
seeing
no
further
business
before
oh,
oh
I'm,
sorry,
council,
member
Ellison
would
like
to
vote
on
today's
consent
agenda
and
without
any
objection
we
sorry
council.