Ottawa City Council Ottawa Police Services Board, 18 Dec 2017

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Ottawa Police Services Board meeting of December 18, 2017 - Audio Stream

Réunion de la Commission de services policiers d’Ottawa - flux audio

Agenda and background materials can be found at http://www.ottawa.ca/agendas

L’ordre du jour et les documents de référence sont accessibles à l’adresse http://www.ottawa.ca/ordresdujour

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If you can now, if you can, please take your seat.

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Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and we like to call our meeting to order for.

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Monday December 18 2017, and we like to begin with the our meeting tonight with.

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The ceremonial activities announcement and that's in your agenda item number.

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One, the Ontario employer, designation presentation of chief and the chief is.

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Is my fifth time presenting the award so how many of you know about the award? The.

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Designation show of hands, so I will dispense with my 26 minutes speech, but I.

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Will have to read some of it thanks for making the time counselor by the council.

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For experiential learning the previous times that I was here, we were called the.

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Provincial partnership council but I think by changing it for the council for.

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Experiential learning it's it's a little more meaningful we're a volunteer.

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Council and an advisory committee to the Ministry of Education to encourage.

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Employers across the province to participate in a range of school and.

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Other experiencial learning when I look at the Ottawa police services and the.

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Amount of work that you put in on a daily basis and doing these cooperative.

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Education, experience of learning I tell everybody that there's no excuse for.

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Other organizations not to do this in 2010, this award was developed because we.

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Used to give one-off awards to organizations that had co-op programs or.

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Any type of experiential learning we started to realize there were some.

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Organizations that were doing extraordinary efforts and significant.

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Numbers, so, in order for you to get this designation, you've accumulated a total.

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Of 50 points, which is quite a bit of work, this is the sixth year I public. The.

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Challenge, director-general Fraser at the mayor's breakfast that I would like to.

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Present this award on the 10th year so I have to live that long and make sure I.

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Continue my hot yoga as somebody who lives in Ottawa and I.

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See the work that you do having students at a very impressionable age come and.

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Work with the police services I think it speaks volumes, so it gives me phenomenal.

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Pleasure to present you this award I, do it with pride as a councilmember, but.

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Also, as an Ottawa Soji, we going there's going to be b-but.

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Stiva, just behalf of the police service and I, want to thank you very much for.

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Receiving this very clear award in my hands our organization, our co-op program,.

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Is a new year due to our hurts all the stuff we do with their high schools? Is.

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Really important you look at other jurisdictions and they're, moving away from the relationship between police and and and youth and in schools. I think.

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It's a tremendous error that they're doing in order we'll continue to do.

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Everything we can to make sure that we're building relationships with with.

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Young people in the schools and and having a co-op program in our in our.

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Police Services is clearly important and part of that initiative so that missing.

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That that hardware should go to the deputy, chief's office or I agree.

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Congratulations to all our member with the Ottawa police for the for the honor.

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Folks we do have before we confirm that the agenda we have a new item of we like.

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To add on, and it is that, in accordance with the section 11 subsection, three.

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Procedures, bylaw number three of 2014, the Ottawa Police Service Board, add to.

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The agenda and amendment of the false alarm.

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Reduction bylaw of the Ottawa police service port. So we there's an item. We.

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Need to add to our agenda on the item. Okay, thank you. So we'll come back to.

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This item on the end of our agenda, confirmation of minute of November 27th.

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At the Ottawa Police Service Board confirmed the means of 27 November 2017.

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On a minute care, thank you declaration of interest 3. We had that.

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Committee meeting in there last month and we had to actually but one of them.

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That will represent because it was through latest on with the agenda. There.

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Png will be presented in January's meeting but little bit about the human.

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Resource committee, the human resource committee met on January 24th, the.

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Committee received a presentation on go forward framework for diversifying the.

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O-P-S sworn workforce, the committee also received a final report of the gender.

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Equality audit, which went before the full board at the November 27 meet and.

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That's a little better update on I'm the human resource committee. Can we.

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Receive that receipt, Thank You inquiries, and you haven't quite so. Thank you. This.

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Is following up on the Human Resources Committee meeting we had I just like to.

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Put forward an inquiry with respect to the recruiting practices, if I can get.

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This information at some point in the future brought back to the board I'd.

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Like to find out in the last year how many sworn applications did we receive.

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And of those how many were male female or racialized and I'm wondering if.

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You're able to go back and look at the applications that were rejected and find.

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Out what the proportion was in terms of how many applications we got for males.

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And how many were rejected for males how many from females, how many from racialize? So we can just compare it for see if we're getting disproportionate.

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Number of one group another that are not making it through and that be interested.

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To know if we can figure out at what step in the process, they are being.

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Rejected, if that's possible thanks very much. Thank you.

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I, remember one I think business is chief verbal report, so we can hold item number.

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One item number two is purchase of conducted energy weapon. A chief is.

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Report that the Ottawa Police Service Board, approved the sole sources purchase.

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Of one of 140 conducted energy weapon X to a model from MD Shelton company ltd,.

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At the cost of twenty two hundred sixty five thousand two hundred ninety dollars.

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And twenty cents, inclusive of all taxes and the question of you- want to hold.

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This experiment, okay, so item number three is the discretionary fund 2017.

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Annual report exactly director report that the are what we service board would.

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Receive this report for information on the item received received mercy. Thank.

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You item number four is appointment of a.

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Special constable ottawa police service that the adult Police Service Board.

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Approved the appointment of Andre Pope, who was Vlad as a special constable.

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Pursuant to section 53 of the Police Service Act, in accordance with the terms.

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And conditions set forth in the approval appointment for on the item care carried.

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Item number fire, his appointment of a special constable or observers that the.

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Other Police Service Board approved the appointment of benjamin split as a.

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Special counsel, pursuant to section 53 of the police service act in accordance.

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With the term, one condition set forth in the approval.

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Appointment form an item: okay, all right item number: six is the service.

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Initiative quarterly update that the our Police Service Board received this.

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Report for information- this is the quarterly aside apportion check that.

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Your Emma see item number seven, a report on SRU investigation that the auto.

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Police report received this report for information. Thank you.

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Item number: eight: it the outstanding board inquiries and motion December 2017.

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That they are all pre-service will receive this report for information, so.

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Item number, nine is the letters of commendation and they are all.

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Pre-Service board receive this report for information safety.

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Thank you so we'll go to item number one and is the Chiefs verbal report chief.

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Green bonds waters mr. chair I want to begin this evening by a wishing all of.

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You a Merry Christmas and to you, your families and the all best forever 2018.

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On behalf of the police service, this weekend we saw the last major event of.

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Canada 2017 with the Winter Classic, it was a very busy year for Ottawa and our.

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Service and I want to thank all the members of our service who ensured.

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Public c2 during this, and so many other events this past year. There are many.

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Individuals to thank for their work, but I also want to make a special mention of.

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Super today, John McCann inspector Murray Noel's staff sergeant Kevin Kennedy.

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Staffs are us Lucas and Sergeant Daryn elder and Mark Nethercott, who were the.

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Officers responsible for planning all the events for us and sadly, this weekend.

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We recall to a fatal collision this weekend in the East End. The investigation into that event has resulted in impaired driving.

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Charges against a 33 year old man with the holiday season upon us, it's.

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Important to remind residents of Eugene, if you drink, don't drive, we are running.

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Our annual mega ride program again this year with our partners checking on all.

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Drivers throughout Ottawa for indications of impairment I want to note.

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Again, congratulations to the investigators for the guns and gangs.

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Unit for the successful completion of project sabotage this six-month.

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Investigation resulted in the arrest of 13 people with more arrests pending 24.

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Guns were taken off our streets and a Crillon that works were disrupted. We.

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Also seized cocaine, fentanyl patches, hydromorphone pills and gun, getting the.

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Guns off our streets and arresting those responsibles is the result of some very.

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Solid police work I can tell you that enforcement efforts will continue to.

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Ensure our streets are safe for those who wish to cause harm, but we also know.

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That we can't arrest our way out of the guns and our streets, violence issues in.

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Our city, that's why the work we do with our community partners is so important.

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To help eliminate these threats from our streets contravention, ottawa unveiled.

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Its update to the ottawa, auto ottawa's, refreshed street street violence and.

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Gang strategy at the start of December, it sparked inspector mark Patterson and.

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Our strategic youth, specialist, Jessica Ripley joined other city partners in.

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Helping to develop a new plan that will consider the growing complexities and.

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Needs of our community and neighborhoods, and it's a partnerships that helped us.

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To develop new strategies promotes for some of those services top priorities.

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Like violence against women, I'm proud to say that we launched the domestic review.

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Panel last week and will launch the sexual assault panel.

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In January, the purpose of this work is to put a different professional.

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Perspective on our investigative processes in an effort to serve victims.

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Better mr. chair, one of the reports on this agenda highlights our replacement.

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Purchase of conducted two energy weapons, these devices continue to assist our.

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Officers in revolt in resolving to plow volatile situations.

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Earlier this past Friday morning, officers responded to a call from a man.

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Who told 911 that he had a gun and was going to shoot someone when they arrived.

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Officers were confronted by the man who insisted with the officers on scene to.

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Put two both in his chest, the man reached under his coat and stout.

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Sergeant Gord burns used a connection connected energy, a weapon device to.

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Subdue him, the man was taken to hospital for mental health assessment, the use of.

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The CW prevented what could have been otherwise a very tragic and an ending.

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For all involved and finally, a robbery unit continues to develop to deliver.

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Excellent work in November that unit investigated a series of seven bank.

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Robberies, along with one pharmacy robbery robbery that officers believed.

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Were committed by the same person, the unit identified a male suspect and a.

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Known female associate on November 30th, both suspects were arrested separately.

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And the robbery unit executed search warrants at three different addresses.

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Sufficient evidence was gathered to charge the man in connection with all.

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Eco berries and the female associate in relation to the pharmacy robbery.

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Male suspect was also wanted on a Canada kind of a wide warrant in relation to.

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Breaching conditions of parole mr. chair that concludes my verbal report. Thank.

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You thank you very much, chief and lector also on behalf our board at our.

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Congratulations to all the men and women of the Auto Police Service for the.

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Success of the operation sabotage was really a good success story and best.

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Kinds of off our street and less drugs as well with that any question.

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Can you turn your mic on no question to the chief ok on the Chiefs global report.

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To see, thank you and don't take us chief to item number two, which is you just.

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Talked about the purchase after comeback energy weapon, so we have question from.

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The vice-chair thank you, I just wondered. I was a new discussion. You mentioned.

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There that you're going to bring forward a report to the board and it'll.

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Summarize the results of consultation on the matter with respect to the CW's and.

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I just wondered if that would include you mention the ultimate goal of.

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Enhancing public and officer safety, so will you be able to bring forward.

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Something showing evidence of how the role that they played and I think you.

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Just did in your earlier report, but I'd be interested, given that we have very.

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Scarce resources- and these will be very expensive, I'd like to know sort of the.

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Benefit of spending the money in those verses say additional de-escalation.

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Training or something like that, so if that could be part of the report, that'd.

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Be great mr. chair on the committee we made to the board was to come back.

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Because you had approved with the new potential widening of who we could issue.

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Our the cw's to we committed to coming back with to the board with the.

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Evaluation of that roiled and that is coming to the board in February, and we.

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Do have substantial evidence to demonstrate the increase in officer.

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Safety, the how quickly we can get a weapon to the scene as opposed to what.

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We could before and we'll be able to demonstrate the the effect is the.

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Effectiveness of the of the weapon and that there is value for money with.

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Respect to reduce injuries, reduced safety concerns for the public and our.

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Thank you another question from my home chief just on we understand this. This.

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Item on the front of us basically to replace some product, we have but also.

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You, you know a lady says we were consulting the community in the past. The.

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Reports, one specifically to a group and has some consultation who you'd be.

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Consulting with this time on this side from the public consultation, mr. chair.

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This this item, that's before the board, is strictly to replace other forty.

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Devices that are ending a life cycle, however, the other part is the other.

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Report will include some consultation with the groups that we we had initially.

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Consulted with when we chose to request an expansion of the program so will be.

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The same a group, basically we consulted with in the past, that's correct mr. chair, and there will be part of your report coming to to this.

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Book that's correct in very okay. Thank you very much. I'm. The item care there.

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Thank you very much and the last item we add and just to put.

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It in a little bit of contact is it is that the defaults along by law and what.

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We are what we, what we add to this one and I think I can maybe ask that.

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Director gentler answers question if we do have about this is usually excuse me.

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This is a an item you to come to us right after we pass our budget because.

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It's always subject to through our budget been passed so I'm, hoping with.

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Now, with the changes we made, it can address some of those concerned that the.

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Up, let me read this: there were police service board, approved the Etowah police.

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Service board bylaw number two 20:17 been a bylaw to amend section 12.

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Of bylaw number 1 up to 2010 entitle a bylaw of the City of Ottawa Police.

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Service Board establishing a system of registration of security, alarm system.

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And reduction of false alarms, as amended, is amended by striking out the.

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Expression are a field of 140 dollars where it's a curve, then, by substituting.

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The expression Fe as set and approved in the current annual budget in the fee.

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Schedule appendix plus, any applicable tax are therefore so basically, if we.

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Adopt this bylaw we don't have to adopt every budget cycle. Is that correct.

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That's correct mr. chair: it's a more effective way to govern the annual.

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Inflation based increased in the false alarm by luck and our legal staff and.

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Sharon just thought as well obviously preparing this amendment so so any.

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Question basically just amend or by law to to reflect more sure. Okay on the item.

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Okay: okay; okay. Thank you very much folks with that that.

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Will conclude our portion of the public meeting I like to wish everyone and all.

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The men and women and everyone a Merry, Christmas and Happy Holidays to all of.

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You have a good evening.