Public Safety Committee

COMMON COUNCIL MEETING EMERGENCY MEETING OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE Kelly Kimbrough, Chair Meeting called by: Kelly Kimbrough, Chair Date: 08-21-20 Time: 5:30PM Chief Eric Hawkins – Albany Police Department Deputy Chief Brian Hogan – Albany Police Department Deputy Chief Edward Donohue – Albany Police Department Commissioner Jonathan Jones – Department of Recreation Angelica Kang, City of Albany Chief of Diversity Eva Bass - Community Outreach Coordinator and Equity Chair Ava Ayers, Government Law Center Ivy Morris, Chair of Community Police Review Board Joe Ingemia, Chair of Albany Community Policing Advisory Committee Minister Lisa Good – Urban Grief Melanie Metzger – Albany Public Library Jamil Hood Jaheem Hoke Jerome Brown Jamil Hood Sr. Dr. Kerri Canzone-Ball - Director of Pupil Personnel Services at Albany School District Jack Grogan - Director of Safe Schools and Violence Prevention at Albany School Invitees/Speakers District Committee Members Kimbrough, Chair ☒ Igoe ☐ Balarin ☐ Hoey ☒ Frederick ☒ Present: Council Members Present: City Personnel Justin Atlas, Paul Collins-Hackett, Marisa Franchini, David Galin, Michele Andre, Present: John-Raphael Pichardo and Danielle Gillespie  Minutes Agenda Item: TO DISCUSS RECENT GUN VIOLENCE AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PLAN TO PREVENT VIOLENCE IN THE CITY OF ALBANY Points of Discussion:  Council Members of the Public Safety Committee, Albany Police Department Chief Eric Hawkins, officials from the Albany City School District, public library and other community groups discussed what more can be done to prevent another violent summer as the Capital Region warms up.  Officials and residents make a note for more programs for youth. Public Comment: Adjourn: The Chairperson asked for a motion to adjourn, which was duly made, seconded, and passed. This meeting was held following Governor Cuomo’s executive order 202.1 and Mayor Sheehan’s emergency order 315-1b. It live streamed on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/albany.commoncouncil/ using Zoom as the meeting platform.