Public Safety Committee

ALBANY COMMON COUNCIL PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE Kelly Kimbrough, Chair Meeting called by: Kelly Kimbrough, Chair Date: 12-9-20 Time: 5:30PM Robin Chappelle Golston Jonathan B. Green Veneilya Harden Joseph Donnell Melody Harkess Seth Rigberg Invitees/Speakers Committee Members Kimbrough, Chair ☒ Igoe ☒ Balarin ☒ Hoey ☒ Frederick ☒ Present: Council Members Present: Robinson, Ellis, Johnson, Flynn and Anane City Personnel Present: Danielle Gillespie and John-Raphael Pichardo Minutes Agenda Item: INTERVIEW CANDIDATES FOR THE CITY OF ALBANY VIOLENCE PREVENTION TASK FORCE Points of Discussion:  The Chair and President Pro Tem Kimbrough called meeting to order.  The committee discuss the number of task force and ward.  Council members Anane and Johnson asked questions in which President Pro Tem Kimbrough and Senior Legislative Aide, Michele Andre answered.  Council Johnson and Frederick made a statement on the Equity Agenda.  President Pro Tem Kimbrough asked a question regarding Community Police Review Board (CPRB) membership by wards in which Senior Legislative Aide Michele Andre answered.  Committee members and Council members interviewed Robin Chappelle Golston, Jonathan B. Green, Veneilya Harden, Joseph Donnell, Melody Harkess and Seth Rigberg for the Violence Prevention Task Force.  Council member Hoey made a motion to go into Executive Session to discuss appointments, which was seconded. The motion passed.  Council member Hoey made a motion to get out of Executive Session, which was seconded. The motion passed. Public Comment: There was no public comment. Adjourn: The Chairperson asked for a motion to adjourn at 8:03pm, which was duly made, seconded, and passed. This meeting was held following Governor Cuomo’s executive order 202.1. It live streamed on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/albany.commoncouncil/ using Zoom as the meeting platform. Link to video recordings; Part 1: https://fb.watch/2iozBeCeX7/ Part 2: https://fb.watch/2ioAw1IdMk/