Public Safety Committee

City of Annapolis 160 Duke Of Gloucester Street Annapolis, MD 21401 Standing Committee Minutes Monday, October 17, 2016 5:00 PM Mayor John T. Chambers, Jr. City Council Chambers Public Safety Committee Public Safety Committee Standing Committee Minutes October 17, 2016 1. Call To Order Chairwoman Finlayson called the meeting to order at 5:06 p.m. Roll Call Present: 3- Alderman Paone, Alderwoman Finlayson and Alderwoman Pindell Charles 2. Business before Committee Approval of Minutes PSC091916 Approval of Minutes for the Regular Meeting Attachments: PSC09.19.16.pdf Alderman Paone moved to approve. Seconded. CARRIED on voice vote. Aye: 3- Alderman Paone, Alderwoman Finlayson and Alderwoman Pindell Charles 3. General Discussion ID-402-16 Announcement of Special Committee Attachments: Mission and Objectives for the Special Committee of the Council.docx Police Chief Pristoop was present and spoke on discussion topic and answered questions from the committee. Acting City Attorney Elson was present spoke on the creation of a sub-committee of Public Safety Committee and answered questions from the committee. Connie Del Signore, 26 West Street, Annapolis, Maryland, 21401 representing the Annapolis and Anne Arundel County Visitor's Bureau was present and spoke on visitor safety and the police department's response. Alderman Paone moved to approve the creation of a sub- committee of the Public Safety Committee. Seconded. CARRIED on voice vote. Alderman Budge was also present and spoke on the creation of the committee. Alderman Littman and Arnett were also present and spoke on the discussion topic. Aye: 3- Alderman Paone, Alderwoman Finlayson and Alderwoman Pindell Charles ID-403-16 Council Resolution Attachments: Statement in Support of Chief Pristoop.docx Spoke In support of the resolution concerning Michael A. Pristoop. Dean D'Camera, 200 West Street, Annapolis, Maryland 21401 Vic Pascoe, 308 Chester Avenue, Annapolis, Maryland 21403 Darin Ford, 1903 Towne Center Blvd., Annapolis, Maryland 21401 Chris Ledoux, 215 Severn Avenue, Annapolis, Maryland 21403 Doug Smith, 5 Revell Street, Annapolis, Maryland 21401 City of Annapolis Page 1 Public Safety Committee Standing Committee Minutes October 17, 2016 Bill Trulio, 525 Smith Street, Annapolis, Maryland 21401 Rodney Tomlinson, 1222 Boucher Avenue, Annapolis, Maryland 21403 Marianna Rizzo, 1233 Boucher Avenue, Annapolis, Maryland 21403 Bill Reichardt, representing the Eastport community, Annapolis, Maryland 21403 Nate Feldman, representing, Annapolis, Maryland 21401 This Informational Item was presented Alderman Arnett was present and gave an introduction on the draft resolution concerning Michael A. Pristoop and Citizen Talking Points submitted by Al Kirchner. Alderman Littmann was present and spoke on his recent email to the community supporting the Annapolis Police Department. Alderman Kirby was also present and spoke on the discussion topic and answered questions from the committee. ID-398-16 Update of the “2017 Recommendations from the Caucus of African American Leaders” Police Chief Pristoop gave an update on the discussion topic and answered questions from the committee. This Informational Item was presented Alderman Kirby was present and spoke on the Civilian Review Board. ID-400-16 Community Policing Police Chief Pristoop gave an overview of the discussion topic and spoke on problem solving policing, APD initiative, data driven policing, rapid deployment, immediate follow-up, outreach, partnering with the community, geographic responsibility at the command level, the agency structure, community involvement and answered questions from the committee. This Informational Item was presented ID-405-16 Additional Recommendations Police Chief Pristoop was present and spoke on community and officer involvement. Darin Ford, 1903 Towne Center Blvd., Annapolis, Maryland 21401 was present and spoke on community interaction. This Informational Item was presented ID-389-16 General Discussion- Crime Solved Chief of Police Pristoop gave an update on the status of crimes and answered questions from the committee. This Informational Item was presented 4. Adjournment Upon motion duly made, seconded and adopted, the meeting was adjourned at 7:13 p.m. City of Annapolis Page 2 Public Safety Committee Standing Committee Minutes October 17, 2016 Cyndi Gaines City Council Associate City of Annapolis Page 3