Civilian Police Review Board Meeting
Regular MeetingUrbana, IL · August 25, 2021
Minutes
APPROVED MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING
URBANA CIVILIAN POLICE REVIEW BOARD
DATE: Wednesday, August 25, 2021
TIME: 5:30 p.m.
PLACE: Council Chambers
Urbana City Building
400 South Vine Street
Urbana, Illinois 61801
MEMBERS PRESENT: Tony Allegretti, Ricardo Díaz, Katrina Kindle, Colum Wilson
1. CALL TO ORDER, ROLL CALL, AND DECLARATION OF QUORUM
Ricardo Diaz called this meeting of the Urbana Civilian Police Review Board to order. Roll
was taken. A quorum was present.
2. APROVAL OF AGENDA
Tony Allegretti made a motion to amend the agenda and add item for discussion around
Taser Review U19-579. Chair Ricardo Diaz also made an amendment to delete item 3a, as
those minutes were previously approved. Motion to amend and approve the agenda made
by Tony Allegretti. The motion was seconded by Katrina Kindle. The motion was
approved by a roll call vote.
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
There was motion made by Tony Allegretti and seconded by Katrina Kindle to approve
the meeting minutes from 6/23/21 and 7/28/21. Motion carried by roll call vote.
4. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
Public participation/input occurred.
5. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
a. Status of complaints and Appeals
HREO, Carla Boyd, reported there were 7 complaints total thus far for 2021. She shared that 10
Appeals hearings had had been completed to date
b. Updates on proposal to City Council Participation
CPRB Chair Ricardo Diaz shared that as the CPRB completes more Appeals and complaint cases,
then there will opportunities to present to the Urbana City Council on a more regular basis.
c. CPRB ANNUAL REPORT UPDATES
Colum and Ricardo have met once, they will continue to work towards the completion of the
annual report.
d. TASER REVIEW CASE U19-579 (AGENDA ADDEDNDUM)
Tony Allegretti led discussions over the review of additional squad videos not present during the
original Taser Review. Allegretti shared the CPRB should be able to review all vides as related to
this case and that they are located in the portal.
6. NEW BUSINESS
a. OUTREACH TO THE COMMUNITY
Colum Wilson introduced the idea of meeting with pubic in person at various venues such as
churches to better connect with the citizens of Urbana. Colum and Carla Boyd will continue to
work on the updated CPRB Brochure. Ricardo Diaz and Carla Boyd have put together a power
point presentation for the City Council and await an approved meeting date.
b. STATUS ON REPORTING TO CITY COUNCIL
Chair Ricardo Diaz and HREO Carla Boyd are now meeting weekly.
c. REPORTS AND COMMENTARIES BY HREO
Carla shared that there have 7 complaints this year so far. 2 informal complaints, forms have yet
to be submitted. There will be upcoming training webinars for Open Meetings Act (OMA) and
FOIA (Freedom of Information Act), dates TBA.
d. CPRB ORDINANCE FOR MEMBERSHIP (Addendum)
Tony Allegretti shared the topic in regards to CPRB Ordinance 19-22c, prohibiting individuals
with felony convictions from joining the CPRB. Discussion ensued, and it was decided to take the
matter to the City Council for the purposes of getting rid of this Ordinance.
7. BOARD INPUT AND COMMUNICATIONS
a. Board member comments and announcements
Communication shared from various members, no motions necessary.
b. General Recap of Meeting
Overall review of Meeting agenda occurred.
c. Two CPRB Vacancies still remain
CPRB vacancies remain unfilled.
d. Next Regular Meeting Date: September 22, 2021
8. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
No participation noted.
9. ADJOURNMENT
Motion to adjourn made by Tony Allegretti and seconded by Katrina Kindle. Motion carried by
roll vote. Meeting adjourned at approximately 6:44 p.m. CST
Respectfully Submitted,
Lemond Peppers
Community Engagement Coordinator
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Agenda
Regular Meeting
Civilian Police Review Board
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DATE: Wednesday, August 25, 2021
TIME: 5 :30 pm
PLACE: 400 S. Vine St., Urbana, IL 61801
AGENDA
1. CALL TO ORDER, ROLL CALL, AND DECLARATION OF QUORUM
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS
a. Regular Meeting, May 26, 2021
b. Regular Meeting, June 23, 2021
c. Regular Meeting, July 28, 2021
4. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
5. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
a. Status of Complaints and Appeals
b. Updates on proposal to City Council participation
c. CPRB Annual Report Updates
6. NEW BUSINESS
a. Outreach to the Community-led by Colum Wilson
b. Status on Reporting to City Council
c. Reports and Commentaries by HREO
7. BOARD INPUT AND COMMUNICATIONS
a. Board member comments and announcements
b. General recap of Meeting
c. Two CPRB vacancies still remain
d. Next Regular Meeting Date: September 22, 2021
8. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
9. ADJOURNMENT
Persons with disabilities needing special services or accommodations for this meeting should contact the City
of Urbana's Americans with Disabilities Coordinator at 384-2466.
PUBLIC INPUT GUIDELINES
The City of Urbana welcomes Public Input during open meetings of the City Council, the City Council’s
Committee of the Whole, City Boards and Commissions, and other City-sponsored meetings. Our goal is
to foster respect for the meeting process, and respect for all people participating as members of the public
body, City staff, and the general public. The City is required to conduct all business during public
meetings. The presiding officer is responsible for conducting those meetings in an orderly and efficient
manner.
Public Input will be taken in the following ways:
Email Input
Public comments must be received prior to the closing of the meeting record (at the time of adjournment
unless otherwise noted) at the following: citycouncil@urbanaillinois.us. The subject line of the email must
include the words “PUBLIC INPUT” and the meeting date. Your email will be sent to all City Council
members, the Mayor, City Administrator, and City Clerk. Emailed public comments labeled as such will be
incorporated into the public meeting record, with personal identifying information redacted. Copies of
emails will be posted after the meeting minutes have been approved.
Written Input
Any member of the public may submit their comments addressed to the members of the public body in
writing. If a person wishes their written comments to be included in the record of Public Input for the
meeting, the writing should so state. Written comments must be received prior to the closing of the
meeting record (at the time of adjournment unless otherwise noted).
Verbal Input
The Council’s complete rules regarding verbal input at public meetings may be found in the Urbana City
Code, Chapter 2, Article 1, Section 2-4. Persons wishing to speak should fill out a Comment Card including
their name and the topic to be discussed and provide the card to the City Clerk prior to the start of the
meeting.
Protocol for Public Input is one of respect for the process of addressing the business of the City. Obscene
or profane language, or other conduct that threatens to impede the orderly progress of the business
conducted at the meeting is unacceptable.
Public comment shall be limited to no more than five (5) minutes per person. The Public Input portion of
the meeting shall total no more than two (2) hours, unless otherwise shortened or extended by majority
vote of the public body members present. The presiding officer or the City Clerk or their designee, shall
monitor each speaker's use of time and shall notify the speaker when the allotted time has expired. A
person may participate and provide Public Input once during a meeting and may not cede time to another
person, or split their time if Public Input is held at two (2) or more different times during a meeting. The
presiding officer may give priority to those persons who indicate they wish to speak on an agenda item
upon which a vote will be taken.
The presiding officer or public body members shall not enter into a dialogue with citizens. Questions
from the public body members shall be for clarification purposes only. Public Input shall not be used as a
time for problem solving or reacting to comments made but, rather, for hearing citizens for informational
purposes only.
In order to maintain the efficient and orderly conduct and progress of the public meeting, the presiding
Persons with disabilities needing special services or accommodations for this meeting should contact the City Clerk
of Urbana at (217) 384-2366.
officer of the meeting shall have the authority to raise a point of order and provide a verbal warning to a
speaker who engages in the conduct or behavior proscribed under “Verbal Input”. Any member of the
public body participating in the meeting may also raise a point of order with the presiding officer and
request that they provide a verbal warning to a speaker. If the speaker refuses to cease such conduct or
behavior after being warned by the presiding officer, the presiding officer shall have the authority to mute
the speaker’s microphone. The presiding officer will inform the speaker that they may send the remainder
of their remarks via e-mail to the public body for inclusion in the meeting record.
Accommodation
If an accommodation is needed to participate in a City meeting, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at
least 48 hours in advance so that special arrangements can be made using one of the following methods:
Phone: 217.384.2366
Email: CityClerk@urbanaillinois.us
Persons with disabilities needing special services or accommodations for this meeting should contact the City Clerk
of Urbana at (217) 384-2366.
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