Civilian Police Review Board Meeting
Regular MeetingUrbana, IL · January 26, 2022
Minutes
APPROVED MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING
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URBANA CIVILIAN POLICE REVIEW BOARD
DATE: Wednesday, January 26, 2022
TIME: 5:30 p.m.
PLACE: Virtually via Zoom
Urbana City Building
400 South Vine Street
Urbana, Illinois 61801
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MEMBERS PRESENT: Ricardo Diaz, Tony Allegretti, Tony Rice, Column Wilson
MEMBERS ABSENT: Katrina Kindle
1. CALL TO ORDER, ROLL CALL, AND DECLARATION OF QUORUM
Chair 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
Chair Ricardo shared the agenda. The agenda was amended in that the minutes will not be
approved until the March 23, 2022 meeting. Tony Allegretti made a motion to approve the
amended agenda and it was seconded by Tony Rice. The amended agenda was approved by
roll call vote.
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Regular Meeting, December 22, 2021
Minutes not approved, amended agenda moved the Meeting Minutes until March 23, 2022
4. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
No Public Participation occurred.
5. OFFICER’S REPORT
Carla Boyd, Human Rights & Equity Officer, shared there were no Appeals Hearings
scheduled at this time. CPRB Cards are ready for distribution, and the tri-fold is ready
but it was requested to add photos of the CPRB members prior to distribution.
6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
a. Updates on Augmenting the CPRB Manual
Tony Allegretti and Katrina Kindle continue to work on this ongoing progect.
b. Outreach to the Pubic & Member Recruitment
Colum Wilson updated the Board on recruitment efforts, 2 vacancies still remain.
c. CPRB Training
Chair Ricardo Diaz reminded and recommended to the CPRB to do a Police “ride-
a-long” with Urbana Police Department, as a part of their trainings. And discussed
his voluntary Taser participation.
d. Presentation by Community Engagement Coordinator Lemond Peppers
Lemond shared information about his other duties outside of the CPRB as the
Community Engagement Coordinator for the City of Urbana, Illinois. He discussed
he work with Urbana School District #116, shared his role as the Supervisor of the
Self-Made Kingz program, along with several public speaking engagements.
7. NEW BUSINESS
a. Proposed Meeting Time Change for the remainder of 2022.
Due to changes in availability it was proposed to change all of the remaining
Regular CPRB Meetings from 5:30 start until 6. Tony Rice made the motion with
a second from Colum Wilson. The motion carried by roll call vote.
8. BOARD INPUT AN DCOMMUNICATIONS
a. Board Member comments and announcements.
No comments or announcements shared at this time.
b. CPRB BOARD STATUS
Two vacancies still remain.
c. Time Commitment for Regular meetings and Appeals
Chair Ricardo Diaz shared the monthly time commitment will remain at and or
around 6 hours per month, this includes in Appeals Hearings which may be
scheduled in the future.
d. APPEALS AND SUGGESTIONS FOR DEALING WITH THEM
QUICKER.
All appeals have been suspended at this time by the request of the Appellant.
e. Next Regular Meeting of the CPRB
March 23, 2022 at 6:00p.m.
9. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
City Council Person Grace Wilken participated and shared input.
10. ADJOURNMENT
Tony Allegretti made a motion to adjourn. Tony Rice seconded the motion. The motion
carried by roll call vote, meeting adjourned at approximate 6:24 p.m.
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Respectfully submitted,
Lemond Peppers
Community Engagement Coordinator
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Agenda
Regular Meeting
Civilian Police Review Board
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DATE: Wednesday, January 26, 2022
TIME: 5 :30 pm
PLACE: *to be held virtually via Zoom, 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
a. December 22, 2021
4. PUBLIC INPUT
5. OFFICER’S REPORT
6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
a. Updates on Augmenting the CPRB Procedures Manual
b. Outreach to the public and member recruitment
c. CPRB Training
d. Presentation by Community Engagement Coordinator Lemond Peppers
7. NEW BUSINESS
a. Proposed meeting time change for the remainder of 2022.
8. BOARD INPUT AND COMMUNICATIONS
a. Board member comments and announcements
b. Two CPRB vacancies remain.
c. Time commitment for Regular Meetings & Appeals Hearings.
d. Appeals and suggestions for dealing with them quicker.
e. Next Regular Meeting Date: March 23, 2022.
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.
9. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
10. ADJOURNMENT
*Due to the Governor Pritzker and Mayoral Emergency Covid-19 Orders, the Urbana City Council
Chambers will be not be open to the public during this meeting. Board members will meet remotely using
Zoom Webinar. You may watch the meeting on streaming services, or on Urbana Public Television, or attend
via Zoom.
PUBLIC INPUT GUIDELINES
Here’s the zoom info for next week’s meeting:
You are invited to a Zoom webinar.
When: Jan 26, 2022 05:30 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
Topic: Civilian Police Review Board
Please click the link below to join the webinar:
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Webinar ID: 820 2004 5152
International numbers available: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kbjEO2WUQT
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:
Zoom Webinar Participant
Click on the link listed in the agenda to join the Webinar. You must provide your name and email address
in order to join the Webinar. If you wish to speak during Public Input, “raise your hand” and wait to be
called on by the meeting host. You must state your first and last name for the meeting record. Participants
will be muted except when they are called on to speak; video will remain off for all members of the public
when speaking.
Telephone Participant
Call the phone number listed on the Agenda. Enter the Webinar ID followed by the # key. All callers are
muted by default. If you wish to speak, “raise your hand” by pressing *9 once. When you are called on by
the host or presiding officer, you will be un-muted. You must state your first name and last name for the
meeting record.
Persons with disabilities needing special services or accommodations for this meeting should contact the City Clerk
of Urbana at (217) 384-2366.
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: Xpenn.diaz@gmail.com. The subject line of the email must
include the words “PUBLIC INPUT” and the meeting date. Your email will be sent to Ricardo Diaz,
CPRB Chairperson. 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
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 four (4) minutes per person. The Public Input portion of
the meeting shall total no more than one (1) hour, 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
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 and/or video presence at the meeting. 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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