Police Community Engagement Board

minutes Meeting Title 08/13/2019 6:03 PM PD Conference Room 4 S. Elm Meeting called by Kevin Sombart Type of meeting Police Community Engagement Board Facilitator Kevin Sombart Note taker Erin Klippi Timekeeper Erin Klippi Roll Call/Speakers Kevin Sombart In Attendance John Thomas Jean Scholtes Karen Alexander Rev. Eric Hayes Dr. Scott Groesch Katy Miller Mayor Gerry Welch Chief Dale Curtis Officer Fred Bell Captain Greg Perks Agenda Item Approve 6/10/2019 With modification to “chairperson” not “president” Minuets Discussion Approval moved by Dr. Scott Groesch and Seconded by Jean Scholtes Conclusions Unanimously Approved Action Items Person Erin Klippi Responsible Action item 1 Send to City for Website Conclusion Sent 8/14/2019 Action item 2 Presenter Name NA Agenda Item Selection of Vice Katie Miller Chair Discussion Moved by Kevin Sombart, Second by Jean Scholtes Conclusions Approved Unanimously minutes Action Items Person NONE Responsible Action item 1 NONE All Board Members Agenda Item Presentation By Summary of his job description and the roll he serves with in Community the Webster Groves Police Department. Answered question Engagement from Kevin Sombart about the Community reception of his Officer Fred Bell position, Officer Bell indicated that the feedback he has received from the community has been largely positive. Discussion General Conclusions No Action Taken Action Items Person Deadline Responsible NONE Presenter Name Date | time NONE Presenter Name Date | time Agenda Item Presentation by Summary of his job description and summary of the COP Captain Perks (Community Oriented Policing) positions with in the Webster Groves Police Department. Spoke of the positive reception of National Night Out and briefly discussed how the public was able to contact the police department to schedule an officer to attend an event. Discussion Conclusions Contact can be made through the City of Webster Groves website or by calling the Police Department Admin Coordinator Erin Klippi Action Items NONE Person Deadline Responsible Agenda Item minutes RP By DC of Chief Dale Curtis provided background and context of the Recent WGPD incident by showing 4 videos of actual incidents where Felony Stolen similar stops have had dire consequences and why officers Vehicle Stop must use assertive tactics on Felony Vehicle Stops. Chief Curtis then gave a summary of the circumstances of the actual incident. The board proceeded to ask general questions regarding the stop a summary as follows. Discussion Dr. Scott Grosch - Was the License Plate Reader (LPR) accurate? Chief Curtis: Yes, the reader was accurate, the information entered by another agency was later determined to be incorrect. Katy Miller - Does the WGPD require de-escalation training? Chief Curtis Yes, WGPD includes de-escalation as part of multiple types of training Kevin Sombart – How many Officers were on the scene in question? Chief Curtis Four WGPD Officers Karen Alexander – When did the original officer know something was “not quite right” with the information he was being provided? Chief Curtis Approximately 25 minutes into the stop. Katy Miller – How much of what was reported on social media was correct? Chief Curtis – We have no real way of knowing what was reported on what types of social media but it appears there was some truth and some misinformation at least on Facebook Conclusions Action Items NONE Person Deadline Responsible Farrell Carfield form the Alliance for Interracial Dignity distributed information regarding their organization Agenda Item Discussion of Kevin Sombart lead discussion regarding who responds to PCEB Response inquiries and if it is appropriate for board members to to Specific respond to ‘rumors” on social media. It was surmised that Incidents due to the nature of the board it would not be in the best minutes interest for individual board members to respond to discussion on social media community pages for many reasons including Sunshine review. Discussion John Thomas – Is their information regarding the Community Engagement Board on the City website? Chief Curtis – Yes, the minutes are available much the same as the other city committees Conclusions Gerry Welch suggested the board create a plan to communicate and suggested that the city attorney was invited to a meeting to review Open Meeting Sunshine Law but no individual was tasked with the plan Action Items Person Deadline Responsible Agenda Item Discussion of General discussion of how to let the community know what Possible PCEB the PCEB does was included in the general discussion of Action Items and response to specific incidents. Future Agenda Discussion Should an article be submitted it Webster Kirkwood Times regarding the PCEB? Conclusions Unknown at this time – social media may be a more effective form of communication depending on the demographic. Action Items Person Deadline Responsible Agenda Item minutes Confirmation of Next Meeting is Scheduled for September 24th 2019 6:00 PM Next Scheduled Called to Adjourn by Kevin Sombart Meeting and Adjourn Discussion Meeting Adjourned 7:39 PM Action Items Person Deadline Responsible