Police Community Engagement Board

minutes Meeting Title 9/24/2019 6:06 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 (6:40) Dr. Scott Groesch Katy Miller Mayor Gerry Welch Chief Dale Curtis Neil Bruntrager Captain Stephen Spear Agenda Item 3 Approve 8/13/2019 Motion for approval by Scott Groesch Minuets Second by Jean Scholtes Discussion Conclusions All Approved Action Items Person Responsible Erin Klippi Action item 1 Send to City for Website Conclusion Sent 10/7/2019 Action item 2 Presenter Name NA minutes Agenda Item 4 Presentation of Neil Bruntrager, City Attorney Sunshine Law Discussion Review of Sunshine Law and how it pertains to both open meetings and to police department records. Review of the definitions of open and closed records and what makes a record open or closed as it pertains to law enforcement records section 610. Review of how and why an open record is redacted. Reviewed basics of e-mail communications and how it can be requested as a sunshine review. Conclusions The suggestion was made by Attorney Neil Bruntrager that all board members create an individual e-mail account they use solely for Board business and discussion to avoid mixing personal e-mail and board e- mail. Action Items Person Responsible NONE Action item 1 All Board Members Each board member was recommended to create their own individual account via g-mail to separate personal and board communications. Agenda Item 5 Progress for Student Quenton Nehring was appointed as the youth liaison but was Appointment of not present due to an incorrect e-mail address being provided WGHS Student Rep originally. The e-mail has been corrected and he should be at the next schedule board meeting. minutes Conclusions Quenton Nehring is the current appointment as youth liaison non voting party per ordinance Action Items Person Responsible NONE: Presenter Name Date | time NONE Presenter Name Date | time Agenda Item 6 Discussion of AID Kevin S. lead discussion of materials distributed by the Alliance for Materials Interracial Dignity at the previous meeting. Discussion was had regarding the data presented with in the documents . Karen A. discussed the board leading from a point of positive and recommended the board try to avoid tunnel vision by focusing on the entire community of Webster Groves not just the African American community. Karen A. suggested board members attend various community meeting in Webster Groves. Karen A. further relayed an account of her personal interaction and observation of actions taken by two WG officers interacting with a stopped vehicle and commented on her positive impression of how it was handled. Action Items Person Responsible Deadline Karen A. will be put in touch with Community Resource Karen A. / Ofc. Fred N/A Officer Fred Bell for information on various community Bell meeting held throughout the city of Webster Groves to see if they would be receptive to having a member of the PCEB attend. Agenda Item 7 PCEB Action Items / Scott G. suggested the creation of a community survey to find out what Plan the community is actually looking for from the Engagement Board. Katy M. suggested a letter to the Webster Kirkwood times discussing the PCEB and what it is doing. Discussion Above minutes Conclusions Possible community Survey Action Items Person Responsible Deadline Kevin S. will assemble a list of possible questions for a Kevin Sombart N/A community survey regarding the PCEB and what Agenda Item 8 Future Agenda Items TBD Body Camera video of the recent Felony stolen video stop was distributed to the board and if deemed warranted by the PCEB discussion of the incident can be added to the next agenda. Discussion Action Items Person Responsible Deadline Review CD Each Board Member Agenda Item 9 Remarks of Guests Dr. Sarah Riss read a prepared comment regarding a recent article published in the St. Louis Post Dispatch discussing the Webster Groves Police Departments racial disparity numbers and the departments perceived lack of training in racial bias. She further invited the board to attend the AID meeting on October 12 th 2019. Chief Dale Curtis remarked that the Police Department was aware of the publication and has been in contact with the Post Dispatch and the journalist who published the article regarding major inaccuracies in the number of hours and dollars spent by the department to train officers reported in the article. Discussion Above minutes Action Items Person Responsible Deadline NONE Agenda Item 10/11 Confirmation of Next Next Meeting is Scheduled for 10/22/2019 @ 6:00 p.m. Scheduled Meeting and Adjourn Call for a motion by Kevin Sombart , Motion to adjourn by Karen Anderson Second by Katy Miller @ 7:43 p.m. Discussion Meeting Adjourned 7:43 p.m. Action Items Person Responsible Deadline Observers in attendances included but were not limited to: Dr. Sara Riss