Public Safety Committee
Southwest Partnership
August 26, 2020
MINUTES
Introductions
- Laura Dykes,
- Gigi Lazard,
- Tyrone Roper,
- Sgt. JR Jones,
- Bill Joyner (BPD),
- Regina Merritt,
- Bif Browning,
- Patty Hogan,
- JR Lee,
- Daniel Rodenburg,
- Catherine Neely,
- Thomas Hams
- Howard Hughes
- Tony Scott
- Approval of July minutes – JR Lee, Dan
New Business
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- Introduction of new Neighborhood Coordination Supervisor for Southern Command, Sgt. Jimmy Shetterly (NOTE: Might get pulled away to cover Vice President Pence’s motorcade) – Ended up not being able to attend.
- Neighborhood Policing Plan – Bill Joyner
- Part of the Consent Decree Paragraph 19 – police department has to work with neighborhoods with “micro” plan
- To shape that process for a neighborhood plan → neighborhood policing training (reach out to Bill Joyner)
- How to best prepare
- 1. already come understanding priorities; have a process to formalize public safety priorities — most deeply and broadly felt
- 2. Is there one plan or multiple? BPD is not drawing the lines. Better to come from community
- BPD would need information on date, times, name (internal, external) – central spreadsheet → how does SWP become pilot for this?
- Bill can work on this effort: 443-240-6864 work cell
- Venroy: motion implement strategy to start recording at community level reports to the police that allows us to track complaints and response times
- venroy, daniel second – passed
- Community safety updates
- Camera program
- Discussion of different camera options to increase public safety.
- JR, Howard, Dan, Thomas commit to leading conversation on identifying pilot location and presenting to the Committee
- Camera program
- Committee makes a motion to fundraise for cameras at a pilot location – JR, Dan – PASSED unanimously
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- Discussion of shootings around hollins market
Old Business
- Lighting survey – NDC proposal reviewed. Okay to fundraise for it? – PASSED
- Yes: JR Lee, howard, regina, daniel, JR Jones
- Abstain: bif, thomas
- Nay: Patty
- Alley Gates – Thomas provided update
Motion to adjourn – Thomas, JR Lee