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2023-09-14 - PEACE Commission Agenda Packet September 14, 2023 — 6:30 PM Council Conference Room Hybrid Meeting 1.Call to Order 2.Land Acknowledgment We acknowledge and honor the Dakota nation, on whose ancestral land the City of Golden Valley is built, and whose land resources we use. We commit to counteracting the erasure of the cultural practices and presence of the Dakota people and through education and by amplifying a wide range of indigenous voices. 3.Attendance/Roll Call Randy Anderson Alicia Dang Roslyn Harmon Trevor Parkes Katrina Cisneros Janet Frisch Bridget Glass Henry Crosby Trey Gladney Madeline Ryan 4.Check in What are you most looking forward to as Fall approaches? 5.Approval of Agenda 6.Approval of Minutes 6.A.PEACE Commission Minutes 8.10.23 7.Discussion/Action Items a. PEACE & PD Gathering b. Prosecution Contract Update c. SRO Update d. Listening Session Update e. Public Safety Funds Prioritization Update f. Subcommittee Updates PEACE COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA Police Employment, Accountability, & Community Engagement (PEACE) Commission meetings are being conducted in a hybrid format with in-person and remote options for attending. Remote Attendance: Members of the public may attend this meeting in person or via Webex or by calling + 1-415-655-0001 and entering meeting number 2631 423 4599 . Webinar password: 1234 (1234 from phones and video systems) City of Golden Valley PEACE Commission Meeting September 14, 2023 — 6:30 PM 1 8.Check Out One word: After today, I leave with greater sense of... 9.Adjournment City of Golden Valley PEACE Commission Meeting September 14, 2023 — 6:30 PM 2 August 10, 2023 — 6:30 PM Council Conference Room Hybrid Meeting PEACE COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES Police Employment, Accountability, & Community Engagement (PEACE) Commission meetings are being conducted in a hybrid format with in-person and remote options for attending. 1. Call to Order 6:37pm 2. Land Acknowledgment We acknowledge and honor the Dakota nation, on whose ancestral land the City of Golden Valley is built, and whose land resources we use. We commit to counteracting the erasure of the cultural practices and presence of the Dakota people and through education and by amplifying a wide range of indigenous voices. 3. Attendance/Roll Call Randy Anderson Alicia Dang Roslyn Harmon Trevor Parkes Katrina Cisneros Janet Frisch Bridget Glass Henry Crosby Trey Gladney Madeline Ryan Staff Liaison Airrion Williams Council Liaison Sophia Ginis Guest: Dr. Raj Sethuraju, Jenn Hamrick, Christine Bangar 4. Approval of Agenda MOTION to approve agenda by Commissioner Parkes, 2nd by Commissioner Cisneros, approved unanimously. 5. Approval of Minutes MOTION to approve 7.8.23 special meeting minutes by Commissioner Cisneros, 2nd by Commissioner Parkes, approved unanimously. MOTION to approve 6.29.23 minutes by Commissioner Cisneros, 2nd by Commissioner Dang approved unanimously. Chair Gladney abstained from voting because he was not present. 6. Discussion/Action Items 1. Ramsey County Presentation: Appropriate Response Iniative Ramsey County’s Integrated Health and Justice Administrator, Jenn Hamrick, and Planning Specialist, Christine Bangar, presented Ramsey County’s Appropriate Response Initiative to the PEACE Commission. *The presentation slides are included in the minutes* PEACE Commissioners expressed a general interest in adopting a similar model for Golden Valley’s public safety, but asked questions around data collection, cost, and training. Commissioners discussed collaborating with the Golden Valley Neighborhood Watch block 3 captains and the community partner identified in the “Collaborative Solutions” grant to function as the “community response” shown in Ramsey county’s model. Commissioners briefly compared the models from Canopy Roots, Hennepin County, and Ramsey County. PEACE expressed interest in presenting the Appropriate Response Initiative to the City Council. 2. PEACE and PD Gathering Williams shared that he and Assistant Chief White are planning a gathering for PEACE and GVPD to continue to grow their relationship. Williams shared that various GVPD staff will join the commission in team building activities and opportunities to learn more about each other. Date and location are to be decided. 3. Subcommittee Updates There were no subcommittee updates 4. Data Point Ask Update Williams shared that Assistant Chief White has agreed to provide PEACE Commission regular data point updates. Williams shared that PEACE needs to share the data points with Assistant Chief White and we will work together to determine a process for sharing the information. 7. Adjournment 8:01pm City of Golden Valley PEACE Commission Meeting July 13, 2023 — 6:30 PM 1 4 Appropriate Responses Initiative (ARI) 8/10/23 5 Agenda 1 System Transformation 2 3 4 ARI Overview Co-Design Response Structure 5 6 7 8 Growth Opportunities Public Health Response Community Response Questions 6 3 Introductions Jenn Hamrick, Integrated Health and Justice Administrator Christine Bangar, Planning Specialist 7 4 Framework Principles Putting Well-being & Community at the Center of Justice System Transformation 8 5 Continuum of Transformation Community Engagement Values Data •Community engagement to build trust and decision making •Using data to measure progress or areas of ongoing concern •Leading with values shared with community members. 9 6 What is Appropriate Responses Initiative (ARI) ? • New response types and enhancements to dispatch county-wide resources: – Expanding Social Services Crisis response – Creating Public Health response – Creating Community Based response – Enhancing 9-1-1 protocols for new response options 10 7 Racial Equity Impact •In Ramsey County, Black and American Indian populations continue to be burdened by the most significant disparities across life outcomes. •More appropriate investments are required to support the development of systemically disinvested communities. •These investments should support the wellness of communities, offer options that do not utilize harmful punishment mechanisms, and prevent engagement with the public safety system. 11 8 Long Term Outcomes Intentional focus of all outcomes is on Black and American Indian communities Improve wellness of community Less Black and American Indian people engaged with the justice system Less Black and American Indian people incarcerated Less Black and American Indian people financially obligated to the justice system 01 02 03 04 12 Sharing Power Building Capacity Prioritizing Relationships Using Participatory Means Co-Design Circle Members • Community members • Ramsey County • Administration • Social Services Crisis • Public Health • Emergency Communications Center • Suburban Police and Fire • Suburban City Official • City of St Paul Official • City of Saint Paul Police and Fire • Ramsey County Sheriff's Office • Mental Health 13 10 Co-Design Circle Values 14 11 Outcomes of Co-Design • Co-design participants reached consensus on a list of 911 scenarios • Scenarios were assigned to Public Health, Social Services Crisis, Community Responders, or Co- Response • ARI work moves forward with Co-design consensus and community input directing our efforts 15 12 Individual Calls 9-1-1 Emergency Communications Receives and Dispatches Call Traditional Response Model (Law Enforcement, Fire, Emergency Medical Services) Original Structure 16 13 Incoming 9-1-1 Call Emergency Communications Receives and Dispatches Call Co-response Model Any 2 responders in partnership Public Health Response Community Health Workers (CHW) Traditional Response Model (Law Enforcement, Fire, Emergency Medical Services) Community Response Trained community members Behavior Health Response Trained crisis workers Embedded Social Worker support triaging Fall 2023 Functional Spring 2024 Functional Planning begins winter 2023 17 14 Community Responders • Not a traditional responder (police, fire, Emergency Medical Services, crisis). • Training: life-experience, community-involved, and formalized certificates/education. • Rooted in community. • Employed by a contracted community-based agency. 18 15 Appropriate Response Incoming 9-1-1 Call Emergency Communications Receives and Dispatches Call Community Response Model Categories of Calls Assists- people needing support to solve a challenge Calls from Rec Center, Group Home, or School Welfare Check Dispute Resolution between families, neighbors, etc. Unsheltered Nuisance Juveniles 19 16 Public Health Response • Substance-use related calls • Examples: – Welfare checks, public use, businesses, etc. – Resource needs – Narcotics found/disposal – Youth use – Private and public spaces 20 Current models fully operational Changing systems and centering community takes time and intention Flexible Funding Sources Some current ARPA funding limitations make it challenging to meet the needs in the community Expanding Scope How might we bring together a larger group of stakeholders to dream of what comes next? What other responses are needed? Are there other calls current responders could add? A system built on wellness and community How might we continue to prove new models that changes the foundation of the criminal legal system to one that is centered on wellness and community? Growth Opportunities 21 Questions? 1822