2024-06-13 - AGE - PEACE Commission Meeting June 13, 2024 — 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
Trey Gladney Alicia Dang Trevor Parkes Karen Boehne
Katrina Cisneros Janet Frisch Bridget Glass
Henry Crosby Madeline Ryan Cory Salazar
4.Check in
What grounds and reconnects you to your purpose?
5.Approval of Agenda
6.Approval of Minutes
6.A.PEACE Commission Minutes 5.9.24
7.Discussion/Action Items
a. Welcome new commissioner, Karen Boehne
b. Introduction to Interim City Manager, Noah Schuchman
c. Twelve Watch Presentation
d. Subcommittee Updates
8.Check out
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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 2634 542 0432 . Password: 1234
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PEACE COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES
May 9, 2024 — 6:30 PM
Council Conference Room
Hybrid Meeting
1. 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.
2. Attendance/Roll Call
Trey Gladney Alicia Dang Trevor Parkes
Katrina Cisneros Janet Frisch Bridget Glass
Henry Crosby Madeline Ryan Cory Salazar
City Staff: Airrion Williams Council Liaison: Roslyn Harmon
Special Guest: Dr.Raj Sethuraju
3. Check in
What is a book, show, movie, or podcast you would recommend the group check out?
4. Approval of Agenda
MOTION to approve the agenda by Commissioner Frisch, 2nd by Commissioner Glass. Approved Unanimously.
5. Approval of Minutes
5.A. PEACE Meeting Minutes 4.11.24
MOTION to amend minutes to include attendance of Commissioner Parkes. MOTION to approve minutes for
4.11.24 as amended by Commissioner Frisch, 2nd by Commissioner Crosby. Approved unanimously.
6. Discussion/Action Items
a. Flock LPR Camera Input
Chair Gladney acknowledged the work of all commissioners, but especially Vice Chair Cisneros for
gathering all of the commission’s perspective and crafting the document to share the PEACE
perspective on Flock LPR cameras. Chair Gladney asked the commission to provide input if they’d like
to. Williams shared that the city appreciates the input and that he will follow up with next steps.
b. Data Dashboard Input
Staff Liaison Williams read a draft document sent from the Data Subcommittee providing
recommendations on a new GVPD Data Dashboard. Commissioner Parkes brought up that in a discussion
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with Chief Green he and the Data subcommittee asked for the dashboard to display complete
demographic information. Commissioner Frisch is asking that the dashboard be easily adjustable. Chair
Gladney asked that the dashboard include a map displaying where offenses take place. Dr.Raj asked that
we include the level of offense associated with a crime.
Commissioner Crosby asked the Data subcommittee if they’ve reviewed other city’s dashboards to
inform our recommendation. Parkes shared that they reviewed Minneapolis’s dashboard. Parkes shared
that police leadership were looking for what data should be shared in the dashboard.
Staff Liaison Williams asked if PEACE still wanted the dashboard to include a function where community
were able to provide officer recognition or report an officer, giving community the ability to see what
areas on a map are having positive and negative interactions with GVPD. Dr.Raj shared that city staff
attended a “Understanding and Responding to Mass Incarceration” conference where a tool called
“Twelve Watch” was shared. Dr.Raj shared that Twelve Watch is an application that allows cities and
community to get an officers professional history prior to employment and during an interaction. Dr. Raj
shared that it might be a good idea for PEACE to meet with the Twelve Watch staff.
Chair Gladney shared that the data subcommittee will refine their input and get back to him to submit
input to GVPD.
c. Subcommittee Updates
Commissioner Frisch shared that the subcommittee has been focused on interviews. Frisch shared that
Assistant Chief Perez spoke highly of the PEACE Commission and its contributions to the PD.
Commissioner Crosby asked if interviews can take place during the weekend, so more commissioners can
participate.
Commissioner Glass shared that the community survey is complete and has been reviewed by Dr.Raj and
Staff Liaison Williams. Glass also stated that the community engagement subcommittee is planning a
listening session for public safety this summer and joint listening session with public safety and other
community in the early fall. Frisch asked the group to mindful of planning around Jewish holidays in the
fall. Commissioner Glass asked for Williams to share the survey with the commission for more input.
Chair Gladney asked if Williams can secure a table for PEACE at Golden Valley Pride festival so that we
can share the survey. Frisch recommended that PEACE table at Market in the Valley. Dr.Raj asked if there
was a Juneteenth event that PEACE can survey at. Williams shared that he will reach out to Sweet Potato
Comfort Pie to see if there is room for collaboration. Council Liaison Harmon shared that there is a
Showcase at the trailhead that could be an opportunity. Crosby shared that we need to lock in a location
for the next listening session and that we should consider one of the schools in Golden Valley. Crosby
also shared that we need to continue to get youth voice. Dr.Raj recommended that we reach out to
student councils to recruit because they want to be more engaged. Glass asked if Williams can send a
cultural/spiritual holiday and days of recognition calendar. Williams shared that the commission was sent
a calendar to fill in with their availability and that the commission needs to mindful of all days of
recognition when planning.
Staff Liaison Williams shared the Chief provided a brief update on the school resource officer position.
Williams stated that the Chief shared that PD is focusing on increasing patrol staffing and that once this
need is met PD will focus on the SRO position. Chief stated that PD is anticipates to fill the position
next fall.
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Williams stated that the community response contract draft is currently in the review process. Once
officially accepted by the council the city hopes to have community response team, Just Love, start off
with community engagement prior to starting their community response.
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7. Adjournment 8pm
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May 9,2024
To:Golden Valley Police Department,City Council,and City Manager
From:PEACE Commission
Re:Flock Camera Systems
We have been asked by the City of Golden Valley to consider the community implications of an
adoption of Flock Camera Systems by the Golden Valley Police Department.This document
reflects the collective research,conversations,work,and commitment of the diverse expertise of
PEACE Commissioners.We also requested and reviewed information from Golden Valley Chief
of Police including,but not limited to the,“FAQ-GVPD FLOCK LPR,”“GVPD Flock Safety LPR
cameras capture license plates and vehicle characteristics”powerpoint and “GVPD Flock Safety
Presentation”to make sure we understood the technology from our Police Department’s
perspective.The focus of this PEACE Commission inquiry was centered around community
impact and the following represents varying input from our Commissioners.
Benefits of Flock Camera System use in Golden Valley:
●License plates can be run against law enforcement watch lists for abducted children,
stolen cars,and missing people.
●Flock Camera System would only be used for the purpose of ALPR (automatic license
plate recognition)and not facial recognition.
●The camera system offers PD resources to monitor a range of community and safety
situations.
Concerns regarding Flock Camera System use in Golden Valley:
●The Fourth Amendment acts to constitutionally protect individuals and this adoption
would be a partnership between private and governmental entities,raising questions
about the applicability of the Fourth Amendment to protect our rights of citizens.
●Surveillance Camera Systems are often placed in areas that disproportionately track and
target Black and brown community members,perpetuating discriminatory practices.1
●Flock is a private company,which raises concerns about the lack of
transparency/oversight especially in regards to our private data and protection from
officers violating data privacy including but not limited to selling it.2
2 Gurman,S.,&Tucker,E.(2023,December 4).AP:Across US,police officers abuse confidential databases.AP
News.https://apnews.com/general-news-699236946e3140659fff8a2362e16f43
1 The threat to privacy and civil liberties with Automatic License Plate Readers.ACLU of Oklahoma.(2023,December
21).
https://www.acluok.org/en/news/threat-privacy-and-civil-liberties-automatic-license-plate-readers#:~:text=Flock%20m
aintains%20the%20system%20is,in%20the%20criminal%20legal%20system.
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●Community members can be flagged as “provisionally”suspicious which could move PD
to gather more data on people than necessary or appropriate.
●IPVM (Internet Protocol Video Market)research group found that Flock’s systems are
not always accurate.3
●Accuracy issues with ALPR systems such as Flock have led to many national incidents
where innocent people have been subject to trauma and harm.
●The overall quality of a public space is impacted when we,the public,are being
surveilled.
●Use of Flock Camera Systems ALPR data could be used by law enforcement to alert
immigration authorities which could lead to deportations as Golden Valley is not a
Sanctuary City under statute.4
●Flock Camera Systems runs all plates against state police watchlists and the FBI’s
primary criminal database,and the National Crime Information Center (NCIC)creating a
national database of private citizens’information.
●Community members have concerns about their individual privacy and see Flock
Camera Systems as over-policing.
●There is no need to collect data on our comings and goings without consent including
the government tracking us as community under no suspicion.
●A license plate is not a person and is only one piece of data.
●There is concern that the camera systems will be placed near or around our residential
areas.
●There is no information at this time that demonstrates that benefits of the system
outweigh the costs.
●Flock Camera Systems can create a false sense of security,leading to neglect of and
potential siphoning of funds for more effective crime prevention measures.
●No clear information on a measurable metric on effectiveness and questions regardings
data on how the implementation of this system prevents crime.
At this time,the PEACE Commission has generated many concerns that potentially
outweigh the potential benefits of the Flock Camera System.
If Golden Valley pursues the adoption of Flock Camera Systems after these community benefits
and concerns we recommend the following:
●That the Golden Valley Police Department provide their expected benchmark goals 60
days prior to adoption of Flock Camera Systems.
●That the city of Golden Valley commits to a scheduled audit of the cameras one year
after the date they are adopted to see if they have met the benchmark goals set forth by
Golden Valley PD.
4 Vaughan,J.M.,&Griffith,B.(2024,April 12).Map:Sanctuary cities,counties,and States.CIS.org.
https://cis.org/Map-Sanctuary-Cities-Counties-and-States
3 Ipvideomarket.(2021,January 6).Flock Safety Falcon LPR tested.IPVM.https://ipvm.com/reports/flock-lpr
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●That the city of Golden Valley commits to dismantling the Flock Camera Systems if Flock
Camera Systems are deemed to be ineffective and/or disproportionately harms
historically marginalized communities in said audit.
●That the following language be absolutely added by law or as an addendum to Flock
contract per recommendations from the ACLU:5
○“Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary,ALPR photos or data captured by
the customer ’s Flock camera,or otherwise provided to or shared with Flock by
the customer,or any data generated therefrom,shall be deleted and destroyed
by Flock no more than three minutes after such photos or data are first captured
by,provided to,or shared with Flock,unless otherwise required by applicable
law.”
○“Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary,ALPR photos or data captured by
the customer ’s Flock camera,or otherwise sent to or shared with Flock by the
customer,or data produced therefrom,shall not be sent to,shared with,or used
by or for any other person or entity.”
○“Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary,ALPR photos or data captured by
the customer ’s Flock camera,or otherwise sent to or shared with Flock by the
customer,or data produced therefrom,may be compared only to hot lists created
by the government Agency that provided the ALPR photo or data.”
We would like to thank the city of Golden Valley for the directive to provide community voice in
this decision making process and we look forward to continued collaboration.
In solidarity,
Golden Valley PEACE COMMISSION
5 Chad Marlow,J.S.(2023,June 13).How to pump the brakes on your police department’s use of Flock’s mass
surveillance license plate readers:ACLU.American Civil Liberties Union.
https://www.aclu.org/news/privacy-technology/how-to-pump-the-brakes-on-your-police-departments-use-of-flocks-ma
ss-surveillance-license-plate-readers
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