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2022-11-10-Agenda-PEACE Commission REGULAR MEETING AGENDA 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 2451 109 2445 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 ☐ Madeline Ryan ☐ Shelli Bakken ☐ Andrew Wold ☐ Henry Crosby ☐ Loretta Arradondo ☐ Alicia Dang ☐ Roslyn Harmon ☐ Trey Gladney ☐ Janet Frisch ☐ Charlie Quimby Staff Present: 4. Grounding Exercise 5. Approval of Agenda 6. Approval of Minutes 7. Workplan Updates 8. Listening Session update 9. PEACE Newsletter November 10th, 2022 – 6:30 pm Council Conference Room Golden Valley City Hall 7800 Golden Valley Road City of Golden Valley PEACE Commission Regular Meeting November 10th, 2022 – 6:30 pm 2 10. Police Department Update 11. Collaborative Solutions Grant Update 12. Adjournment _______________________________________ Trey Gladney, Chair _______________________________________ Airrion Williams, Staff Liaison REGULAR MEETING MINUTES 1. Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 6:35 pm 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 ☒ Madeline Ryan ☐ Shelli Bakken ☒ Andrew Wold ☒ Henry Crosby ☒ Loretta Arradondo ☒ Alicia Dang ☐ Roslyn Harmon ☒ Trey Gladney ☒ Janet Frisch ☒ Charlie Quimby Staff Present: Airrion Williams, Community Connections and Outreach Specialist ; Maria Cisneros, City Attorney. 4. Approval of Agenda MOTION by Commissioner Quimby to have agenda include Janet Frisch’s Oath of office after the “Approval of Agenda”. 2nd by Commissioner Crosby. Chair Gladney motioned to approve agenda as amended. Approved unanimously. 5. Janet Frisch’s Oath of Office 6. Approval of Minutes MOTION by Commissioner Quimby motion to approve September 8th meeting minutes, 2nd by Commissioner Dang. Approved unanimously (Commissioners Anderson and Frisch abstained from voting because they were not present) October 13th, 2022 – 6:30 pm Council Conference Room Golden Valley City Hall 7800 Golden Valley Road City of Golden Valley PEACE Commission Regular Meeting September 8th, 2022 – 6:30 pm 2 7. Bylaws, Voting, Subcommittee Business Commissioner Quimby shared he has been working on a listening session for the PEACE Commission. Quimby stated that it’s not always practical to come back to the commission to get approval votes on a monthly basis. Quimby asked to create a process where the commission votes to give subcommittees authority to make business decisions on behalf of the whole commission. City Attorney Cisneros shared that the commission could vote to give subcommittees authority to spend a specified amount of money and choose a date and a time for an event. Cisneros shared that the policy is in place to make sure that the whole commission is in agreement with the message, event, and money spent. Quimby stated that he agrees with the process. Commissioner Wold suggest that the commission doesn’t need a bylaw change. Wold stated that the commission only needs to make a motion to delegate authority to subcommittee heads. Cisneros shared that commissioner, including subcommittees, need to work through staff liaison Williams regarding all things PEACE Commission. Commissioner Crosby shared that he wants the commission to be mindful of Commissioner Quimby’s intentions and effort to convene community. Commissioner Ryan asked for clarification on what the “listening sessions” are. Staff Liaison Williams shared the difference between the Collaborative Solutions Grants listening sessions and the Listening Sessions approved and outlined in the commission’s work plan. Williams said that one of the Collaborative Solutions team’s goals is to collaborate with PEACE, PD, City Staff, and Community partners to host community listening events, provide racial trauma healing sessions for community groups and police officers, and facilitate ongoing cross jurisdictional relationships. The listening sessions approved in the commission work plan were described as listening sessions with stakeholders to inform future Commission actions and elevate community voices as well as participate in the four other listening sessions in collaboration with the Collaborative Solutions Grant. Williams shared that it would be helpful for PEACE to approve a budget and dates for him to book ahead of time. Quimby shared that it’s more beneficial to gauge the community’s availability before picking dates for events. Chair Gladney asked Williams to follow up with the Police Department to ask police officers to join the commission. Wold shared that he believes that extending voting rights to police officers might attract officers. Gladney asked the commission to reflect on this idea, but said it wasn’t included on the agenda, so the commission needs to wait to discuss and vote until the commission has given the public proper notice. Dang asked if PD expressed any interest in this or if the idea that voting rights matters was an assumption. Anderson stated that he sees how the council voting to not give PD voting rights shifted their attitudes toward PEACE. Commissioner Frisch asked if PD leadership were aware of this conversation and the commission’s desire to fill the open officer seats. Gladney said that he’d prefer to have PD at the table first before we vote to change the bylaws and would like to table the conversation until it is on the agenda. Wold shared that having Officer Siljander and Crime Analyst Kaitlin Undersander could be beneficial. Quimby shared that he too wants to fill our open spots for PD representation, but the PEACE Commission needs to be mindful that there is an open investigation in the PD and that comes with its difficulties. Quimby also said that PEACE should be mindful of all the complications that City of Golden Valley PEACE Commission Regular Meeting September 8th, 2022 – 6:30 pm 3 come with a police department that is having a critical staffing shortage . Cisneros shared that more information regarding the investigation will be available to the commission soon and we will work together to share information with community. MOTION by Commissioner Wold to give chair of the community engagement subcommittee and chair of hiring subcommittee, in collaboration with their subcommittees, the authority to spend up to $500 each for listening sessions. Commissioner Anderson 2nd, approved unanimously. 8. Community Engagement event “What’s Your Sign? Commissioner Quimby stated that the event will no longer take place on Nov 5th. Quimby shared that he’s been handling the event by himself and going forward he could use more support from the rest of the commission. Quimby shared that he went to PD events in neighboring cities and has learned a lot about community engagement. 9. Coordination with Police Department re: staffing status, collaborative work, PD representation on PEACE City Attorney Cisneros shared that 3 officers were promoted to Sergeant. 10. City Council interviews of prospective PEACE Commissioners—questions and process. 11. Mailing List Staff Liaison Williams shared that PEACE has upwards of 800 subscribers so PEACE should consider how to use that mailing list. 12. Staff Updates Staff Liaison Williams shared that the PEACE Commission Data subcommittee will not have an equity consultant for the policy manual audit until 2023. Williams said until then the Data subcommittee can review the police policy manual and make recommendations while including what professionals we can bring to the table. 13. Adjournment MOTION to adjourn by Commissioner Wold at 8:06pm. 2nd by Commissioner Anderson Approved unanimously. _______________________________________ Trey Gladney, Chair _______________________________________ Airrion Williams, Staff Liaison