6.19.2019 City Council Work Session Minutes

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MINUTES Eugene City Council Harris Hall, 125 East 8th Avenue Eugene, Oregon 97401 June 19, 2019 12:00 p.m. Councilors Present: Jennifer Yeh, Alan Zelenka, Chris Pryor, Claire Syrett, Mike Clark, Greg Evans Councilors Absent: Emily Semple, Betty Taylor Councilor Pryor opened the June 19, 2019, work session of the Eugene City Council in Mayor Vinis' absence. 1. WORK SESSION: Annual Report from Police Commission Police Commission Chair Bill Whalen, Incoming Chair Sean Shivers, and Police Commissioner Steve McIntire introduced the annual report, gave an overview of the Commission's work in the past year as well as its work plan for the coming year. Council Discussion: • Councilor Evans - asked about the Commission's plan to reach out to communities of color, expressing concern that the outreach has not been as robust as would be desirable. • Councilor Syrett - expressed gratitude for the Commissioners' service; asked for an update on the Commission's regular meetings with the City Manager; highlighted that the people who leave garbage around the river—especially in the summer months - are not always homeless. • Councilor Zelenka - wanted to see the City get out information faster about use of force incidents as it may dispel rumors; would like the City to develop more effective strategies for dealing with camping other than citing people; encouraged Police Commission members to attend community meetings and hold their meetings throughout the city. • Councilor Pryor - noted the role of Community Court in helping people downtown, especially for people cited for camping; said the Police Commission can help the Police Department in increasing its level of responsiveness to the community. • Councilor Zelenka - noted that plans to move the meetings to places outside the Police Department may make the meetings more accessible. 2. WORK SESSION: Civilian Review Board and Police Auditor Annual Report Civilian Review Board chair Steve McIntire presented the group's 2018 Annual Report. Council Discussion: • Councilor Clark- asked about the trending complaint reports. • Councilor Zelenka - highlighted the format of the report, which includes a summary of all cases it reviewed; delineated functions of the Police Commission and the Civilian Review Board • Councilor Pryor - shared his appreciation for systems of auditing like the City has with the Police Commission and the Civilian Review Board in which there are two sets of eyes on an issue; noted the increase in internal complaints registered as being a sign of the health of the system MINUTES - Eugene City Council June 19, 2019 Page 1 Work Session