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Dr. Katul determined that Mr. Meisner wanted the council to approve some of the commission's <br />recommendations prior to the department adopting them. Mr. Johnson suggested that staff <br />highlight the policy recommendations of the commission as they were developed in the council's <br />meeting packet and if three or more councilors wanted a work session, one could be scheduled. <br />Mr. Kelly endorsed that approach. <br /> <br />Ms. Taylor thought the council should be more involved than merely being informed of the <br />commission's recommendations. She discussed a National League of Cities presentation about <br />a Boston community policing program and said it sounded to her like her idea of community <br />policing, which was police being there to help people. The system was a cooperative one, with <br />police, school leaders, church leaders, social workers, parents, and students working together. <br />She said ideally, the police would be everywhere, and people would know who they are and go to <br />them for help. Ms. Taylor did not think that required more money, just a different way of doing <br />things. She thought that the police should get out of their cars and walk, bus, and bicycle <br />around. <br /> <br />Mr. Pap~ referred to page 13 of the packet, which included the powers and duties of the <br />commission. He believed that item 5, To assist the City Council in balancing community priorities <br />and resources by advising it on police resource issues, addressed some of the council's <br />concerns. He urged the council to allocate more resources to implementing the <br />recommendations of the commission. <br /> <br />Mr. Pap~ acknowledged the work of Dr. Katul and said Dr. Katul was intelligent, committed, and <br />resourceful. He thanked Dr. Katul for his fine leadership. <br /> <br />Returning again to the subject of the use of force and protest, Mr. Kelly acknowledged Mr. <br />Prozanski's remarks about the small number of such incidents in comparison to other situations. <br />However, he reiterated that the police response in such cases was different from other police <br />responses and could require specific guidelines. He offered a specific example of a protest <br />incident where a protester resisted an order to disperse. He said he did not have a solution to <br />offer the commission but thought the issue worth examining in the context of the use of the force <br />continuum. <br /> <br />Regarding the video taping policy, Mr. Kelly agreed with those in the community who thought the <br />policy was overly broad and said he hoped it would be revisited by the commission. He cited as <br />an example of his concern the videotaping of June 18 protest participants as they entered the <br />park. <br /> <br />Regarding the council representatives on the commission, Mr. Kelly said that those councilors <br />could provide one perspective but the commission should not assume they represent the entire <br />council. <br /> <br />Mr. Rayor said he had attended several meetings of the Independent Police Review Project and <br />urged the commission to reach out to that group. <br /> <br />Mayor Torrey expressed concern that the use of force continuum be given much commission <br />review and that it be clear to the public about the implications of the continuum. <br /> <br /> Ms. Taylor, seconded by Ms. Nathanson, moved to approve the Police <br /> Commission Fiscal Year 2001 Work Plan. The motion passed, 7:0. <br /> <br />MINUTES--Eugene City Council December 11, 2000 Page 5 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br /> <br />