Item B: Ordinance on Downtown Public Safety Zone

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Attachment C M I N U T E S DRAFT Eugene Police Commission McNutt Room—Eugene City Hall—777 Pearl Street Eugene, Oregon September 9, 2010 5:30 p.m. PRESENT: Tamara Miller, Chair; Juan Carlos Valle, Vice Chair; John Ahlen, Joe Alsup, George Brown, Mike Clark, Jim Garner, Tim Mueller, Marilyn Nelson, members; Police Chief Pete Kerns; Randi Zimmer, Linda Phelps, Lt. Doug Mozan, EPD staff; Police Auditor Mark Gissiner. Ms. Miller called the meeting of the Eugene Police Commission to order. I. AGENDA MATERIAL REVIEW AND MINUTES APPROVAL Ms. Zimmer reviewed the agenda attachments, which included two sets of commendations and Internal Affairs case summaries for July-August; a news release about the commission vacancy; and Police Auditor Mark Gissiner’s annual report. She deferred consideration of the July 8, 2010, minutes to the October 2010 meeting. II. PUBLIC FORUM Mr. Valle reviewed the rules for the Public Forum. Deborah Frisch complained about the work of a minutes recorder, shared a personal experience related to the events of September 11, 2010, and complained about the failure of Congress to enact legislation providing benefits to those injured that day. Mary Salinas shared a story about a man who attempted to evade the police and averred the police had set a police dog upon him while he was handcuffed. She asked why the “good cops” did nothing about the “bad cops.” She also spoke out against child pornography, terming it genocide. Claire Syrett of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) reiterated the ACLU’s objection to the City’s Downtown Public Safety Zone (DPSZ) ordinance. She said such sanctions required proper due process and suggested there were sufficient processes in place already for repeat offenders that provided due process. It would eliminate the confusing and separate process required by the DPSZ ordinance. She asked the commission to recommend to the council that the zone be allowed to expire. Majeska Seese Green questioned why the recent forum on the DPSZ had not been recorded. She did not think it was respectful of speakers’ comments, no matter how well the summary was written. Referring to the Agenda Item Summary for the DPSZ, she expressed concern at the staff recommendation, which was for the first or second option rather than the more neutral third option. She did not think staff should support a position before the commission discussed the issue and did not believe the commission’s staff should be representing Eugene Police Department (EPD) positions.