CC Minutes - 09/26/11 Work Session

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MINUTES Eugene City Council McNutt Room —City Hall 777 Pearl Street — Eugene, Oregon September 26, 2011 5:30 p.m. COUNCILORS PRESENT: Betty Taylor, George Brown, Andrea Ortiz, George Poling, Mike Clark, Chris Pryor, Alan Zelenka, Pat Farr. Her Honor Mayor Kitty Piercy called the September 26, 2011, work session of the Eugene City Council to order. A. WORK SESSION: Annual Meeting with Police Commission The council was joined by Police Commission Chair Juan Carlos Valle and Vice Chair Tamera Miller. Police Commissioners James Manning and Jim Garner and Eugene Police Chief Pete Kerns and Police Commission Analyst Carter Hawley were also present. Ms. Miller reviewed the commission's 2011 work plan and highlighted the Public Outreach & Resource Committee's work on the closure of the Monroe Street Station and the Policy Screening & Review Committee's policy review work. Mr. Valle presented the commission's proposed work plan for fiscal year 2012 and highlighted the hate crimes conference, community survey, and anticipated policy review and outreach efforts. He requested council approval to continue the commission's two current committees and to form a third committee to design the hate crimes conference. Mayor Piercy, a member of the Police Commission, said commissioners worked hard and were engaged in their work. She found the meetings interesting, particularly the chief's monthly report. Mr. Clark, who was also a member of the commission, agreed with Mayor Piercy about the commission's hard work. He commended the balanced, effective, and thorough work plan and the commission's continuing ability to implement its work plans. He was proud to be a commission member and thanked Mr. Valle and Ms. Miller for their leadership. Ms. Ortiz was pleased to hear the commission would review the domestic violence policy. She determined from Mr. Valle that the Eugene Police Department (EPD) would pay for the community survey. Ms. Ortiz hoped the commission sought input from those who were hard to reach using typical survey methods, and in particularly hoped to have feedback from youth and the homeless population. Mr. Valle welcomed suggestions for the survey and noted that the City would contract with a professional firm to prepare the survey. Ms. Miller added that the initial survey would be a telephone survey but the questions would be asked through as many venues as the commission could find. MINUTES— Eugene City Council September 26, 2011 Page 1 Work Session