Item B: Annual Meeting with Police Commission

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public attend the Committee meetings, and are able to provide public comments. A time is set aside on every agenda for community dialogue. Members of the public as well as interested organizations can have a two-way meaningful dialogue with the Committee members and Department staff about their concerns and interests related to the policies under review. 7. Through the continued Outreach and Resource Committee, conduct a community survey to assess the level of community trust and understanding. Status: A community survey was conducted in November 2011. Preliminary analysis has been completed, and the results shared with the Police Department. 8. Establish listening sessions between Eugene Police Department staff and the community Status: The Police Department has conducted listening sessions with community members since May 2009. The Commission has been briefed on the status and results of those listening sessions and no additional listening sessions are scheduled. 9. Coordinate joint meetings with the Citizen Review Board. Status: A joint meeting with the Civilian Review Board was held in September 2011, with subsequent regular annual meetings scheduled for the first meeting after the August break. 10. Coordinate joint meetings with the Human Rights Commission. Status: A meeting is being scheduled between the leadership of the Police Commission and the Human Rights Commission. 11. Increase understanding of gang violence in Eugene, and identify possible role for Police Commission in policies, education, resources or outreach. Status: The Police Commission regularly receives briefings from the Police Department about gang violence, and the Department’s proposed Gang Symposium. As the Symposium planning progresses, any appropriate roles for the Commission will be identified. The chief includes information, when it is available, about gangs in his monthly report at the Commission meeting. 12. Increase understanding of domestic violence in Eugene, and identify possible role for Police Commission in policies, education, resources or outreach. Status: At its meeting December 8, 2011, the Commission received a thorough briefing from a Police Department detective largely responsible for the Department’s response to domestic violence. No immediate role for the Commission was identified. 13. Increase understanding of system serving juveniles, with involvement from various public agencies, and identify possible role for Police Commission in policies, education, resources or outreach. Status: At its meeting in October, the Commission discussed all of the topics for further study, including juvenile services. They prioritized the discussions, based on the likely ability of the Commission to have a meaningful role in the topic. Services for juveniles were lower on the priority list, because of the multiple players, inadequate funding, and unclear resolution. The Commission received an informational presentation from Kids’ First, a non- profit housed at the District Attorney’s Office to lessen the trauma experienced by child victims of abuse. 14. Increase understanding of complex system involving jail bed capacity, with involvement from various public agencies and identify possible role for Police Commission in policies, education, resources or outreach. Status: At its meeting in October, the Commission discussed all of the topics for further study, including jail bed capacity. They prioritized the discussions, based on the likely ability of the Commission to have a meaningful role in the topic. Jail bed capacity was lower on the priority list, because of the multiple players, inadequate funding, and unclear resolution. 15. Increase understanding of interrelation between social services and public safety, with involvement from various public and non-profit organizations, and identify possible role for Police Commission in policies, education, resources or outreach. Status: At its meeting in FY 2012 Police Commission Annual Report