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was not brought in unless there was reasonable suspicion. Chief Lehner added that the same criteria used <br />to determine the need for an officer search was required to deploy the dog. <br /> <br />Ms. Taylor asked if the dog could discern between cat urine and methamphetamine. Chief Lehner <br />responded that a well-trained dog could, but he was uncertain whether the Belgian Malinois, Kyra, <br />deployed by the Eugene Police Department (EPD) had been trained to that degree. He explained that each <br />substance required a little bit different training and certification and he did not know what level Kyra had <br />achieved. <br /> <br />In response to another question from Ms. Taylor, Ms. Ortiz clarified that the difference between the Social <br />Security Number collection before and after the task force had met was that now there was a policy, <br />whereas before there had not been one. Mr. Brown added that the task force looked all over the United <br />States for a policy to model the City's policy after and was unsuccessful. He reiterated that the City was <br />now using a policy that clarified Social Security Numbers were voluntary information and a person <br />stopped by the police was not required to provide that information to the detaining officer. <br /> <br />In response to Mr. Meisner, Mr. Brown clarified that the uniform review had resulted from the inability to <br />distinguish certain security company employees from EPD officers, particularly the University of Oregon <br />campus police. He said the purpose of the review was to find a solution that made the EPD officers easily <br />identifiable. He noted that there was not an ordinance in the community that prohibited other agencies <br />from wearing similar uniforms. <br /> <br />Mr. Meisner asked if the City had the authority to direct the University on its uniform policy. Mr. Brown <br />responded that it was important to be sensitive to the issue and that discussions with the University were <br />being held regarding such a policy. <br /> <br />Mr. Pap~ thanked the Police Commission for its hard work. He related a story of being stopped by the <br />police in Nevada and refusing to provide his Social Security Number on demand. As it could have <br />resulted in an overnight stay in the town jail, he said he ultimately capitulated. He approved of having a <br />policy that made such information voluntary. <br /> <br /> Mr. Pap6 asked Mr. Brown to elaborate on the downtown community policing project. Mr. Brown stated <br /> that the resource implications referred to on page 5 of the report correlated with the recommendation to <br /> restore funding for the second foot patrol officer for the downtown area. He reported that the discontinua- <br /> tion of the position had a profound and negative effect on policing in the downtown corridor. He said City <br /> contract requirements caused Downtown Eugene Incorporated (DEl) to reduce its deployed security by 60 <br /> percent and the City replaced DEI security with a company that provided less coverage. He added that <br /> many of the recommendations in the plan were non-revenue related. <br /> <br /> Mr. Pap~ asked if people in the downtown area had been surveyed to determine if they felt more or less <br /> safe. Mr. Taylor replied that such a survey had not been conducted, but staff worked with DE1 and other <br /> stakeholders to improve the safety of the area. <br /> <br /> Ms. Ortiz stated that the commission intended to conduct some citizen outreach in the community to <br /> determine what the needs were. Mr. Brown added that the Saturday Market and the other representatives <br /> of the downtown community were unanimous that downtown safety was their primary issue. He related <br /> that another recommendation of the project had been to provide at least one officer in the downtown area <br /> with specialized training in mental health issues. <br /> <br /> MINUTES--Eugene City Council July 28, 2004 Page 2 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br /> <br />
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