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Mayor Faust reviewed that Resolution 16-070 would establish a Workgroup to make 1 recommendations for Police Department policies on officer worn body cameras. It was noted that 2 guidelines were sent from the State on August 1, 2016, the Workgroup will be selected, and 3 Councilmember Gray will represent St. Anthony. Councilmember Gray read the entire 4 resolution. 5 6 Motion by Councilmember Gray, seconded by Councilmember Stille, to approve Resolution 16-7 070 a Resolution for the Establishment of a Workgroup to Make Recommendations for Police 8 Department Policies on Officer Worn Body Cameras. 9 10 Motion carried 5-0 11 12 D. Proposed Planning Work Group for an Initiative on Institutional Racial Bias in Policing 13 14 Mayor Faust summarized at the September 13, 2016, St. Anthony Village City Council meeting, 15 he and the three Councilmembers present indicated support for examining institutional racial bias 16 in the policing practices of the St. Anthony Police Department, as the response to the agenda 17 item proposal led by Ms. Kristine Lizdas. At that meeting, the St. Anthony Villagers for 18 Community Action (SAVCA) recommended the immediate formation of a planning group to 19 flesh out the details of a larger City/community initiative to investigate institutional racial bias in 20 policing. Mayor Faust reviewed the proposal for this planning group including a Summary of 21 Preliminary Planning, Summary of the Work of the Planning Group, Members of the Planning 22 Group, and Timeline. 23 24 Mayor Faust noted the initial Planning Group will include Police Chief Jon Mangseth, Mayor 25 Jerry Faust, City Manager Mark Casey, St. Anthony resident Kristine Lizdas, St. Anthony 26 resident Jenifer McGuire, St. Anthony resident Nancy Robinett, community activist Curtis Avent 27 from Justice Occupation for Philando, community activist John Thompson (a friend of Philando 28 Castile), one representative from Falcon Heights (to be named), and one representative from 29 Lauderdale (to be named). Other members or advisors to the Planning Group may be added by 30 the Planning Group for reasons of need and outreach. Mayor Faust asked for a Councilmember 31 volunteer for this group and Councilmember Jenson volunteered and will be part of the Planning 32 Group. 33 34 Mayor Faust reviewed there is urgency to this process because of the urgency associated with the 35 tension, sadness, and publicity surrounding the death of Philando Castile. The Planning Group 36 agrees to communicate regularly among itself via in-person, small group, and remote 37 communications, and to meet in-person at least twice over the first month, with the goal of 38 producing a formal proposal for the City Council and St. Anthony Police Department on 39 conducting an institutional assessment of racial bias in policing by the October 25, 2016 City 40 Council meeting. The Planning Group understands that it will work cooperatively and that each 41 member will use its best efforts in this proposal development. 42 43 Ms. Nancy Robinett and Ms. Kristine Lizdas were present at the meeting. Ms. Robinett stated the 44 proposal is submitted from the SAVCA. They expressed appreciation the City is moving forward 45 with the proposal. Ms. Lizdas asked Council if they have any questions at this time or will they 46 be discussed at the Planning Committee meeting. They spoke with Chief Mangseth and he 47 expressed interest in being part of the Planning Committee. 48 3