00:00:05.567 --> 00:00:09.467 We go ahead and call the meeting to order, uh, so if we 00:00:09.467 --> 00:00:11.533 could all, so if we could do the roll call, please, and 00:00:11.533 --> 00:00:15.934 before we do roll call, I’m just gonna read this off as 00:00:15.934 --> 00:00:20.100 previously noted, Councilman Tran of the city council. Uh, 00:00:20.100 --> 00:00:22.367 will be participating in the meeting by interactive 00:00:22.367 --> 00:00:25.400 technology, so she hasn’t been able to log in quite yet. 00:00:25.400 --> 00:00:29.133 Pursuant to Minnesota statute, sections 13D.02 rather than in 00:00:29.133 --> 00:00:32.834 person at the city council’s regular meeting place at City 00:00:32.834 --> 00:00:36.133 Hall council chambers 52008 5th Avenue North, Brooklyn Park, 00:00:36.133 --> 00:00:38.734 Minnesota. I’m physically present in the city council 00:00:38.734 --> 00:00:41.900 chambers along with council members Christian Erick 00:00:41.900 --> 00:00:44.734 Erickson, um, Shelley Page and Tony McGarvey, all council 00:00:44.734 --> 00:00:47.867 members can hear one another and can hear all discussion and 00:00:47.867 --> 00:00:53.734 testimony. Members of the public and the council meeting 00:00:53.734 --> 00:01:01.133 by calling 1-218-302-5973. And entering meeting ID. 246177433, 00:01:01.133 --> 00:01:03.233 and then pressing the pound sign when you are asked to 00:01:03.233 --> 00:01:06.533 enter a participant ID or by watching it on CCX Media 00:01:06.533 --> 00:01:16.100 Channel 16 or by live streaming it at HTTPS www. 00:01:16.100 --> 00:01:19.300 Brooklynark.org. slash City councilors. All right. So if we 00:01:19.300 --> 00:01:24.767 can go ahead and head into roll call. Council member Eriksson, 00:01:24.767 --> 00:01:32.734 Council member Young. member Konowski. council member 00:01:32.734 --> 00:01:40.100 Winston Page Council member McGarvey Council member Tran. 00:01:40.100 --> 00:01:45.000 Council member Tran. Oh, here. Mayor Winston, you have a 00:01:45.000 --> 00:01:46.734 quorum. All right, if we could all rise for the pledge of 00:01:46.734 --> 00:01:55.634 allegiance. allegiance to the flag. The United States of 00:01:55.634 --> 00:02:14.467 America. You are rich. is just All right, if we can, uh, we’ll 00:02:14.467 --> 00:02:17.467 go ahead and head into public comments. So we’ll start with 00:02:17.467 --> 00:02:20.667 response to uh prior public comment. Uh, I’ll make a, I’ll 00:02:20.667 --> 00:02:25.467 make a brief comment after this to add on to it as well, so. 00:02:25.467 --> 00:02:31.266 Great, thank you, Mayor. um. Uh, there was one public comment 00:02:31.266 --> 00:02:35.500 and uh email provided from Miss Guy at Humple, um, in terms of 00:02:35.500 --> 00:02:40.900 the uh She was brought up, um, at the last city council 00:02:40.900 --> 00:02:45.233 meeting. Uh, the first one is around the CAC renovations and 00:02:45.233 --> 00:02:47.934 the uncertainty in terms of if we’re getting bonding dollars 00:02:47.934 --> 00:02:53.233 for that, um, project this cycle of this legislative cycle, 00:02:53.233 --> 00:02:56.400 uh, the legislative session appears to be coming to a close 00:02:56.400 --> 00:02:59.767 that has not finalized, but we’re close to that, um, 00:02:59.767 --> 00:03:02.266 Director Tolberg and I have talked about in the event that 00:03:02.266 --> 00:03:05.000 we do not get any bonding resources, this legislative 00:03:05.000 --> 00:03:07.734 cycle that we will need to come back to the council here. uh 00:03:07.734 --> 00:03:11.567 within the next 2 to 4 weeks. Um, so we will be scheduling 00:03:11.567 --> 00:03:15.100 that in terms of trying to figure out um next steps on 00:03:15.100 --> 00:03:17.734 that project as we await the outcome of the legislative 00:03:17.734 --> 00:03:23.767 session. Uh, the other comment, uh, really was worth with 00:03:23.767 --> 00:03:28.367 regard to a Missguid Humel’s concerns around the school 00:03:28.367 --> 00:03:32.166 district and the opportunities that, um, she’s concerned that 00:03:32.166 --> 00:03:35.367 the opportunities for students south of eighty-fifth, um, by 00:03:35.367 --> 00:03:38.634 the Assyria School District are not equal to those 00:03:38.634 --> 00:03:42.000 opportunities provided to other parts of the district area and 00:03:42.000 --> 00:03:46.100 is encouraging the city council to Uh, proactively work with 00:03:46.100 --> 00:03:49.867 the school district to address that, um. I can speak 00:03:49.867 --> 00:03:51.500 personally, you know, there have been a number of 00:03:51.500 --> 00:03:55.734 conversations with the district with regard to that, um, from 00:03:55.734 --> 00:04:00.500 the council and staff and uh it’s ultimately a decision for 00:04:00.500 --> 00:04:03.734 the school district in terms of the activities that they 00:04:03.734 --> 00:04:06.000 provide, um, but I know that that continues to be a concern 00:04:06.000 --> 00:04:09.000 for Miss Guy Temple, so, um, not discounting that in any 00:04:09.000 --> 00:04:12.533 fashion. That’s it. Thank you. See, I’ll just follow up on 00:04:12.533 --> 00:04:16.266 that. I’m not gonna discount uh anything either. I will say 00:04:16.266 --> 00:04:19.734 that when it comes to the, to the District 279. Again, that 00:04:19.734 --> 00:04:21.467 is something that has to be taken up with the school board, 00:04:21.467 --> 00:04:25.734 I think. Um, we don’t really take kindness the school board 00:04:25.734 --> 00:04:28.834 coming and telling us what to do. If they do, they have to go 00:04:28.834 --> 00:04:32.233 through our processes and we have, um, We have the same 00:04:32.233 --> 00:04:35.634 approach with them. We have had a number of meetings with them. 00:04:35.634 --> 00:04:37.567 I think we’ll continue to have a number of meetings with them, 00:04:37.567 --> 00:04:44.367 but I would also say this, that, um, There’s a lot of 00:04:44.367 --> 00:04:46.166 performative that occurs when it comes to people talking 00:04:46.166 --> 00:04:48.767 about kids and I’ve seen it my whole life. If people are 00:04:48.767 --> 00:04:51.800 really concerned about the children or the kids to go out, 00:04:51.800 --> 00:04:55.467 raise the money, help start the programming, start the programs 00:04:55.467 --> 00:04:58.133 yourself. The government is not always going to be the answer. 00:04:58.133 --> 00:05:02.900 Uh, and in this case, I don’t know, uh, that the city has the 00:05:02.900 --> 00:05:07.233 power or should have the power, uh, given, given kind of this 00:05:07.233 --> 00:05:09.367 separate this concept of separation of powers. I don’t 00:05:09.367 --> 00:05:14.166 think that we should have the power to compel the School 00:05:14.166 --> 00:05:17.467 board to do what some folks think folk, some folks think we 00:05:17.467 --> 00:05:20.567 should do. Um, I think the other pieces when it comes to 00:05:20.567 --> 00:05:22.467 the community activity center, uh, I think Jay covered where 00:05:22.467 --> 00:05:25.900 it’s at in the legislature. If we don’t get it this year, we 00:05:25.900 --> 00:05:28.734 go back try next year, we look for other solutions in between. 00:05:28.734 --> 00:05:32.867 I think there has to be um a coming together. I often think 00:05:32.867 --> 00:05:37.834 what I what I often see is that people settle on a particular 00:05:37.834 --> 00:05:41.467 solution, not understanding that it’s fluid when it comes 00:05:41.467 --> 00:05:45.800 to this particular process. Uh, and that fluidity sometimes 00:05:45.800 --> 00:05:49.467 doesn’t always give us the answer we want immediately. Um, 00:05:49.467 --> 00:05:55.467 and To ask taxpayers to foot another 10 million or 15 00:05:55.467 --> 00:05:58.667 million or to rip out something that many people have grown up 00:05:58.667 --> 00:06:02.734 with, and they see as part of their heritage, uh, it’s not 00:06:02.734 --> 00:06:06.033 something that I think that the council at this point is 00:06:06.033 --> 00:06:10.767 inclined to do until we have to cross that bridge, uh, so I, I 00:06:10.767 --> 00:06:13.467 understand that the criticism that people want to answer now. 00:06:13.467 --> 00:06:16.634 I know that people routinely come here and say I need you to 00:06:16.634 --> 00:06:20.100 spend $10 million but they don’t have $10 million check, 00:06:20.100 --> 00:06:22.533 and we don’t necessarily have $10 million. a check either. Um, 00:06:22.533 --> 00:06:27.467 so I think I would say patience and time on that. This council 00:06:27.467 --> 00:06:31.033 has been here maybe 2.5 years, and there’s some people who 00:06:31.033 --> 00:06:35.233 have been here less, and this is not a situation that we 00:06:35.233 --> 00:06:37.767 necessarily created, but it is something we inherited in terms 00:06:37.767 --> 00:06:41.767 of There’s just less resources that come to Brooklyn Park and 00:06:41.767 --> 00:06:44.467 we’re doing everything in our power to get our fair share of 00:06:44.467 --> 00:06:47.100 resources. When you talk about what’s going on at the Capitol, 00:06:47.100 --> 00:06:50.900 they have made kind of a grand bargain. To say that many of 00:06:50.900 --> 00:06:54.033 these local projects that people need, now that we 00:06:54.033 --> 00:06:56.533 finally got representation from certain communities, they’ve 00:06:56.533 --> 00:06:59.533 made this kind of grand deal. And you have to look into the 00:06:59.533 --> 00:07:02.200 politics of it. I didn’t run for House or Senate because I 00:07:02.200 --> 00:07:06.100 don’t want to be part of that. But they have made this grand 00:07:06.100 --> 00:07:10.634 deal to say, uh, we’re kind of hesitant on many of these local 00:07:10.634 --> 00:07:13.300 projects, even though many of these local projects have been 00:07:13.300 --> 00:07:15.567 given to the southwest suburbs and other folks well before 00:07:15.567 --> 00:07:18.567 they came to Brooklyn Park. So we’re not the ones with the 00:07:18.567 --> 00:07:22.000 power of the pen to sign that legislation or to create that 00:07:22.000 --> 00:07:25.000 legislation to get that type of funding to Brooklyn Park. There 00:07:25.000 --> 00:07:27.734 are folks, other folks you’ve elected for that as well. And I 00:07:27.734 --> 00:07:30.300 would petition them, and I would continue to petition them. 00:07:30.300 --> 00:07:32.634 Uh, but we’re gonna work with the resources that we have 00:07:32.634 --> 00:07:35.367 within Brooklyn Park and we’re going to come to the best 00:07:35.367 --> 00:07:39.467 solution, but there is no one solution, and I think that many 00:07:39.467 --> 00:07:43.300 people are saying there is one solution, but then when I’m 00:07:43.300 --> 00:07:46.300 offline and some of the quieter voices reach out to me online 00:07:46.300 --> 00:07:49.533 or they see me in the streets. They have a very different 00:07:49.533 --> 00:07:52.000 opinion. And I think there’s many different opinions of how 00:07:52.000 --> 00:07:55.100 this can be solved. And so I think we have to kind of learn 00:07:55.100 --> 00:07:58.200 how to work with the resources we have, uh, get the resources. 00:07:58.200 --> 00:08:01.934 that we can get and then make the best decision and then 00:08:01.934 --> 00:08:04.533 realize that not every decision is going to be solved within a 00:08:04.533 --> 00:08:09.300 year or two. I know that sexism, racism, many of the isms, the 00:08:09.300 --> 00:08:11.467 biases that have occurred and the things that have led to 00:08:11.467 --> 00:08:13.567 Brooklyn Park dealing with the many, many of the issues that 00:08:13.567 --> 00:08:16.934 they’ve dealt with now, even in some cases, how our veterans 00:08:16.934 --> 00:08:19.133 are treated. Those are not issues that were created in a 00:08:19.133 --> 00:08:23.367 year. They weren’t created in 50 years. So to think that 00:08:23.367 --> 00:08:25.834 something, somebody’s gonna come in the office and change 00:08:25.834 --> 00:08:33.300 it over 2 years just to me. Doesn’t align with the reality 00:08:33.300 --> 00:08:36.634 in which we exist, and I don’t think it gives credit to the 00:08:36.634 --> 00:08:39.166 difficult decisions that people have to make. It’s always easy 00:08:39.166 --> 00:08:42.467 to criticize. It’s very difficult to really be a part 00:08:42.467 --> 00:08:44.567 of that solution. And so I encourage people to be a part 00:08:44.567 --> 00:08:47.033 of it. Um, and I think some people have stepped up to the 00:08:47.033 --> 00:08:48.934 blade and they’ve been a part of it and they they’ve been 00:08:48.934 --> 00:08:51.000 there with the losses and they’ve been there with the 00:08:51.000 --> 00:08:53.367 wins. But I would encourage everyone to get involved and 00:08:53.367 --> 00:08:56.533 realize there’s a little bit of a Ebb and flow to dealing with 00:08:56.533 --> 00:08:59.000 this stuff, uh, so I will leave it at that and then we can go 00:08:59.000 --> 00:09:03.233 ahead and open it up to public comment. So first we have, um, 00:09:03.233 --> 00:09:07.100 Collette Guy Hempel. Uh, if you could say name and address, uh, 00:09:07.100 --> 00:09:26.734 unlimited to 3 minutes. Thank you. Good evening, Mayor and 00:09:26.734 --> 00:09:31.000 city council. I’m gonna go off script from, from the email 00:09:31.000 --> 00:09:36.266 that I sent you. However, the courts, this has been talked 00:09:36.266 --> 00:09:41.467 about since before. 2022. So this has been a number of years. 00:09:41.467 --> 00:09:48.100 The school district I have been here, I have given as a matter 00:09:48.100 --> 00:09:51.834 of record, their community ed books. This has been going on 00:09:51.834 --> 00:09:56.667 for 4 years, plus it’s been going on for decades, actually. 00:09:56.667 --> 00:10:02.000 I fought with them over the dome when that was built. In 00:10:02.000 --> 00:10:06.767 Maple Grove, that Park Center kids and ASIO kids would have 00:10:06.767 --> 00:10:13.834 time in that place too. I’ve, I’ve tried. I ran for school 00:10:13.834 --> 00:10:20.133 board 6 times. Way back when my child was in school. We pulled 00:10:20.133 --> 00:10:25.000 him out of theoso district because Anoka Hennepin was 00:10:25.000 --> 00:10:30.767 giving better electives, and he’s spent 7 through 12th grade 00:10:30.767 --> 00:10:38.266 in Anoka Hennepin, where he got a good education. Now You know, 00:10:38.266 --> 00:10:44.133 how long do kids have to wait? Two weeks ago I told you that a 00:10:44.133 --> 00:10:49.667 5th grader waiting for these scenes in 2022 would now be in 00:10:49.667 --> 00:10:54.533 high school. We now heard over the weekend of a Brooklyn Park 00:10:54.533 --> 00:11:03.834 kid. Being shot at Northtown Mall. 15 years old. Now I know 00:11:03.834 --> 00:11:09.734 our parks and wreck. I know our staff have contacted them, but 00:11:09.734 --> 00:11:14.500 it’s going to take the city council making a formal 00:11:14.500 --> 00:11:20.900 complaint to the to the um commissioner of education to 00:11:20.900 --> 00:11:26.100 Keith Allenson to the Secretary of State. Um, over there, Scott. 00:11:26.100 --> 00:11:34.767 So Uh, I’m not quite sure who, who that guy is, I think it’s a 00:11:34.767 --> 00:11:40.767 sermon, but um, these scenes need to be dealt with. And if 00:11:40.767 --> 00:11:47.100 politicians aren’t doing their job, than other politicians 00:11:47.100 --> 00:11:50.000 have the voice 86,000 people stand behind you as a 00:11:50.000 --> 00:11:56.734 collective group. That’s far more than my going over there. 00:11:56.734 --> 00:12:00.467 Council member McGarvey, Council member Tran, both 00:12:00.467 --> 00:12:05.166 attended meetings where I have spoken and so is Chief Bruley, 00:12:05.166 --> 00:12:11.634 where he was talking about the SRO program. I have tried every 00:12:11.634 --> 00:12:16.467 avenue that I can as an individual. And I stand in 00:12:16.467 --> 00:12:24.467 support my husband and I have given thousands of dollars. In 00:12:24.467 --> 00:12:31.367 chess sets and pizza, the last 3 years. To give something that 00:12:31.367 --> 00:12:36.800 every other school in Asio gets as an elementary, but those 00:12:36.800 --> 00:12:42.233 schools. So thank you, um, I think we have in our, I’ll 00:12:42.233 --> 00:12:47.100 respond briefly, um, we have Liz. Please forgive me, Liz 00:12:47.100 --> 00:12:52.867 Folinsky. Thank you. So, if you could say name and address, 00:12:52.867 --> 00:13:05.567 that would be appreciated and then 3 minutes. Thank you. My 00:13:05.567 --> 00:13:10.500 name is Lizolinsky, 8649 Matson Brook Lane. Good evening, Mayor 00:13:10.500 --> 00:13:15.166 and council members. Thank you for the opportunity to speak. 00:13:15.166 --> 00:13:19.033 My name is Lizinsky and I’m the VP of our local wrestling club, 00:13:19.033 --> 00:13:24.734 CB takedown and the CEO of our charitable charitable gambling 00:13:24.734 --> 00:13:28.000 organization. I’m here on behalf of our club, asking for 00:13:28.000 --> 00:13:31.000 your support and approving our charitable gambling license and 00:13:31.000 --> 00:13:36.500 permits. A wrestling program serves male and female youth 00:13:36.500 --> 00:13:39.767 athletes from preschool through 12th grade, drawing athletes 00:13:39.767 --> 00:13:44.567 right from here in Brooklyn Park. These kids come from all 00:13:44.567 --> 00:13:48.367 walks of lives, many of whom wouldn’t have access to 00:13:48.367 --> 00:13:51.634 organized sports without programs like ours. Our goal is 00:13:51.634 --> 00:13:55.834 to offer a fully funded experience so that cost is 00:13:55.834 --> 00:14:00.567 never a barrier. But this license will be able to raise 00:14:00.567 --> 00:14:04.834 funds needed for gear, coaching, tournament fees, travel. 00:14:04.834 --> 00:14:08.000 Keeping the financial burden off families while creating a 00:14:08.000 --> 00:14:11.200 safe, positive, and competitive environment for all of our 00:14:11.200 --> 00:14:17.200 athletes. Following Minnesota state guidelines, we’d also be 00:14:17.200 --> 00:14:20.834 supporting other programs within our communities. 00:14:20.834 --> 00:14:23.734 Approving this license isn’t just an investment in wrestling 00:14:23.734 --> 00:14:27.800 and support of the local small businesses, heavy rotation. 00:14:27.800 --> 00:14:31.533 It’s an investment in our youth, our community, and the values 00:14:31.533 --> 00:14:35.367 of discipline, teamwork, and perseverance. Thank you for 00:14:35.367 --> 00:14:43.867 your consideration. All right, thank you. So, Colette, uh. I 00:14:43.867 --> 00:14:47.667 promise it’s not going to be anything uh crazy but I did 00:14:47.667 --> 00:15:05.166 want to ask you a question. You made some specific asks. So 00:15:05.166 --> 00:15:10.033 regarding District 279, um, What specific people are you 00:15:10.033 --> 00:15:14.767 asking us to reach out to besides the school board? I 00:15:14.767 --> 00:15:21.166 would like you to let the commissioner of education, I 00:15:21.166 --> 00:15:29.133 believe it’s Willie Jeffries, and, and Governor Waltz and the 00:15:29.133 --> 00:15:32.133 Attorney General Keith Ellingson. And the Secretary of 00:15:32.133 --> 00:15:38.734 State. Because they are not following the Constitution of 00:15:38.734 --> 00:15:44.100 Minnesota that has stated in the education department in, in 00:15:44.100 --> 00:15:49.100 where it talks about public education. After school 00:15:49.100 --> 00:15:57.567 activities and field trips are to be the same. And, and so as 00:15:57.567 --> 00:15:59.834 the school district uh I didn’t want to go too down that path 00:15:59.834 --> 00:16:02.767 because I know you’re passionate around this. Um, 00:16:02.767 --> 00:16:06.734 what I will say is that staff will reach out to you for 00:16:06.734 --> 00:16:09.834 particular talking points that you’re interested in. Uh, I 00:16:09.834 --> 00:16:13.033 don’t make promises on getting any meetings. I will reach out 00:16:13.033 --> 00:16:16.100 to AG Ellison. I will reach out to this, uh, to the 00:16:16.100 --> 00:16:17.767 commissioner of Education. I’m not going to reach out to the 00:16:17.767 --> 00:16:21.000 Secretary of State because very different, uh, that’s not 00:16:21.000 --> 00:16:24.734 necessarily under his purview the way you think, um, and then, 00:16:24.734 --> 00:16:26.934 um, I will reach out to particular connections I have 00:16:26.934 --> 00:16:30.133 with the school board, and I will see. I will begin 00:16:30.133 --> 00:16:32.834 discussions with them. I don’t make promises on this because 00:16:32.834 --> 00:16:37.000 this is outside of my area. I’m, I’m hesitant when people use 00:16:37.000 --> 00:16:39.634 the death of a 15 year old child because I’m, I’m often 00:16:39.634 --> 00:16:43.033 visiting with these families when they deal with this, um, 00:16:43.033 --> 00:16:46.667 to, to connect that to this, right? And I, I don’t think 00:16:46.667 --> 00:16:49.834 that’s necessarily the right thing to do. But I do 00:16:49.834 --> 00:16:54.767 Understand the passion that you have. And uh uh I will make a 00:16:54.767 --> 00:16:58.467 commitment to, uh, with staff workout. I have some 00:16:58.467 --> 00:17:01.567 relationships with these people personally. I’m hesitant to 00:17:01.567 --> 00:17:03.667 talk about the governor. Uh, I mean the governor is a good 00:17:03.667 --> 00:17:05.400 person. I feel like he’s probably got a little bit on 00:17:05.400 --> 00:17:08.567 his plate right now, but I will reach out, um, as does Ellison, 00:17:08.567 --> 00:17:10.767 who’s, you know, fighting at the federal level as well, but 00:17:10.767 --> 00:17:13.800 I will reach out. We’ll make, uh, we will reach out in a good 00:17:13.800 --> 00:17:16.100 faith effort. We’ll reach out via email. I’ll reach out 00:17:16.100 --> 00:17:18.367 personally and then we’ll see what we can do from there. And 00:17:18.367 --> 00:17:21.000 then I will follow up with you. personally, that is, um, that 00:17:21.000 --> 00:17:23.634 is the best that I can promise at this point around what 00:17:23.634 --> 00:17:29.834 you’re asking. I am grateful for that and like I said, I am 00:17:29.834 --> 00:17:33.033 grateful for the police department and the parks and 00:17:33.033 --> 00:17:38.400 rec, all their efforts to try to keep kids in Minnesota, 00:17:38.400 --> 00:17:44.834 chill and other foundations and organizations in our city that 00:17:44.834 --> 00:17:55.500 work hard to help kids. So thank you. All right, so, uh, 00:17:55.500 --> 00:18:01.266 All right, so next, um, we will move to. Approval of the agenda. 00:18:01.266 --> 00:18:08.367 And so that’s right, so I would recommend someone, well, 00:18:08.367 --> 00:18:11.467 someone has to pull 7.1, so if you’re gonna make the motion, 00:18:11.467 --> 00:18:14.734 um, council member Page, please move 7.1 because we don’t have 00:18:14.734 --> 00:18:21.133 the full council here. Please, if we can do 7.1 and move that. 00:18:21.133 --> 00:18:26.100 Do you need more than that? What you, so you’re making a 00:18:26.100 --> 00:18:32.533 motion to. Remove from the agenda. Alright, is there a 00:18:32.533 --> 00:18:38.867 second? I All right, so, um, motion was made to remove item 00:18:38.867 --> 00:18:46.233 7.1 while approving the agenda. Uh, we need a roll call vote. 00:18:46.233 --> 00:18:53.200 Council member Erikson. Council member page. On remember 00:18:53.200 --> 00:19:00.800 McGarvey. Council member Tran. Mayor Winston. I Motion passes. 00:19:00.800 --> 00:19:06.100 Thank you. All right. So next we will go to public 00:19:06.100 --> 00:19:10.900 presentations, uh, proclamations, so, uh. 3B1 is 00:19:10.900 --> 00:19:25.133 going to be Introduction of new employees. the Or do I need to 00:19:25.133 --> 00:19:52.400 say that Well and Hi, good evening, Mayor of City council 00:19:52.400 --> 00:19:55.634 members, um, I’m Doctor Angel Smith, the assistant city 00:19:55.634 --> 00:19:59.100 manager and director for the administration department 00:19:59.100 --> 00:20:03.100 tonight I would like to introduce you to another member 00:20:03.100 --> 00:20:10.100 of our BP family, um, Maggie Door Walker. She is the new 00:20:10.100 --> 00:20:14.467 geographic information system, so GIS specialists in the 00:20:14.467 --> 00:20:18.033 administration department. She comes from Lores where she did 00:20:18.033 --> 00:20:20.767 GIS for multiple other city governments. Um, she has 3 00:20:20.767 --> 00:20:25.500 years of experience with GIS process improvement and 00:20:25.500 --> 00:20:29.233 automation and telling stories with data. A Maggie holds a 00:20:29.233 --> 00:20:33.634 degree in biology with the focus on sustainability and 00:20:33.634 --> 00:20:40.467 AGIS certificate. Maggie was previously our GIS intern in 00:20:40.467 --> 00:20:44.734 2023. And we’re thrilled to have her back on our team along 00:20:44.734 --> 00:20:49.100 with um her excellent skills and knowledge, she developed 00:20:49.100 --> 00:20:53.800 since then on a personal note, um, she enjoys rock climbing, 00:20:53.800 --> 00:20:57.567 so if anyone enjoys that, you might want to connect with her 00:20:57.567 --> 00:21:15.767 for that. So please welcome Maggie. Uh, good evening, uh, 00:21:15.767 --> 00:21:18.300 Mayor and members of the council, uh, we’re here tonight 00:21:18.300 --> 00:21:21.000 to introduce two building inspectors in the community 00:21:21.000 --> 00:21:22.900 development department. First starting off, uh, we’re here 00:21:22.900 --> 00:21:25.400 tonight to welcome Eric Hoffman as one of our new building 00:21:25.400 --> 00:21:28.467 inspectors and our building inspections division. Uh, Eric 00:21:28.467 --> 00:21:32.767 started on Monday, April 28th. Uh, Eric graduated from 00:21:32.767 --> 00:21:36.100 Hannibal Tech Technical College with an AAS in electronics 00:21:36.100 --> 00:21:38.634 technology after graduating from Park Center High School. 00:21:38.634 --> 00:21:41.266 Most recently, he received a building inspection tech 00:21:41.266 --> 00:21:43.634 technology certificate from North Hennepin Community 00:21:43.634 --> 00:21:46.100 College to begin his new career path. He has previously worked 00:21:46.100 --> 00:21:48.767 as a building inspector and residential plan reviewer with 00:21:48.767 --> 00:21:51.634 the City of Ramsey, and a building inspector for the city 00:21:51.634 --> 00:21:55.734 of Andover. Uh, Eric has been working in the building science 00:21:55.734 --> 00:21:59.367 field, uh, since his first job at a local hardware store here 00:21:59.367 --> 00:22:03.467 in Brooklyn Park, uh, uh, which brings a diverse knowledge base 00:22:03.467 --> 00:22:06.900 to his, his new role. He lives in Champlain with his wife and 00:22:06.900 --> 00:22:10.100 two kids and a dog. He enjoys the outdoors and looks forward 00:22:10.100 --> 00:22:13.834 to the changing season as well as time at the cabin. And we’re 00:22:13.834 --> 00:22:16.000 excited to add his experience and to the Brooklyn Park team. 00:22:16.000 --> 00:22:31.500 Welcome, Eric Hoffman. Uh, we’re also here tonight to 00:22:31.500 --> 00:22:34.634 welcome Josiah Miller as a new building inspector for the 00:22:34.634 --> 00:22:37.300 building inspections division, uh, Josiah started also on 00:22:37.300 --> 00:22:41.033 Monday, April 28th. Josiah is a certified licensed master 00:22:41.033 --> 00:22:43.767 plumber by the state of Minnesota. He brings more than 00:22:43.767 --> 00:22:47.100 9 years of experience as work as a master plumber. Josiah 00:22:47.100 --> 00:22:49.734 lives in Brooklyn Park with his wife and two children. He 00:22:49.734 --> 00:22:53.367 enjoys running and gardening with his family. We’re excited 00:22:53.367 --> 00:22:55.400 to add Josiah’s experience and knowledge to the Brooklyn Park 00:22:55.400 --> 00:23:05.834 team. Welcome, Josiah Miller. Good evening, Mr. Mayor and 00:23:05.834 --> 00:23:11.000 council members. I have 2 new employees that have recently 00:23:11.000 --> 00:23:14.734 joined the finance team. The first one is Jane Yang Tao. She 00:23:14.734 --> 00:23:18.000 comes from the city of Brooklyn, city of Robinsdale where she 00:23:18.000 --> 00:23:22.367 started as a utility billing clerk processing city utility 00:23:22.367 --> 00:23:25.467 bills and accounting was promoted to utility tech 00:23:25.467 --> 00:23:30.166 working with vendors, key cards, accounts receivable, and 00:23:30.166 --> 00:23:33.500 employee health insurance payments. She moved into 00:23:33.500 --> 00:23:36.734 community development, rental and code enforcement and has 00:23:36.734 --> 00:23:40.867 been working with rental. Licensing code violations and 00:23:40.867 --> 00:23:45.166 citations. Jane has over 10 years of experience in 00:23:45.166 --> 00:23:47.533 municipality. She currently she’s currently returning to 00:23:47.533 --> 00:23:50.634 school to further her career for an accounting degree. She 00:23:50.634 --> 00:23:54.266 lives in Blaine with her husband Pong and two children, 00:23:54.266 --> 00:23:57.100 Devon and Valerie. We are excited to add her experience 00:23:57.100 --> 00:24:00.867 and knowledge to the Brooklyn Park team. Please welcome Jane 00:24:00.867 --> 00:24:11.000 Yang Tao. In the second employee that I would like to 00:24:11.000 --> 00:24:15.033 introduce is Nate Sorgert, who’s our new senior accountant. 00:24:15.033 --> 00:24:18.233 He comes from plastic corporation, where he did 00:24:18.233 --> 00:24:22.500 procurement. He has 9 years of counting experience in both 00:24:22.500 --> 00:24:25.800 governmental accounting and private corporations. He 00:24:25.800 --> 00:24:28.900 graduated from Minnesota School of Business with degrees in 00:24:28.900 --> 00:24:32.734 managerial accounting and business management. He lives 00:24:32.734 --> 00:24:36.000 in Ianti with his wife and two of his children. He has one 00:24:36.000 --> 00:24:39.567 adult child who is out on her own. We are excited to add. his 00:24:39.567 --> 00:24:42.000 experience and knowledge to the Brooklyn Park team. Please 00:24:42.000 --> 00:25:02.100 welcome Nate. We have a lot of introductions. Um, I have the 00:25:02.100 --> 00:25:05.834 pleasure of introducing Scott Schutz. He is our new 00:25:05.834 --> 00:25:09.533 commercial appraiser to in the finest department assessing 00:25:09.533 --> 00:25:13.367 division. He previously worked for the city of Maple Grove as 00:25:13.367 --> 00:25:16.467 a residential appraiser. Scott was employed with the City of 00:25:16.467 --> 00:25:20.767 Brooklyn Park in various roles, which included a residential 00:25:20.767 --> 00:25:24.467 appraiser, lead appraiser, and commercial appraiser. He 00:25:24.467 --> 00:25:28.166 returned effective Wednesday, May 28th, in a full-time role. 00:25:28.166 --> 00:25:32.467 He has over 20 years of experience, which includes a 00:25:32.467 --> 00:25:35.767 finance appraiser and assessing. He graduated from Saint Cloud 00:25:35.767 --> 00:25:37.934 State University with a bachelor’s degree in real 00:25:37.934 --> 00:25:43.734 estate appraisal. He lives in Anzego with his wife and has 2 00:25:43.734 --> 00:25:48.100 daughters in college. He enjoys outdoors, um, anything from 00:25:48.100 --> 00:25:52.900 hunting, um, to camping, to hiking, biking, and, uh, 00:25:52.900 --> 00:25:55.667 working on various wood projects. He also enjoys 00:25:55.667 --> 00:25:59.166 spending time with his family. We are excited to add his 00:25:59.166 --> 00:26:02.000 experience and knowledge back to the Brooklyn Park team. 00:26:02.000 --> 00:26:21.166 Please welcome Scott. like I Good evening, Mayor Winston. 00:26:21.166 --> 00:26:24.233 Council members, police Chief Mark Bruuli, it’s my pleasure 00:26:24.233 --> 00:26:27.567 to introduce our new employee, Frankie Miamen. Frankie Miaamin 00:26:27.567 --> 00:26:30.533 was hired as a community instant intervention specialist 00:26:30.533 --> 00:26:33.834 at the police department on May 12th. Frankie has a bachelor’s 00:26:33.834 --> 00:26:37.033 degree in business management from Oral Roberts University 00:26:37.033 --> 00:26:40.834 and runs a local and international nonprofit called 00:26:40.834 --> 00:26:44.567 Sports and Leadership Academy. Frankie is an immigrant from 00:26:44.567 --> 00:26:47.233 Liberia, first generation college graduate. He enjoys 00:26:47.233 --> 00:26:49.900 using sports as a vehicle to impact the next generation. 00:26:49.900 --> 00:27:29.934 Welcome, Frankie. Whoever was here is a giant. All right. So, 00:27:29.934 --> 00:27:33.100 uh, we’ll make a proclamation, so I’m gonna read out the 00:27:33.100 --> 00:27:37.500 proclamation celebrating and recognizing June 19th, 2025 is 00:27:37.500 --> 00:27:39.800 Juneteenth Freedom Day in the city of Brooklyn Park, 00:27:39.800 --> 00:27:43.867 Minnesota. Whereas Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, 00:27:43.867 --> 00:27:49.266 commemorates June 19, 1865 when Union soldiers arrived in Galve 00:27:49.266 --> 00:27:53.400 Galveston, Texas to inform the last remaining enslaved African 00:27:53.400 --> 00:27:56.634 Americans of their freedom. More than 2 years after the 00:27:56.634 --> 00:28:01.000 emancipation Proclamation took effect, and there’s more than 00:28:01.000 --> 00:28:03.567 41.1 million people of African and African American descent 00:28:03.567 --> 00:28:08.367 live in the United States according to the 2020 US Census 00:28:08.367 --> 00:28:10.367 Bureau and whereas 29.5% of Brooklyn Park residents 00:28:10.367 --> 00:28:13.634 identified. African or African American contributing 00:28:13.634 --> 00:28:16.533 significantly to the city’s cultural, civic, and economic 00:28:16.533 --> 00:28:19.767 vitality. And whereas beginning in 1619, the first enslaved 00:28:19.767 --> 00:28:23.300 Africans were brought to colonial Virginia, and millions 00:28:23.300 --> 00:28:25.467 were forced into slavery and whereas Juneteenth serves as 00:28:25.467 --> 00:28:29.133 both a celebration of black freedom and a day of reflection, 00:28:29.133 --> 00:28:34.033 education, and commitment to equity, justice, and whereas in 00:28:34.033 --> 00:28:37.734 2021, President Joe Biden signed legislation officially 00:28:37.734 --> 00:28:40.133 declaring Juneteenth a federal holiday after years of advocacy. 00:28:40.133 --> 00:28:43.300 From black communities and leaders across the country and 00:28:43.300 --> 00:28:46.300 whereas the city of Brooklyn Park honors Juneteenth as a 00:28:46.300 --> 00:28:49.100 critical marker in American history and a time to uplift 00:28:49.100 --> 00:28:51.467 the voices, stories, and ongoing contributions of 00:28:51.467 --> 00:28:53.867 African and African American residents and where’s the city 00:28:53.867 --> 00:28:56.667 of Brooklyn Park will host its annual Juneteenth celebration 00:28:56.667 --> 00:29:01.233 on Saturday, June 21st, 2025 in North Hennepin Community 00:29:01.233 --> 00:29:03.900 College to commemorate this day with community, culture, and 00:29:03.900 --> 00:29:06.734 reflection. Now, therefore, I, Hollis Winston, mayor of the 00:29:06.734 --> 00:29:10.100 city of Brooklyn Park on behalf of the city council staff and 00:29:10.100 --> 00:29:15.100 residents do hereby proclaimed Thursday, June 19, 2025 as 00:29:15.100 --> 00:29:18.300 Juneteenth, Freedom Day in the city of Brooklyn Park, we call 00:29:18.300 --> 00:29:21.000 upon all residents to join and celebrate educating and 00:29:21.000 --> 00:29:24.200 recognizing the continued resilience, contribution, 00:29:24.200 --> 00:29:27.533 contributions and history of African and African American 00:29:27.533 --> 00:29:36.000 communities in Brooklyn Park. I think we have a few folks that 00:29:36.000 --> 00:29:39.100 were we’re planning on saying a few words or? OK, so if you 00:29:39.100 --> 00:29:42.900 guys say and then I’ll, I’ll say uh uh wrap a few things up 00:29:42.900 --> 00:29:44.634 where we’re supposed to give you any of you a copy of this 00:29:44.634 --> 00:29:55.367 or? No. OK. Thank you, uh, Mayor Winston. It’s always a 00:29:55.367 --> 00:29:58.367 pleasure. Thank you, City council. My name’s Cindy 00:29:58.367 --> 00:30:01.567 Devenish. I’m the community engagement and experience 00:30:01.567 --> 00:30:05.367 manager. I’m proud to introduce um some members of our 00:30:05.367 --> 00:30:08.834 Juneteenth, um. Uh, planning team, would you please approach? 00:30:08.834 --> 00:30:15.467 Thank you. Um, I’m gonna allow them to, uh, time to introduce 00:30:15.467 --> 00:30:18.667 some of them themselves, um, please go ahead. Good evening. 00:30:18.667 --> 00:30:21.867 My name is Cindy Hill. I’m a longtime Brooklyn Park resident. 00:30:21.867 --> 00:30:27.734 I’m the CEO and the co-founder of Minnesota Chill Foundation. 00:30:27.734 --> 00:30:31.567 We’ve been a part of this um wonderful celebration within 00:30:31.567 --> 00:30:35.200 our community for the last, I would say 3 or 4 years. We’re 00:30:35.200 --> 00:30:39.900 very happy to be a part of this. This is a great celebration for 00:30:39.900 --> 00:30:43.734 everyone in our community to celebrate our heritage and also 00:30:43.734 --> 00:30:48.100 not just for us, we, a city of Brooklyn Park has done a very 00:30:48.100 --> 00:30:51.800 good job of making sure that other cultures also are 00:30:51.800 --> 00:30:55.033 everywhere are able to. celebrate within the city. This 00:30:55.033 --> 00:30:58.734 is how we all come together. So hopefully that you will come 00:30:58.734 --> 00:31:09.367 out and support us. On the 21st. Thank you. Yeah, yeah. Hello, 00:31:09.367 --> 00:31:12.166 my name is Justice Davis and I’m a resident of Brooklyn Park. 00:31:12.166 --> 00:31:24.734 The job. Um, I am Nasir Davis, Class of 2025, and I’m just 00:31:24.734 --> 00:31:27.467 thankful for the opportunity to be here, um, celebrating 00:31:27.467 --> 00:31:35.467 Juneteenth with my family and community. I’mmari Davis, a 00:31:35.467 --> 00:31:41.900 resident of Brooklyn Park Class of 2026, um, excited to help 00:31:41.900 --> 00:31:47.266 out on the 21st of June at North Hennein. Come out, guys. 00:31:47.266 --> 00:31:56.767 Yeah, yeah. Thank you uh for joining us and also just a 00:31:56.767 --> 00:32:00.567 friendly reminder that um The celebration at North Hannepin 00:32:00.567 --> 00:32:02.800 Community College, we would love for the city council to 00:32:02.800 --> 00:32:07.033 show up, be a part of the parade, our wonderful mayor has 00:32:07.033 --> 00:32:11.767 agreed to be the grand marshal, so thank you. Also will provide 00:32:11.767 --> 00:32:16.567 uh welcome we Mart. So again, thank you. Um, we will have the 00:32:16.567 --> 00:32:22.033 Brooklyn Center, uh, mayor April Graves also, uh, 00:32:22.033 --> 00:32:25.634 participate as a second grand marshal, so we’re looking 00:32:25.634 --> 00:32:30.367 forward to that collaboration, um, and we also be hosting a 00:32:30.367 --> 00:32:33.667 golf tournament on Friday, June 20th, so please come on out. 00:32:33.667 --> 00:32:40.166 Thank you. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you, counsel. Yeah. Hey 00:32:40.166 --> 00:32:51.900 y’all going to see that. Oh OK. Thank you. You know, 2026 is 00:32:51.900 --> 00:32:55.634 gonna be here sooner than later, so don’t, don’t seem so sad, 00:32:55.634 --> 00:33:00.934 like it’s so far away. But um regarding uh Juneteenth, again, 00:33:00.934 --> 00:33:03.667 uh, incredibly important holiday. We’re not all free 00:33:03.667 --> 00:33:08.634 until we are all free. And I think when, uh, When African 00:33:08.634 --> 00:33:12.934 Americans were freed. I mean, the, the The contributions we 00:33:12.934 --> 00:33:19.100 have made, not just in America, uh, but, uh, morally, uh, and, 00:33:19.100 --> 00:33:23.300 uh, when you’re talking about a Martin Luther King or Malcolm X 00:33:23.300 --> 00:33:27.166 or Harriet Tubman or WEB Du Bois. But when you’re talking 00:33:27.166 --> 00:33:29.233 about the contributions to music, whether it’s rock and 00:33:29.233 --> 00:33:33.000 roll, whether it’s hip hop, uh, the contributions have been 00:33:33.000 --> 00:33:37.734 stupendous and I think Uh, many times people overlook. Just the 00:33:37.734 --> 00:33:41.500 sheer number of inventions and contributions, a small 00:33:41.500 --> 00:33:43.266 percentage of the world’s population have made, whether 00:33:43.266 --> 00:33:46.300 it’s a stop light or so many other things, even when you 00:33:46.300 --> 00:33:49.467 talk about Washington DC and how Washington DC is designed. 00:33:49.467 --> 00:33:54.767 I think it was Benjamin Maneker, and they actually lost the 00:33:54.767 --> 00:33:57.734 designs to Washington DC and, um, Benjamin Maneker, I cannot 00:33:57.734 --> 00:34:01.367 recall if he was a former slave and they had freedom, but, uh, 00:34:01.367 --> 00:34:04.467 he was brilliant, brilliant African American man. He 00:34:04.467 --> 00:34:06.834 remembered the whole layout of Washington DC and so as they 00:34:06.834 --> 00:34:09.867 built it, they went to him. He put it down on paper, and then 00:34:09.867 --> 00:34:12.634 they were able to build it, right? Uh, I think he was still 00:34:12.634 --> 00:34:15.266 a slave when some of that happened. So when we talk about 00:34:15.266 --> 00:34:19.900 the contributions, I think many times. People forget that after 00:34:19.900 --> 00:34:22.634 that freedom was gained, even during the freedom we were 00:34:22.634 --> 00:34:24.900 contributing. But after that freedom was gained, there has 00:34:24.900 --> 00:34:32.166 been a Contribution at the worldwide level that um Very 00:34:32.166 --> 00:34:35.367 much dwarfs us as what we in in terms of what we are as a 00:34:35.367 --> 00:34:38.033 percentage of the entire population. We’re less than 1% 00:34:38.033 --> 00:34:40.934 of the world’s population. We are a tiny, tiny people when 00:34:40.934 --> 00:34:44.533 you talk about the 8 billion people on this planet, but all 00:34:44.533 --> 00:34:48.233 around the world, people know who African Americans are, and 00:34:48.233 --> 00:34:52.000 much of that came because we were freed and we were able to 00:34:52.000 --> 00:34:55.767 give many more contributions and the freer we get, uh, the 00:34:55.767 --> 00:34:59.000 more contributions we will make. So it’s an incredibly important 00:34:59.000 --> 00:35:02.033 day. I don’t think a lot of people know what it. Uh, but if 00:35:02.033 --> 00:35:05.467 you hear some of the same noise you hear on July 4th, just know 00:35:05.467 --> 00:35:08.567 that there’s some people celebrating the freedom that uh 00:35:08.567 --> 00:35:10.734 some of their ancestors got a little late. That’s all. Thank 00:35:10.734 --> 00:35:18.100 you. Can you say something? What’s the name of it. You need 00:35:18.100 --> 00:35:33.634 a recommendation, let me know. And thank you to our staff for 00:35:33.634 --> 00:35:36.767 all the extra work they do with uh Juneteenth. Thank you to 00:35:36.767 --> 00:35:42.166 Minnesota Chill and Cindy Hill. And then thank you to the youth, 00:35:42.166 --> 00:35:46.200 um, who made those, uh, remarks. Just so you know, they’re gonna 00:35:46.200 --> 00:35:48.667 be broadcast all all over the world, but thank you all for, 00:35:48.667 --> 00:35:51.367 for getting up there and having the bravery to do that. Very 00:35:51.367 --> 00:35:56.634 much appreciate it. All right, next, we’re gonna move into the 00:35:56.634 --> 00:36:07.300 consent agenda. 1 2nd. So we’re going to have a vote on the 00:36:07.300 --> 00:36:09.800 consent agenda. I know that there will be somebody’s gonna 00:36:09.800 --> 00:36:12.634 have to make the motion, but I’m gonna recuse myself from 00:36:12.634 --> 00:36:16.233 this vote, um, So if you want, do you want to just sit in my 00:36:16.233 --> 00:36:30.634 seat and then make the motion for the agenda. OK. I just can 00:36:30.634 --> 00:36:44.133 I move the consent agenda. We have a roll call, please? Uh, 00:36:44.133 --> 00:36:48.100 council member Page. Council member McGarvey. Council member 00:36:48.100 --> 00:36:58.166 Tran. I can’t remember Eriksson. Uh, motion passes. Thank you, 00:36:58.166 --> 00:37:06.634 Mayor. So. Do the wave or something,, there you go,. You 00:37:06.634 --> 00:37:15.567 can hear here. Congratulations. All right. Yeah, I know. Thank 00:37:15.567 --> 00:37:20.367 you all for showing up. You don’t have to stay for all of 00:37:20.367 --> 00:37:28.367 it, I know. Um, uh, we love you too though. It makes us feel 00:37:28.367 --> 00:37:32.734 more important. um Thank you. So, seeing there’s no public 00:37:32.734 --> 00:37:36.367 hearings, no land use actions, we’ll go ahead to general 00:37:36.367 --> 00:37:42.800 action items, item 7.1, uh, was removed, so we will be heading 00:37:42.800 --> 00:37:49.867 to item 7.2. which will be presented by Is a chief Chief 00:37:49.867 --> 00:38:12.467 Brewley or Deputy Chief Elliot Faust. So. Am I doing this 00:38:12.467 --> 00:38:45.467 right? Stop it. right. Good evening, uh, Mayor Winston 00:38:45.467 --> 00:38:48.467 called some members, Police Chief Mark Ruley. I’m here with 00:38:48.467 --> 00:38:51.767 Deputy Chief Elliott Faust, and we’re here presenting on uh 00:38:51.767 --> 00:38:55.634 request to renew um and expand upon our current Axon 00:38:55.634 --> 00:38:58.834 Enterprise agreement. Um, there’s just a few slides in 00:38:58.834 --> 00:39:02.467 conversation, but we certainly welcome questions and that’s uh 00:39:02.467 --> 00:39:06.100 primarily why I brought uh Deputy Chief Fastwith, he is 00:39:06.100 --> 00:39:17.300 the project manager on this. So we, uh, have uh a needs 00:39:17.300 --> 00:39:20.500 assessment that we’ve done on our agency, uh, specifically 00:39:20.500 --> 00:39:23.834 one of the big hurdles that we have as an aging RMS system 00:39:23.834 --> 00:39:26.467 that is failing, not keeping up with the needs of the 00:39:26.467 --> 00:39:28.667 organization. The key things with our records management 00:39:28.667 --> 00:39:32.166 system is it lacks the integration uh with neighboring 00:39:32.166 --> 00:39:35.567 police agencies, meaning we can’t interconnect with other 00:39:35.567 --> 00:39:38.734 agencies to see and share data with our records. Um, that’s a 00:39:38.734 --> 00:39:43.033 huge hindrance in our our uh our communities have never been 00:39:43.033 --> 00:39:45.734 more transit, especially our youth. And never been more 00:39:45.734 --> 00:39:49.533 transient from community to community. Um, it’s becoming 00:39:49.533 --> 00:39:52.100 costly to maintain. It is a model that pays for every 00:39:52.100 --> 00:39:55.834 integration, every update, we are um right amidst a need for 00:39:55.834 --> 00:39:58.934 a massive upgrade, which is going to be extremely expensive 00:39:58.934 --> 00:40:01.233 and continued problems to integrate with Henman County 00:40:01.233 --> 00:40:04.934 Dispatch, uh, we have dispatch, uh, we do not control that, so 00:40:04.934 --> 00:40:08.033 every day we have to get a dump of the police calls into our 00:40:08.033 --> 00:40:11.367 records management system that rarely works, um, and in fact 00:40:11.367 --> 00:40:14.500 it’s worse than works, it works part of the time or part of the 00:40:14.500 --> 00:40:17.567 cases come over requiring our staff to literally mine through 00:40:17.567 --> 00:40:19.767 all the. calls to make sure that they transfer all the 00:40:19.767 --> 00:40:22.033 cases into our records management system for all the 00:40:22.033 --> 00:40:25.133 police calls that were taken by our officers that day, um, and 00:40:25.133 --> 00:40:28.867 then there’s just no innovating this, this product is stagnant 00:40:28.867 --> 00:40:31.667 and is not clearly meet the needs of the future of where we 00:40:31.667 --> 00:40:34.200 want to go as a police department and as a city. Um, 00:40:34.200 --> 00:40:38.533 we also have a body worn cameras that um are going to 00:40:38.533 --> 00:40:42.300 need replacement in our relative to the future, um, 00:40:42.300 --> 00:40:46.100 really archaic in the way that um they only record a video and 00:40:46.100 --> 00:40:48.567 you’ll see the product that we’re asking to. upgrade to is 00:40:48.567 --> 00:40:52.900 much more and essentially is a camera and a computer that is 00:40:52.900 --> 00:40:56.634 mounted onto the police officers. Uh, Taser technology, 00:40:56.634 --> 00:40:59.734 um, while it’s advanced, the, the taser 26, which we have now 00:40:59.734 --> 00:41:01.900 is quite honestly antiquated, there’s a much better product 00:41:01.900 --> 00:41:05.634 that is also included in this, and then, uh, tools in the 00:41:05.634 --> 00:41:08.834 future to be progressive and continuously innovate, which is 00:41:08.834 --> 00:41:13.100 part of this agreement that all future products um and 00:41:13.100 --> 00:41:15.800 developments of future products are given to us at the same 00:41:15.800 --> 00:41:18.567 cost we’re paying now, no additional cost. Which is huge, 00:41:18.567 --> 00:41:22.634 and we’ll kind of circle back to that, um, I, uh, recently 00:41:22.634 --> 00:41:26.467 the city of Brooklyn Park did a employee survey to really 00:41:26.467 --> 00:41:28.367 figure out what each department’s doing well and 00:41:28.367 --> 00:41:30.800 where we have areas of improvement where the police 00:41:30.800 --> 00:41:33.934 department found themselves doing really well as our staff, 00:41:33.934 --> 00:41:36.033 our police officers and, and support staff said that the 00:41:36.033 --> 00:41:40.367 people on their team, uh, treat them with respect, very high 00:41:40.367 --> 00:41:42.667 remarks, the supervisor empowers me to get my work done, 00:41:42.667 --> 00:41:47.100 uh, in the way that I see best, which is awesome. My supervisor 00:41:47.100 --> 00:41:48.100 communicates important information so our. 00:41:48.100 --> 00:41:50.734 communication is good, uh, supervisor supports my efforts 00:41:50.734 --> 00:41:53.200 in developing and growing, which is fantastic as a leader, 00:41:53.200 --> 00:41:57.467 that’s exactly what I want to see in my police department. 00:41:57.467 --> 00:41:59.667 And then I enjoy working with the people on my team, so 00:41:59.667 --> 00:42:02.300 people like to come to work and work together and our head in 00:42:02.300 --> 00:42:05.467 the right direction. Very exciting. The biggest area that 00:42:05.467 --> 00:42:08.100 we had for improvement as a police department is this one 00:42:08.100 --> 00:42:10.266 on the bottom that’s highlighted and that is our 00:42:10.266 --> 00:42:13.100 systems, processes and procedures enable me to work 00:42:13.100 --> 00:42:16.367 efficiently and that is very true, um, that does not 00:42:16.367 --> 00:42:21.367 surprise me. We have lots of independent uh programs and 00:42:21.367 --> 00:42:25.300 systems that do not speak to each other and rarely work, um, 00:42:25.300 --> 00:42:28.000 well, and so it creates lots of additional work and we’ll get 00:42:28.000 --> 00:42:31.834 to some of those examples of what this new product is going 00:42:31.834 --> 00:42:37.900 to correct. Uh, so what is the actual investment? We’re asking 00:42:37.900 --> 00:42:40.900 for 1,294,000 and a little bit of change. That’s over 10 years 00:42:40.900 --> 00:42:45.000 that we’re looking for that cost. Uh, the average cost 00:42:45.000 --> 00:42:51.367 would be $129,000 417 dollars a year, uh, so relative, it’s a 00:42:51.367 --> 00:42:54.567 pretty small dollar amount for what we’re asking. Uh, what we 00:42:54.567 --> 00:42:57.867 gain, we gain access to taser 10, uh, right now we have Taser 00:42:57.867 --> 00:43:03.266 26. It fires two deployments at 25 ft max range. The taser 10 00:43:03.266 --> 00:43:10.133 is a 10 shot deployment at 45 ft, so shoots much farther, has 00:43:10.133 --> 00:43:13.233 multiple ability to shoot up to 10 times and not that we would 00:43:13.233 --> 00:43:17.000 shoot one person 10 times, but the taser is often effective, 00:43:17.000 --> 00:43:19.734 not because it doesn’t work, but because we can’t make 00:43:19.734 --> 00:43:22.000 connection with the two darts that are being fired, that’s 00:43:22.000 --> 00:43:25.634 the only reason. Yeah, the two darts reached the actual 00:43:25.634 --> 00:43:29.834 individual and are able to make contact with the skin, um, I’m 00:43:29.834 --> 00:43:33.634 on two points of contact during um a reasonably muscle-related 00:43:33.634 --> 00:43:38.100 area. It is extremely effective, uh, and in fact, 100% effective 00:43:38.100 --> 00:43:42.200 depending on how far apart the darts are. Uh, this gives 00:43:42.200 --> 00:43:44.467 officers 10 opportunities to make that connection to be 00:43:44.467 --> 00:43:48.100 effective. Uh, many deployments that we have, the officer 00:43:48.100 --> 00:43:50.100 deploys to deployments, they are not effective because of 00:43:50.100 --> 00:43:54.000 thick winter clothing, because of a miss, because somebody’s 00:43:54.000 --> 00:43:56.667 moving around or because it hits a belt buckle or a million 00:43:56.667 --> 00:43:58.934 other variations, and as soon as those two deployments are 00:43:58.934 --> 00:44:03.100 over, they’re out, they have to resort to some other, um, use 00:44:03.100 --> 00:44:06.266 of force and quite honestly, the taser is the best 00:44:06.266 --> 00:44:08.767 de-escalation tool that has ever been introduced to law 00:44:08.767 --> 00:44:12.500 enforcement. It has saved countless lives, countless as 00:44:12.500 --> 00:44:15.767 involved shootings and so to uh give this tool to be able to 00:44:15.767 --> 00:44:20.033 shoot way farther and have more opportunity, um, quite honestly 00:44:20.033 --> 00:44:23.166 is a risk management tool. I don’t think that we could not 00:44:23.166 --> 00:44:26.300 offer to our officers. Uh, new records management system, this 00:44:26.300 --> 00:44:29.033 is the big one, this is uh completely taken a records 00:44:29.033 --> 00:44:32.834 management system and moving it off onto the Axon product, this 00:44:32.834 --> 00:44:35.300 product is made for police departments specifically, it 00:44:35.300 --> 00:44:38.166 was crafted. It’s one of the few companies that made a 00:44:38.166 --> 00:44:40.934 product um for a police department to interconnect with 00:44:40.934 --> 00:44:44.567 other police departments and to interconnect with all the other 00:44:44.567 --> 00:44:47.467 products that are made with their camera systems with their 00:44:47.467 --> 00:44:50.567 evidence systems, um, and be seamless, we’ve seen it. Other 00:44:50.567 --> 00:44:53.900 agencies have it and uh we absolutely love it. Uh, that 00:44:53.900 --> 00:44:56.867 actually would not be completed until 2028 because it’s a 00:44:56.867 --> 00:45:00.000 pretty big undertaking to take all of our data and get it 00:45:00.000 --> 00:45:02.734 merged over and get ready, um, but that would be included in 00:45:02.734 --> 00:45:06.467 this and it’s a big one. The other really big one is moving 00:45:06.467 --> 00:45:09.300 to use an AI technologies, and that is really what this 00:45:09.300 --> 00:45:13.900 company is going to and quite honestly, um, what a lot of law 00:45:13.900 --> 00:45:17.767 enforcement and other agencies are going to, and that is, uh, 00:45:17.767 --> 00:45:21.000 using technology to be way more effective and efficient, um, 00:45:21.000 --> 00:45:25.100 and where I really see this having an impact is not um. 00:45:25.100 --> 00:45:28.567 Reducing our, our officers that we have, but really, uh, Steven 00:45:28.567 --> 00:45:31.567 Naf, the need for additional officers in the future and 00:45:31.567 --> 00:45:34.800 using our time very effectively to have police officers doing 00:45:34.800 --> 00:45:38.467 the work that we want them to do and not tied up in all these 00:45:38.467 --> 00:45:40.567 systems or report writing. So some of the things that they 00:45:40.567 --> 00:45:45.033 have are draft one, auto transcribe, policy chat, live 00:45:45.033 --> 00:45:48.166 translation, and a redaction studio to redact video and 00:45:48.166 --> 00:45:53.000 we’ll get into what that actually looks like. Uh, so 00:45:53.000 --> 00:45:56.100 here’s the calendar. Um, this product what we’re asking isn’t 00:45:56.100 --> 00:46:00.367 just a a replacement to Taser 10, but in fact puts us on a 00:46:00.367 --> 00:46:03.567 long term replacement plan to refresh all of our in squad 00:46:03.567 --> 00:46:07.834 cameras, our tasers, our body cameras, um, in our virtual 00:46:07.834 --> 00:46:11.500 reality training, all that is replaced in 2026 when we signed, 00:46:11.500 --> 00:46:14.233 if we sign this contract, depending the council’s 00:46:14.233 --> 00:46:17.533 approval, but then you’re, um, you can see in year 28, there’s 00:46:17.533 --> 00:46:21.300 a refresh in year 2031, there’s a refresh, and so we are paying 00:46:21.300 --> 00:46:24.400 now for years in advance. advance of all the technology. 00:46:24.400 --> 00:46:30.767 So in 2031, if there’s a, a taser. 20 or a in 2036 if 00:46:30.767 --> 00:46:34.033 there’s a new version of a body camera, we’re getting that um 00:46:34.033 --> 00:46:37.800 for the same cost that we’re paying today. Uh, the taser 10, 00:46:37.800 --> 00:46:41.500 we talked about the 45 ft creates more time and space for 00:46:41.500 --> 00:46:44.166 de-escalation to resolve conflicts, and that’s what 00:46:44.166 --> 00:46:47.133 everybody wants, uh, improves accuracy, effectiveness, and 00:46:47.133 --> 00:46:50.567 reliability. It’s just a much better product, um, more 00:46:50.567 --> 00:46:52.900 effective and less lethal tools. Quite honestly, I’ll say it 00:46:52.900 --> 00:46:56.367 again, there’s not a better de-escalation tool that we have 00:46:56.367 --> 00:47:00.734 than in a taser and taser 10, uh, really expands upon that 00:47:00.734 --> 00:47:05.000 opportunity. The body camera 5, this is, uh, replacement, which 00:47:05.000 --> 00:47:08.734 would be immediate, um, and the body camera that we have now is 00:47:08.734 --> 00:47:11.467 just video body camera 5 is much more in video. In fact, it 00:47:11.467 --> 00:47:15.200 is a supercomputer on their chest that does record. It’s 00:47:15.200 --> 00:47:19.634 160 degree field of view. It has axon, artificial 00:47:19.634 --> 00:47:23.100 intelligence, embedded into it. So all the AI tools are 00:47:23.100 --> 00:47:27.467 integrated into the camera. Uh, it writes reports from the 00:47:27.467 --> 00:47:30.300 camera camera audio. So it can effectively an officer will go 00:47:30.300 --> 00:47:33.233 to a police report. talked to an individual about maybe a 00:47:33.233 --> 00:47:35.867 stolen car. By the time the officer gets back in their car, 00:47:35.867 --> 00:47:39.100 it’s written the police report ready for the officer to review 00:47:39.100 --> 00:47:42.900 and approve or make slight adjustments. Uh, it really 00:47:42.900 --> 00:47:46.133 removes any officer bias as all human beings, we have bias. It 00:47:46.133 --> 00:47:49.834 takes it out. It’s simply taking what was said, placing 00:47:49.834 --> 00:47:52.634 it into a police report and putting it on paper for the 00:47:52.634 --> 00:47:57.367 officer to approve or not approve or amend as needed, uh, 00:47:57.367 --> 00:48:00.500 really advanced and quite honestly, that is the, the, um, 00:48:00.500 --> 00:48:04.233 Just the tip of what it’s capable of, and I’ll have 00:48:04.233 --> 00:48:08.233 Deputy Chief Elliot Faust expand upon that. Uh, stream to 00:48:08.233 --> 00:48:11.734 the supervisor, so this effectively is connecting the 00:48:11.734 --> 00:48:14.934 officer to the supervisor completely. So if the uh if the 00:48:14.934 --> 00:48:18.300 officer pulls her gun or taser, the supervisor is immediately 00:48:18.300 --> 00:48:20.834 notified that um that camera has identified the officer has 00:48:20.834 --> 00:48:26.800 used their gun or or weapon. um this is. Quite honestly, really, 00:48:26.800 --> 00:48:29.900 in some eyes, Big Brother stuff, but really has a high level of 00:48:29.900 --> 00:48:33.000 accountability for a staff, we as, as you all of you know, 00:48:33.000 --> 00:48:36.266 police officers are an a safe safety sensitive position. Um, 00:48:36.266 --> 00:48:39.533 we need high levels of accountability. We want high 00:48:39.533 --> 00:48:42.200 levels of accountability because that’s how we have a 00:48:42.200 --> 00:48:44.934 great police department is doing things right all the time 00:48:44.934 --> 00:48:50.233 and having tools like this that ensure um that we never have uh 00:48:50.233 --> 00:48:53.367 individuals make mistakes that don’t get caught, that there 00:48:53.367 --> 00:48:57.734 aren’t accountability, um, this type of. Of technology um 00:48:57.734 --> 00:49:04.000 closes up any gaps in the system. With that, this is kind 00:49:04.000 --> 00:49:06.900 of the big slide about AI um in the details of all the things 00:49:06.900 --> 00:49:10.667 that it’s going to do and advance us, um, and really is 00:49:10.667 --> 00:49:13.734 the big part of this is going to rectify a lot of the 00:49:13.734 --> 00:49:16.467 concerns from our staff about our systems and in place and so 00:49:16.467 --> 00:49:20.634 I’m gonna turn it over to our resident expert on artificial 00:49:20.634 --> 00:49:25.400 intelligence, Deputy Chief Fast. Good evening, Mayor Winston, 00:49:25.400 --> 00:49:29.867 members of the council, um. In my almost 18 years of law 00:49:29.867 --> 00:49:33.467 enforcement, there’s been one trend that we have not been 00:49:33.467 --> 00:49:37.634 able to reverse, and that’s more time spent by officers 00:49:37.634 --> 00:49:40.467 doing paperwork and data entry, which equates the less time on 00:49:40.467 --> 00:49:43.300 the street, and that’s something that technology 00:49:43.300 --> 00:49:46.767 really up to this point hasn’t been able to help us out much 00:49:46.767 --> 00:49:49.467 with these new products that are hitting the market, quite 00:49:49.467 --> 00:49:51.800 honestly, we’re mind boggling we’ve done an incredible amount 00:49:51.800 --> 00:49:56.000 of research we’ve, we’ve seen them working, um, in real time. 00:49:56.000 --> 00:49:59.033 I’ve witnessed them, we’ve met with other agencies. that are 00:49:59.033 --> 00:50:01.233 already using these tools, um, and there’s been a few studies 00:50:01.233 --> 00:50:05.133 that are starting to come out now, so uh one product that 00:50:05.133 --> 00:50:08.634 really um kind of hooked us into this idea of AI being a 00:50:08.634 --> 00:50:11.800 force multiplier for us is what’s called draft one, and 00:50:11.800 --> 00:50:15.233 that’s um the, the artificial intelligence through your body 00:50:15.233 --> 00:50:18.367 camera, writing a draft police report for you, that’s already 00:50:18.367 --> 00:50:22.000 being done in some agencies, even in Minnesota, some of our 00:50:22.000 --> 00:50:24.800 partner agencies like Kennebec County are already shifting 00:50:24.800 --> 00:50:27.533 towards this technology, um, in Bismarck, North Dakota, they 00:50:27.533 --> 00:50:32.200 just um completed a study where um they found that 11 hours per 00:50:32.200 --> 00:50:37.367 day were saved by their officers just by the AI um 00:50:37.367 --> 00:50:40.166 doing the um the draft report for you and simply all that is 00:50:40.166 --> 00:50:44.400 is it takes all of the body camera audio, audio only, 00:50:44.400 --> 00:50:47.767 transcribes that all into words and then. It does its magic 00:50:47.767 --> 00:50:51.300 behind the scenes and puts that into a draft police report, and 00:50:51.300 --> 00:50:55.033 it’s taking out the laborious, putting your fingers on these 00:50:55.033 --> 00:50:57.734 keys and this bandwidth restriction that is really 00:50:57.734 --> 00:51:00.367 information flowing through your fingers, it’s, it’s taking 00:51:00.367 --> 00:51:03.033 that out and um there’s gonna come a day where we, we 00:51:03.033 --> 00:51:06.834 wouldn’t imagine typing police reports with our fingers and uh 00:51:06.834 --> 00:51:11.033 Fargo, North Dakota, they, they calculated 16 minutes saved per 00:51:11.033 --> 00:51:16.467 report, 90 hours save props are per year, um. They have a 00:51:16.467 --> 00:51:20.100 product called um Fors One, in law enforcement, there’s an 00:51:20.100 --> 00:51:23.867 incredible amount of forms that are used, stolen vehicles, 00:51:23.867 --> 00:51:26.800 missing persons, um, any type of data entry that needs to 00:51:26.800 --> 00:51:30.767 happen, needs to come through a forum. All that is generated 00:51:30.767 --> 00:51:33.467 through AI with the body camera picking up the audio and 00:51:33.467 --> 00:51:36.734 putting it onto the form. I’ve seen it work in person. It’s 00:51:36.734 --> 00:51:40.467 absolutely incredible. Um, we have autotranscribe, um, again, 00:51:40.467 --> 00:51:44.634 all of the body camera audio is being transcribed and so we can 00:51:44.634 --> 00:51:48.467 program certain keywords. Um, troubling things that um if if 00:51:48.467 --> 00:51:51.900 an officer were to say we would want to know about that, that 00:51:51.900 --> 00:51:55.200 AI will alert us and the supervisory staff immediately 00:51:55.200 --> 00:51:57.767 that hey, maybe there’s a piece of that body worn camera that 00:51:57.767 --> 00:52:00.533 you should look at right now, and that flags and immediately 00:52:00.533 --> 00:52:04.133 gets sent to a supervisor, and that’s a level of 00:52:04.133 --> 00:52:06.400 accountability that only this technology will allow us to, to 00:52:06.400 --> 00:52:10.033 have, we, we don’t have the bandwidth for or for our 00:52:10.033 --> 00:52:12.233 sergeants to watch every piece of body worn camera video out 00:52:12.233 --> 00:52:15.200 there. The AI is doing the work for us, alerting us to anything. 00:52:15.200 --> 00:52:18.634 It might be concerning taking us straight to that policy chat. 00:52:18.634 --> 00:52:24.000 The body worn camera can be um activated almost like a a Siri 00:52:24.000 --> 00:52:27.634 on an iPhone, where you, you ask it, what does the Brooklyn 00:52:27.634 --> 00:52:29.900 Park Police Department’s policies say about this matter 00:52:29.900 --> 00:52:32.467 that I’m not sure about rather than pulling out a policy 00:52:32.467 --> 00:52:36.834 manual, which we don’t even have in um you know, in a paper 00:52:36.834 --> 00:52:40.233 form anymore, it’s all online. You simply ask your body on 00:52:40.233 --> 00:52:44.233 camera, what is the policy, um, demanding that I do in this 00:52:44.233 --> 00:52:46.867 instant, and it, and it tells you exactly what should be done 00:52:46.867 --> 00:52:50.100 right there and then. Um, live translation, we use the service 00:52:50.100 --> 00:52:53.467 right now called Language Line where we call up a phone, uh, 00:52:53.467 --> 00:52:57.567 phone number, there’s another person um that speaks a native 00:52:57.567 --> 00:53:00.233 language and um does a two-way translation, the body camera 00:53:00.233 --> 00:53:04.634 does all of that in every language that is known, um, 00:53:04.634 --> 00:53:08.834 live time, it’s there’s a video online that shows it demoed and 00:53:08.834 --> 00:53:13.033 it’s absolutely incredible. Um, Redaction Studio is an 00:53:13.033 --> 00:53:16.767 important one because um we, we get an incredible amount of 00:53:16.767 --> 00:53:20.467 freedom of information requests. squad video body worn camera 00:53:20.467 --> 00:53:27.033 video, and there’s so many laws and intricate um. Um, um, 00:53:27.033 --> 00:53:29.667 pieces of, of evidence that we have to redact, rather than a 00:53:29.667 --> 00:53:33.400 human being sitting down and redacting each um face maybe of 00:53:33.400 --> 00:53:36.500 a juvenile that’s in a video that cannot be released to the 00:53:36.500 --> 00:53:40.367 public. The AI does that for us, where it’s taking the the 00:53:40.367 --> 00:53:45.667 manual laborious labor out of it, um. And, and these are, 00:53:45.667 --> 00:53:49.367 these are 7 tools that are released in 25. There’s 7 more 00:53:49.367 --> 00:53:54.734 being released in 26,, 7 more being released in 27, and this, 00:53:54.734 --> 00:53:57.900 um, what we’re we’re proposing is giving us unlimited access 00:53:57.900 --> 00:54:01.634 to every tool that they come out with in 10 years, um, and I 00:54:01.634 --> 00:54:05.467 have no doubt that we would buy every one of these individually 00:54:05.467 --> 00:54:07.166 regardless in the future because the future will, we 00:54:07.166 --> 00:54:09.567 won’t even be able to imagine doing police work without some 00:54:09.567 --> 00:54:12.934 of these tools, so, um, I really think it hedges us 00:54:12.934 --> 00:54:16.567 against the future needs, um, by Getting in early and taking 00:54:16.567 --> 00:54:21.533 advantage now, so Chief, did I miss anything? Thanks, Deputy 00:54:21.533 --> 00:54:25.133 Chief False, just to give a practical example to council, 00:54:25.133 --> 00:54:28.300 um, you can imagine officers going to the domestic where the 00:54:28.300 --> 00:54:31.000 person does not speak English, maybe they speak Spanish, and a 00:54:31.000 --> 00:54:34.367 female upset and right now they have to pull out a car, dial a 00:54:34.367 --> 00:54:39.500 language line because they don’t understand how to just to 00:54:39.500 --> 00:54:41.734 uh determine um this female’s issue, if it’s a domestic or 00:54:41.734 --> 00:54:43.867 what’s going on, they call and they get a hold of a stranger. 00:54:43.867 --> 00:54:47.033 We have to punch in a code to identify our account and then 00:54:47.033 --> 00:54:50.367 tell them why we’re there. We then hand the phone over to the 00:54:50.367 --> 00:54:53.634 female to a stranger. And now she’s got to talk to a stranger 00:54:53.634 --> 00:54:56.233 who then has to tell me what’s going on, then I give the phone 00:54:56.233 --> 00:55:00.133 back and forth, um, and, and that is what we were forced to 00:55:00.133 --> 00:55:04.634 do. The new day of policing is the camera is telling the 00:55:04.634 --> 00:55:07.000 officer exactly what she is saying the minute that that he 00:55:07.000 --> 00:55:11.100 or she walks in there, I immediately has a conversation 00:55:11.100 --> 00:55:14.233 leveraging the transcribe um from the camera supercomputer 00:55:14.233 --> 00:55:16.634 on their chest and the level of service is so much better and 00:55:16.634 --> 00:55:19.500 the experience is so much better for our community in 00:55:19.500 --> 00:55:23.367 that environment, in my opinion. Uh, virtual reality training, 00:55:23.367 --> 00:55:26.834 so this comes with the full spectrum of leveraging virtual 00:55:26.834 --> 00:55:30.767 reality training to make sure that we’re able to use the, the 00:55:30.767 --> 00:55:35.033 taser at its um absolute best, um, being that it is an 00:55:35.033 --> 00:55:37.233 advanced piece of technology, we have to make sure that our 00:55:37.233 --> 00:55:42.033 staff know how to use it, um, properly, effectively, and I 00:55:42.033 --> 00:55:45.233 have not had these goggles on or this program, but I have 00:55:45.233 --> 00:55:49.467 heard nothing, but it is incredible experience to use it, 00:55:49.467 --> 00:55:53.233 um, an incredible level of training. So that is kind of a 00:55:53.233 --> 00:55:55.667 high level review of the request before you tonight and 00:55:55.667 --> 00:56:01.300 with that, I’ll stand for any questions. Well, thank you for 00:56:01.300 --> 00:56:07.100 the, uh, presentation. Um, um, uh, from both of you. We 00:56:07.100 --> 00:56:09.767 appreciate it. And thanks for the work you do, so we’ll head 00:56:09.767 --> 00:56:15.634 into questions, so council member Mugay. Thank you, Mayor. 00:56:15.634 --> 00:56:23.100 Excuse me Uh, so just two quick questions from me. Uh, one 00:56:23.100 --> 00:56:25.300 being, what is the force think of this? I mean, what are the 00:56:25.300 --> 00:56:31.033 what are the The, the cops on the street think of this. Is it, 00:56:31.033 --> 00:56:36.367 is the payoff in the Report Difficulties, all that stuff 00:56:36.367 --> 00:56:40.767 worth. Being that closely monitored all the time, I guess. 00:56:40.767 --> 00:56:43.367 Yeah, Mayor Winston, council members, Council member Garvey, 00:56:43.367 --> 00:56:47.200 I think that’s a great question, um, and overall I think they 00:56:47.200 --> 00:56:50.367 really like it. Um, they, they are excited about the 00:56:50.367 --> 00:56:53.767 possibilities of a huge time savings, um, they’re excited 00:56:53.767 --> 00:56:56.400 about having quick access to information to translate, um, 00:56:56.400 --> 00:56:58.133 some of the obstacles. You can imagine how frustrating it is 00:56:58.133 --> 00:57:01.033 to go to a scene in a robbery and nobody speaks English and 00:57:01.033 --> 00:57:03.767 it takes you forever to navigate this entire thing. 00:57:03.767 --> 00:57:07.467 When time and seconds mean things, right? Or a medical or 00:57:07.467 --> 00:57:09.667 somebody is injured severely, and you can’t get the right 00:57:09.667 --> 00:57:13.233 information about them and to have that do it for you, um, 00:57:13.233 --> 00:57:16.467 that is the type of things officers been been crying for 00:57:16.467 --> 00:57:19.734 to be more effective. Um, the other thing is they see the 00:57:19.734 --> 00:57:22.467 opportunity for like forms, I can give you an example, um, 00:57:22.467 --> 00:57:24.233 you would be horrified if you’ve seen the amount of work 00:57:24.233 --> 00:57:27.767 that goes in for an officer taking a auto theft report. Um, 00:57:27.767 --> 00:57:31.166 the amount of forms, the amount of, uh, scanning, the amount of 00:57:31.166 --> 00:57:34.166 trying to get that entered this system by the time they get 00:57:34.166 --> 00:57:37.300 back in their car, well, I’ve already prepped the form for 00:57:37.300 --> 00:57:39.500 auto theft, auto populated. Everything that was told to 00:57:39.500 --> 00:57:42.867 them in in the farm will be ready to go to, to be 00:57:42.867 --> 00:57:46.467 transferred. So that type of efficiency, I believe is, you 00:57:46.467 --> 00:57:49.567 know, based on the employee surveys exactly what they’ve 00:57:49.567 --> 00:57:52.934 been asking for and has been a big headache um for a long time 00:57:52.934 --> 00:57:56.233 for our agency, and it’s no fault of anyone other than just 00:57:56.233 --> 00:58:00.300 layer on, um, many different systems that very few of them 00:58:00.300 --> 00:58:04.000 ever work together. Uh, lastly, the accountability, um, I, I 00:58:04.000 --> 00:58:07.233 have not even heard a word about it, uh, the culture in 00:58:07.233 --> 00:58:10.000 the Brooklyn Park Police Department. we strive to be the 00:58:10.000 --> 00:58:13.634 best, um, we expect that out of each and every one when we walk 00:58:13.634 --> 00:58:16.834 through that door, um, and we expect it from each other, and 00:58:16.834 --> 00:58:18.467 there’s levels of accountability to make sure 00:58:18.467 --> 00:58:23.233 that we are. They already have sergeants uh reviewing 5 of 00:58:23.233 --> 00:58:27.000 your body camera videos at random, and then when we, and 00:58:27.000 --> 00:58:30.100 those are assigned by our Axon standards program. So we 00:58:30.100 --> 00:58:33.467 already have A on standards, which is a program that 00:58:33.467 --> 00:58:37.634 monitors the camera and sends the sergeant videos and says 00:58:37.634 --> 00:58:40.066 randomly review these videos, the Surgeon has to watch the 00:58:40.066 --> 00:58:42.767 video and then has to respond back to the officer like, hey, 00:58:42.767 --> 00:58:45.800 you could have done this better, but what we find out is it’s 00:58:45.800 --> 00:58:49.100 responding back to the officer like, wow, great job. That was 00:58:49.100 --> 00:58:51.734 really well done. That’s great service. That’s a great, uh, 00:58:51.734 --> 00:58:54.767 respect that you brought that situation when none was given 00:58:54.767 --> 00:58:59.667 to you. We appreciate it. And so they, when they first 00:58:59.667 --> 00:59:03.300 learned that sergeants were going to be watching random. 00:59:03.300 --> 00:59:04.934 Body cameras like anybody we’re paranoid like great, I’m gonna 00:59:04.934 --> 00:59:07.567 get in trouble for every word I say. And what they found out 00:59:07.567 --> 00:59:10.400 was, it’s the opposite. You’re actually getting accolades for 00:59:10.400 --> 00:59:13.900 all the great work you’re doing all the time, um, and of course, 00:59:13.900 --> 00:59:16.634 is there some level of accountability in there that 00:59:16.634 --> 00:59:19.767 you know that you’re, your, uh, your camera, every scene that 00:59:19.767 --> 00:59:23.033 you go to that your body worn camera could be watched for 00:59:23.033 --> 00:59:27.400 sure, so to layer on this where we’re gonna have technology, um, 00:59:27.400 --> 00:59:30.166 they’re already doing it at a really high level, and quite 00:59:30.166 --> 00:59:33.266 honestly, they know it, and I just don’t. believe the ones 00:59:33.266 --> 00:59:38.166 that are good, um. are quite honestly, not worried about it 00:59:38.166 --> 00:59:41.367 and the ones that aren’t left or never got hired here, in my 00:59:41.367 --> 00:59:45.033 opinion. Well, and that was kind of my concern. It’s not 00:59:45.033 --> 00:59:49.233 gonna be, uh, anything that drives away potential officers 00:59:49.233 --> 00:59:53.467 from the city. Um, and then my, so thank you for that. And then 00:59:53.467 --> 00:59:57.233 my second question, um, I think you touched on it, but this 00:59:57.233 --> 01:00:01.133 will work with the camera system that we recently 01:00:01.133 --> 01:00:05.300 approved, maybe 6 or 8 months ago that identifies stolen 01:00:05.300 --> 01:00:11.634 vehicles reported by other departments. Yeah. Mayor 01:00:11.634 --> 01:00:15.400 Winston, uh, members of the council, council member Mugary, 01:00:15.400 --> 01:00:18.100 um, we approved Flock, um, that was a one year contract. It was 01:00:18.100 --> 01:00:21.767 kind of a pilot project that we were trying out that does 01:00:21.767 --> 01:00:24.533 integrate with this, although it’s slightly different because 01:00:24.533 --> 01:00:26.767 that’s an LPR license plate reader technology. I think 01:00:26.767 --> 01:00:30.300 that’s what you’re referring to, um, so it’s, it’s a different 01:00:30.300 --> 01:00:34.567 data input,, but um, it actually does integrate into 01:00:34.567 --> 01:00:38.934 the system, um, without getting too into it, um, there is kind 01:00:38.934 --> 01:00:42.033 of an overall map that you can look at, um. It would show 01:00:42.033 --> 01:00:44.734 where all the officers are, where their body camera is, you 01:00:44.734 --> 01:00:46.634 could click on their body camera, you could watch it if 01:00:46.634 --> 01:00:50.100 you wanted to, if you’re part of the supervisory team. Um, 01:00:50.100 --> 01:00:53.767 that also has uh the LPR, the license plate reader technology, 01:00:53.767 --> 01:00:56.300 the flat cameras would be displayed on that map as well. 01:00:56.300 --> 01:01:00.166 Um, and that’s another feature of this product and it’s all 01:01:00.166 --> 01:01:02.266 the integration and working together is really the beauty 01:01:02.266 --> 01:01:17.767 of it. So it does work together. Thank you. Councilman Bran. Um, 01:01:17.767 --> 01:01:24.300 my question for you is when When should the the officer 01:01:24.300 --> 01:01:33.233 used the taser. Mayor Whitston, Councilor, Councilor Tran, um, 01:01:33.233 --> 01:01:36.467 Quite honestly, to give, um, dissertation on police use of 01:01:36.467 --> 01:01:39.734 force and when it’s appropriate to use an impact device or 01:01:39.734 --> 01:01:44.000 electronic control device like the taser would be. Really 01:01:44.000 --> 01:01:47.734 complex and I don’t. You know, it would be difficult to give 01:01:47.734 --> 01:01:54.133 you all the circumstances. Right now Um, yeah, because, 01:01:54.133 --> 01:02:02.133 you know, if you just deal with the resident, um, in the city, 01:02:02.133 --> 01:02:08.500 uh, teenager, husband and wife, domestic. violent or elderly. 01:02:08.500 --> 01:02:13.166 Um I don’t think that they should be used for those people. 01:02:13.166 --> 01:02:18.834 Mayor Winston council members, Councilmember Tran, uh, we 01:02:18.834 --> 01:02:21.900 don’t either, and that’s exactly what our training 01:02:21.900 --> 01:02:25.567 policy says is there’s factors that are called elevated risk 01:02:25.567 --> 01:02:28.266 factors where if you have individuals who are pregnant, 01:02:28.266 --> 01:02:33.033 elevated positions, um, or our, uh, frail and firm like the 01:02:33.033 --> 01:02:36.400 elderly, um, we elect not to use a taser in most 01:02:36.400 --> 01:02:40.567 circumstances, um, but there’s never absolutes because if the 01:02:40.567 --> 01:02:44.900 individual is, uh, got a knife, um, and the only options the 01:02:44.900 --> 01:02:49.100 officer has is to use deadly force. or a less lethal device 01:02:49.100 --> 01:02:52.400 like taser, um, we obviously would allow them to use the 01:02:52.400 --> 01:02:58.166 taser even if somebody is infirm or, um, You know 01:02:58.166 --> 01:03:02.200 pregnant or what, what we identify as a risk factor again. 01:03:02.200 --> 01:03:10.100 Really complex subject that, um, officers study deeply, um, and 01:03:10.100 --> 01:03:13.734 test on to make sure that they know the rules on the policy 01:03:13.734 --> 01:03:19.000 and the state law around police officers’ use of force, and 01:03:19.000 --> 01:03:22.734 then each specific technique, um, and the potential injury it 01:03:22.734 --> 01:03:26.000 could cause and therefore, the level of force in which that is 01:03:26.000 --> 01:03:31.233 put at is quite honestly a really deep topic that we just. 01:03:31.233 --> 01:03:34.500 Don’t have the time or bandwidth here to do it, but it 01:03:34.500 --> 01:03:43.634 would be a topic for another day, I believe. Thank you. I 01:03:43.634 --> 01:03:50.734 remember page. Thank you, Mayor. Um, back to the topic, um, that 01:03:50.734 --> 01:03:54.800 we’re addressing tonight. I’m just curious, a couple things. 01:03:54.800 --> 01:03:59.634 One is, um, the 10 year contract, just as fast as 01:03:59.634 --> 01:04:02.834 technology is moving, um, and it looks like you have, this is 01:04:02.834 --> 01:04:05.467 in the middle of another contract and we have the 01:04:05.467 --> 01:04:09.734 ability, um, to To not refresh. I was trying to read the words. 01:04:09.734 --> 01:04:14.500 Is it a new contract, um, and is this costing any money to 01:04:14.500 --> 01:04:18.934 not be using the old contract is my first question. Is there 01:04:18.934 --> 01:04:22.734 a penalty? I don’t even know. Mayor Winston council members, 01:04:22.734 --> 01:04:25.667 council member Page, I hope I can answer that. Um, what about 01:04:25.667 --> 01:04:32.166 the, the length of the contract is, um, Axon. Has been and owns 01:04:32.166 --> 01:04:35.300 the market on things like camera systems, body worn 01:04:35.300 --> 01:04:40.467 camera systems, um. On, uh, the taser, which was the original 01:04:40.467 --> 01:04:45.166 trademark. Company name and device that they made, um, and 01:04:45.166 --> 01:04:49.233 then now they’re getting into the realm of AI and records 01:04:49.233 --> 01:04:51.900 management system, um, there’s probably not many companies I 01:04:51.900 --> 01:04:56.100 would ever consider a 10 year contract. We have been with 01:04:56.100 --> 01:04:59.900 this company since 1999, um, having contracts with them and 01:04:59.900 --> 01:05:01.634 so they get renewed and that’s what we’re looking to do today 01:05:01.634 --> 01:05:05.467 is renew and expand to include um the records management 01:05:05.467 --> 01:05:10.033 system and then now all this AI technology. Uh, what is really 01:05:10.033 --> 01:05:14.367 nice is, um, we are. With, with signing on early, like we are, 01:05:14.367 --> 01:05:18.567 we are getting this for the next 10 years for the same cost 01:05:18.567 --> 01:05:22.367 for the $126,000 a year, no matter what they create, we get 01:05:22.367 --> 01:05:28.400 it, um. Without sounding too corny, it’s almost too good of 01:05:28.400 --> 01:05:32.467 an opportunity not to. The city was going to spend a lot of 01:05:32.467 --> 01:05:36.233 more money, uh, over the next 10 years in policing and 01:05:36.233 --> 01:05:40.066 technology where we’re going to get this for $126,000 a year. 01:05:40.066 --> 01:05:44.867 Um, there’s products. In a year, like draft one that we’ll spend 01:05:44.867 --> 01:05:49.734 that just for 5 licenses and so um the length of time in this 01:05:49.734 --> 01:05:54.300 company and for what we’re getting is, is Not a concern 01:05:54.300 --> 01:05:56.800 for me. The second part of your question, and if I don’t answer 01:05:56.800 --> 01:05:58.767 this correctly, it’s just because I don’t understand it, 01:05:58.767 --> 01:06:05.033 so please correct me. um. But, uh, their Tyler Tech is the 01:06:05.033 --> 01:06:07.233 current records management system that we currently have. 01:06:07.233 --> 01:06:09.767 And so we have to take everything from Tyler Tech, 01:06:09.767 --> 01:06:13.100 which is due to be upgraded, we don’t want to pay that money to 01:06:13.100 --> 01:06:16.767 upgrade it because it’s an antiquated system, but we do 01:06:16.767 --> 01:06:20.567 have to keep that uh through 2025 and, and I’ll actually 01:06:20.567 --> 01:06:22.834 deflect here a little bit to Deputy Chief because he’s the 01:06:22.834 --> 01:06:26.900 project manager, um, until we get this transferred over in 01:06:26.900 --> 01:06:29.800 2028. And so I think you might be better off to kind of 01:06:29.800 --> 01:06:33.900 navigate that. But am I on the right track of what you’re 01:06:33.900 --> 01:06:36.266 talking about so I appreciate that because I was leading to 01:06:36.266 --> 01:06:38.634 the next question, which you already started to answer, so I 01:06:38.634 --> 01:06:41.000 may, let me just add on to this because I think you’ve already 01:06:41.000 --> 01:06:44.133 answered it. So I appreciate that. So my question was just 01:06:44.133 --> 01:06:46.667 leading to in the event that there’s more advancements, 01:06:46.667 --> 01:06:49.367 which obviously there will be, we’re privy to that as we go 01:06:49.367 --> 01:06:53.634 along. So you led me right to exactly what I was asking, so I 01:06:53.634 --> 01:06:56.834 don’t think I need any more clarification on that. It 01:06:56.834 --> 01:06:59.000 sounds like you’re going through the one contract for a 01:06:59.000 --> 01:07:02.233 certain amount of time, and this is just locking it in for 01:07:02.233 --> 01:07:06.000 a very low price for a long time, and then we don’t have 01:07:06.000 --> 01:07:09.133 additional costs on top of that for advancements in technology, 01:07:09.133 --> 01:07:13.467 right? That’s perfect. That’s 10. That was all I was asking 01:07:13.467 --> 01:07:15.500 and thank you, thank you for getting through my question 01:07:15.500 --> 01:07:18.634 there because I wasn’t sure how I was, I was asking it too, so 01:07:18.634 --> 01:07:25.767 I appreciate that. Thank you. All right, great questions, um, 01:07:25.767 --> 01:07:29.367 because remember Tran, did you have any more questions? Uh, no, 01:07:29.367 --> 01:07:34.166 I tried to lower my hand, but I couldn’t do that uh on my side. 01:07:34.166 --> 01:07:38.300 Thank you. No worries. All right, so, uh, Council member 01:07:38.300 --> 01:07:47.667 Erickson. Thank you. Um, maybe I’m missing something 01:07:47.667 --> 01:07:50.467 incredibly obvious, but there is a um quote here in our 01:07:50.467 --> 01:07:59.300 packet. Which, which shows a significantly higher cost. But 01:07:59.300 --> 01:08:06.867 then I see something like $6.3 million in total savings. Off 01:08:06.867 --> 01:08:14.233 of a original quoted. price of Something like $9 million. Are 01:08:14.233 --> 01:08:20.033 we really getting like 80% off the cost of this product. Mayor 01:08:20.033 --> 01:08:23.834 Winston, members of the council, council member Eriksson, um, 01:08:23.834 --> 01:08:30.767 The total cost of the package. Um is not uh. What we wanted to 01:08:30.767 --> 01:08:35.567 portray is what the additional cost over what we are already 01:08:35.567 --> 01:08:38.467 positioned to pay, so we already have a contract with 01:08:38.467 --> 01:08:44.734 Axon. Um, if we were to stay status quo with that contract 01:08:44.734 --> 01:08:48.467 and not change anything, um, I, I don’t remember exactly what 01:08:48.467 --> 01:08:51.734 the number um was, but I think that might be what’s in your 01:08:51.734 --> 01:08:59.567 packet. Um, the 1.294, I believe, million is what This 01:08:59.567 --> 01:09:03.734 new contract would cost in addition to what we’re already 01:09:03.734 --> 01:09:13.634 slated to pay. Perfectly clear, thank you. All right, uh, 01:09:13.634 --> 01:09:17.867 seeing no further questions. Um, I’ll go ahead and make the 01:09:17.867 --> 01:09:22.800 motion. To waive the reading and adapt resolution 2025 01:09:22.800 --> 01:09:25.767 authorizing the police department to enter into an 01:09:25.767 --> 01:09:30.567 agreement with Exxon Enterprise Inc. Is there a second? Yeah. 01:09:30.567 --> 01:09:35.367 The motion was made by myself, uh, Mayor Winston, seconded by 01:09:35.367 --> 01:09:41.300 council member McGarvey. Um, so we will need a roll call. 01:09:41.300 --> 01:09:46.634 Council member McGarvey. Council member Tran. I. Council 01:09:46.634 --> 01:09:52.500 member Eriksson. Uh council member Page. Mary Winston. 01:09:52.500 --> 01:10:00.667 motion passes. All right. Thank you for the, uh, great 01:10:00.667 --> 01:10:05.934 presentation and, um, all the work that you do. All right, so 01:10:05.934 --> 01:10:09.033 next we, there’s no discussion items, so we’ll head into 01:10:09.033 --> 01:10:11.834 verbal reports and announcements. Are there, uh, 01:10:11.834 --> 01:10:14.500 I’m gonna make one, but are there any council member 01:10:14.500 --> 01:10:20.767 reports or announcements? Oh, Councilor McGarvey. I’m just 01:10:20.767 --> 01:10:24.100 gonna call you uh right after each one, every time. No, you 01:10:24.100 --> 01:10:27.734 don’t have to do that. But thank you, Mayor. No, I just 01:10:27.734 --> 01:10:35.266 want to bring up again uh we’re 36 days out for the National 01:10:35.266 --> 01:10:39.000 Veterans wheelchair games, which will be held here in 01:10:39.000 --> 01:10:42.400 Minneapolis, Minnesota. This year, July 17th through the 01:10:42.400 --> 01:10:47.500 22nd. Uh, the venue for bowling in this year’s games is right 01:10:47.500 --> 01:10:52.767 here in Brooklyn Park at Bowleo on Brooklyn Boulevard, and they, 01:10:52.767 --> 01:10:57.500 they still need volunteers. So for more information on how to, 01:10:57.500 --> 01:11:01.300 I suppose it might be late to sign up as an athlete, but for 01:11:01.300 --> 01:11:05.033 more information in all of it or pertaining to all of it, you 01:11:05.033 --> 01:11:11.133 can go to wheelchairgas.org. It’s all one word, wheelchair 01:11:11.133 --> 01:11:15.166 games.org and please go and sign up to volunteer. Help out 01:11:15.166 --> 01:11:25.834 with the wheelchair games. Thank you. All right, um. So I 01:11:25.834 --> 01:11:29.033 wanted to give a special congratulations or shout out to 01:11:29.033 --> 01:11:32.166 our Champlain Park softball team for winning the state 01:11:32.166 --> 01:11:36.100 championship. Uh, so they’re very own and and uh got a lot 01:11:36.100 --> 01:11:38.200 of athletic talent in Brooklyn Park. I don’t think they get 01:11:38.200 --> 01:11:43.033 enough credit, so wanna again congratulate them. Uh, I played 01:11:43.033 --> 01:11:46.734 baseball, not softball, but that ball moves awfully fast, 01:11:46.734 --> 01:11:52.100 so, um, congratulations again. uh, and we will be reaching out 01:11:52.100 --> 01:11:54.300 to formally invite the team to come here in a few weeks if 01:11:54.300 --> 01:11:57.900 possible. So big congratulations, we’re proud of 01:11:57.900 --> 01:12:00.634 y’all and uh you, you’re making us look good in Brooklyn Park. 01:12:00.634 --> 01:12:06.500 So, so thank you. Uh, any other comments? All right, so next we 01:12:06.500 --> 01:12:10.200 have city manager reports and announcements. Yeah, thanks, 01:12:10.200 --> 01:12:13.900 thanks, Mayor Winston, um, just a couple of things this evening, 01:12:13.900 --> 01:12:16.767 uh, just a heads up that we are doing a series of town halls 01:12:16.767 --> 01:12:19.500 coming up, uh, so we’re inviting the community to those, 01:12:19.500 --> 01:12:23.567 um, there will be one per district and. Um, the first one 01:12:23.567 --> 01:12:29.133 that we’re doing. is in the West District, um, Councilor 01:12:29.133 --> 01:12:33.667 McGarvey and Mayor Winston will be present. Uh there’ll be an, 01:12:33.667 --> 01:12:38.166 uh, next Tuesday, June 17th at 5:30 to 7:30. It hadn’t been 01:12:38.166 --> 01:12:40.834 technical College. Uh, that will be followed by the Central 01:12:40.834 --> 01:12:44.367 District, uh, town hall gathering that will be held 01:12:44.367 --> 01:12:48.166 here in the city Hall council chambers from 5:30 to 7:30 and 01:12:48.166 --> 01:12:53.467 then the uh East District will be held on the July 23rd at 01:12:53.467 --> 01:12:58.800 Edinburgh USA. So, a similar time frame, so. For to um Uh, 01:12:58.800 --> 01:13:02.567 conversations with the community members and uh 01:13:02.567 --> 01:13:10.000 updates and questions. Thanks so much. Bye. All right, so