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Expanded Response Presentation To City Council (3-4-2025)

Golden Valley City CouncilWednesday, April 16, 2025
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Collaborative Solutions Grant update

Expanded Public Safety Response services

Public Safety community engagement progress

Racial equity policy audit

Restorative practices training development

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Notable Quotes (2)

There comes a point when we need to stop just pulling people out of the river we need to go upstream and find out why they're falling in.

— Chief Brel
Expanded Response StrategyExplaining the vision for expanded response services.

This is not anything to defund the police... this is just looking at are there other best practices that we could put in place.

— Chief Green
Project Funding/ScopeAddressing potential public misconceptions about the program.

People (4)

ShuckmanCity Manager

Presented progress on the Collaborative Solutions grant and the expanded response project.

Sant LisisDeputy City Manager

Outlined grant history and the move toward expanded response terminology.

Chief GreenPolice Chief

Clarified that expanded response is not an effort to defund the police.

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“This is not anything to defund the police... this is just looking at are there other best practices.”

Addressing community concerns about project goals.

Chief BrelFire Chief

Discussed the need for downstream intervention regarding public safety calls.

1 quote

“There comes a point when we need to stop just pulling people out of the river we need to go upstream.”

Quoting Desmond Tutu regarding proactive intervention.

Places Mentioned

Golden ValleyMinneapolisBrooklyn ParkAlbuquerque

Events & Meetings (2)

  • February City Council Work Session
  • March Women's History Month Session
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