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GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME[1. CALL TO ORDER]
TO NATIONAL CITY'S COMMUNITY AND POLICE RELATIONS COMMISSION MEETING FOR FEBRUARY 19TH, 2026.THERE ARE MULTIPLE WAYS YOU CAN MAKE YOUR VOICES, MAKE YOUR OPINIONS HEARD AND CONSIDERED BY THE CPRC.
YOU CAN REGISTER TO SPEAK DURING A-C-P-R-C ZOOM MEETING.
SPEAKERS MUST REGISTER BY 4:00 PM THE DAY OF THE MEETING.
PUBLIC COMMENTS OR TESTIMONY IS LIMITED TO UP TO THREE MINUTES, AND SPEAKERS WILL NOT BE SHOWN ON VIDEO.
YOU MAY ALSO SUBMIT A WRITTEN COMMENT TO BE ENTERED INTO THE OFFICIAL MEETING RECORD.
UM, EMAIL, CPRC, PUB COMMENT, C-P-R-C-P-U-B-C-O-M-M-E-N T@NATIONALCITYCA.GOV BEFORE 4:00 PM ON THE DAY OF THE MEETING, AND PROVIDE THE AGENDA ITEM OR STATE GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT IN THE SUBJECT LINE IF THE TOPIC IS NOT ON THE AGENDA.
AND OF COURSE, YOU CAN COME DOWN HERE AND BE WITH US IN PERSON AT ANY POINT IN TIME.
UM, I'D LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER AT SIX 19.
WE'LL BEGIN WITH THE ROLL CALL.
UH, WE'LL BEGIN THE FEBRUARY 19TH MEETING.
UH, I'D LIKE TO REQUEST THAT THE COMMISSION CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE WHEN WALTER SAYS YOUR NAME, PLEASE SAY, PRESENT OR HERE.
MOVING ON TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER THREE.
I'D LIKE TO ASK COMMISSIONER LESLIE ALLEGIANCE, PLEASE.
RIGHT HAND OVER ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.
ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
[4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – Regular Meeting of November 20, 2025]
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FOUR, APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM THE REGULAR MEETING OF NOVEMBER 20TH, 2025.UM, GIVE EVERYBODY 30 SECONDS TO FLIP THROUGH AND LOOK AT THOSE QUICKLY.
I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO PRESENT VOTE.
WALTER, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE VOTE? MR. PHILLIPS? AYE.
A MCCLURE, UH, VICE CHAIR LESLIE, BUT, AND CHAIR TI? YES.
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FIVE, PUBLIC COMMENT.
UH, WALTER, HAVE WE RECEIVED ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY.
[6. APPROVAL OF EXCUSED ABSENCES]
APPROVAL OF EXCUSED ABSENCES.UM, WALTER, DO WE HAVE ANY EXCUSED ABSENCES TO APPROVE? YES.
COMMISSIONER C*****G, UM, REPORTED TO BE THAT SHE WOULD BE OUT, UH, TODAY.
I'LL HAVE MAKE A MOTION TO SECOND.
UM, WALTER, YOU PLEASE THE VOTE PHILLIPS AYE.
CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, LESLIE CHAIR OR AYE CHAIR? EVERYBODY
[7. NEW BUSINESS – COMMISSION ITEM REQUESTS]
SEVEN, NEW BUSINESS.UM, THE CPRC HAS RECEIVED TWO COMMISSION ITEM REQUESTS FOR APPROVAL TO BE PLACED ON THE MAY 21ST CPRC AGENDA.
UM, AGAIN, THESE ARE JUST, UH, TO PLACE THESE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA FOR CONSIDERATION AND DISCUSSION AT THE MAY 21ST MEETING.
UM, THE FIRST ITEM IS TO ESTABLISH A BYLAWS AND OPERATING PROCEDURES SUBCOMMITTEE.
UM, THIS REQUEST WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONERS DUKA, AND I'LL INVITE HIM TO SHARE A WORD ABOUT THE RATIONALE FOR THIS REQUEST.
SO I'M JUST PROPOSING FOR NEXT MEETING WE DISCUSS THE ITEM OF, UH, GRADING OR ESTABLISHING A SUBCOMMITTEE TO REVIEW THE BYLAWS AND OPERATING PROCEDURES.
JUST, UH, GET RID OF DUPLICATION BETWEEN BYLAWS, ORDINANCES, REVIEW OUR PROCESSES, AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO, AGAIN, IT WON'T DISCUSS THE MERITS OF WHETHER WE SHOULD BREAK THE SUBCOMMITTEE UNTIL MAY, BUT THIS IS JUST A VOTE TO GET ONTO THE AGENDA FOR NEXT MEETING.
I MOVE THAT WE ADD TO THE AGENDA FOR NEXT MONTH.
WALTER, IF WE COULD CALL THAT BOTH PLEASE.
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AYE.UM, THE SECOND ITEM IS TO AMEND THE NATIONAL CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT'S POLICY MANUAL.
UM, THIS REQUEST WAS ALSO MADE BY COMMISSIONERS ZPA, AND AGAIN, I'LL INVITE HIM TO, UH, SHARE A WORD ABOUT WHAT THAT'S ALL ABOUT.
SO, I'M PROPOSING THE NEXT MEETING WE HAVE AN ITEM TO DISCUSS AND OR RECOMMENDING THE AMENDMENT OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT POLICY MANUAL, WHICH WE'RE AUTHORIZED TO DO, UH, MAKE A RECOMMENDATION.
THIS ONE SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSED THE WAY PUBLIC MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC FILED COMPLAINTS WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
AGAIN, NOT DISCUSSING THE MERIT OF WHETHER WE SHOULD REP MAKE THAT RECOMMENDATION, BUT JUST THAT, THAT WE COULD DISCUSS IT AT THE NEXT MEETING.
I MAKE THAT MOTION TO DISCUSS THAT.
MUCH OF YOU WOULD PLEASE CALL THAT VOTE.
CAN I JUST, OH, SORRY, I JUST WANNA QUICKLY THANKS.
ANY STAFF GETTING THESE TWO ITEM REQUEST ON MS. ALRIGHT.
[8. CLOSED SESSION]
MOVING ON TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, CLOSED SESSION.UM, THE CPRC WILL NOW CLOSE THE DOOR, UH, TO ENTER INTO CLOSED SESSION.
ONCE THAT CLOSED SESSION IS COMPLETED, UH, WE WILL REESTABLISH CONNECTION HERE WITH THE PUBLIC AND RE BEGIN RECORDING AGAIN.
OH, YOU GUYS, WE GOOD? WE'RE GOOD.
CLOSED SESSION ENDS AT EXACTLY EIGHT O'CLOCK.
UH, INTERIM CITY ATTORNEY HEIDI SKINNER WILL NOW PROVIDE OUR CLOSED SESSION REPORT.
IN CLOSED SESSION, COMMISSIONERS HEARD 26 ITEMS, ALL 26 ITEMS RECEIVED A VOTE OF SUPPORT, UM, OF THE FINDINGS BY UNANIMOUS VOTE OF THE COMMISSIONERS IN ATTENDANCE.
IN FACT, IS THE REPORT OUT OF ALL ITEMS? GREAT.
UM, AGENDA ITEM NUMBER NINE, CITY STAFF COMMENTS.
WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO COMMENTS FROM OUR CITY STAFF.
INTERIM CITY ATTORNEY SKINNER, NO COMMENTS.
UM, ZA THANK YOU, UH, WALTER, NO COMMENTS.
[10. COMMISSIONER REPORTS]
ON TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 10, COMMISSIONER REPORTS.I WOULD NOW LIKE TO CALL ON EACH COMMISSIONER FOR ANY REPORTS.
UM, ONCE I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO SHARE ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO.
UM, COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS, I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE THAT I'M GOING TO BE MISSING THE NEXT SCHEDULED MEETING, UH, IN MAY.
I JUST WANNA MENTION THAT I'M HOPING, UH, THE NEXT NATIONAL NIGHT OUT IS IN AUGUST, SO I'M HOPING AT SOME POINT WE CAN DISCUSS, OR AT LEAST ANY OF US COULD MAYBE, HOPEFULLY, HOPEFULLY PARTICIPATE IN THAT TO GET THE WORD OUT ABOUT THIS COMMISSION.
UM, COMMISSIONER GOMEZ? YES, I WAS, I THINK THAT HELPED ME GET AN INVITATION FROM, OR GET A BOOTH OR JUST PARTNER WITH THE CITY ON THAT.
THAT WAS ANOTHER, UH, JUST WANNA REPORT REALLY QUICK ON SOME ASSIGNMENTS.
THE LAST, UM, MEETING IN OCTOBER, WELL SENT ME TO, UH, MINNEAPOLIS FOR THE NACO CONFERENCE.
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF, OF COMMUNITY OVERSIGHT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT, I THINK.
UM, AND THEN, UH, VERY INTERESTING, UH, BREAKOUT SESSIONS.
UH, EVERYONE FROM THE MAYOR OF MINNEAPOLIS CAME OUT TO, UM, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO, UM, THE, EVEN THE, IT WAS THE MOTHER OF, UM, UH, WAS IT PHILANDO CASTILE.
UM, HIS MOTHER CAME OUT AS AN ACTIVIST AND BROUGHT ON A JOURNALIST AND JUST, IT WAS VERY GREAT.
UM, PANEL OF PEOPLE THAT CAME OUT, UM, FOR THOSE, UH, BREAKOUT SESSIONS.
REAL QUICK FOR THE 23 PRINCIPLES OF
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USE OF FORCE, UH, THE MISSING LINK IN ACCOUNTABILITY USING AI, UH, TO UNDERSTAND WHY MISCONDUCT HAPPENS.UM, ALSO USING AI, UH, EVENTUALLY USING AI WITH THOSE, UH, LICENSE PLATE READERS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
UM, MAXIMIZING IMPACT, EFFECTIVE OUTREACH STRATEGIES FOR UNDER-RESOURCED AGENCIES.
UM, I SEND OVERSIGHT OUR, UH, OUR LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENTS RECEIVING COMPLAINTS OF MISCONDUCT FROM ICE OPERATIONS.
HOW DO THEY HANDLE, HOW DO THEY TRACK JUST LOOKING AT OTHER, HOW OTHER CITIES DO THAT, EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE A FEDERAL THING, BUT IT IMPACTS THE COMMUNITY.
UM, AND, UH, CRITICAL INCIDENTS, CROWDS AND CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS WHEN IT COMES TO PROTESTS AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
AND, UH, THE BROKEN PROMISE OF POLICE BODY-WORN CAMERAS AND THE CURRENT STATE OF PUBLIC ACCESS.
UM, AGAIN, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CIVILIAN NUMBER SITE RISKS, CHALLENGES AND ACCOUNTABILITY.
AND, UH, LAST BUT NOT LEAST, BECAUSE KIDS ARE NOT JUST MINIATURE ADULTS SUPPORTING COMMUNITY OVERSIGHT AND ACCOUNTABILITY OF LAW ENFORCEMENT, TREATMENT OF ABUSE.
UM, AND I THINK, YEAH, ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT WAS THE PATH TO TRUST, ADDRESSING PERFORMATIVE ENGAGEMENT AND BUILDING AUTHENTIC RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE COMMUNITY.
SO THANK YOU AGAIN, MY COLLEAGUES SENDING ME TO THAT, UM, CONFERENCE.
UM, AND MY TWO RECOMMENDATIONS ARE TO SAVE THE CITY MONEY AND US TIME.
I WOULD REALLY RECOMMEND THE, IF LOOK AT THE CITY, UM, UH, APPLY TO BE A MEMBER OF NACO.
THAT WAY IT IS NOT ONE INDIVIDUAL THAT WAY.
IF IT'S A, IF IT'S THE CITY, IT'S ANYBODY WHO THE CITY ALLOWS TO GO.
SO NEXT YEAR, IF IT'S ANOTHER COLLEAGUE, THE CITY GETS THE DISCOUNT BEING A MEMBER AND ALSO, UM, APPLYING A REGISTERING AHEAD OF TIME BECAUSE WHEN WE DO THE VOTE WHEN TO ELECT THE COLLEAGUE, IT'S WAY IT'S IN, IT'S IN WHAT? NOVEMBER? YEAH, NO, NO, IT'S IN, UH, OCTOBER.
SO AUGUST MEETING AUGUST AND THE CONFERENCE IN OCTOBER.
SO WE'RE PAST THE LATE REGISTRATION THAT INCURS MORE COSTS TO THE CITY.
SO JUST THOSE TWO COST SAVING WOULD BE MINE.
AND I'M SURE YOU GOT THE PRICING INFO, RIGHT? NOT FOR THIS NEXT CONFERENCE, NO.
FOR THE LAST, FOR JOINING IN APRIL.
I'LL BRING THAT TO, TO ERIC TO STAFF'S ATTENTION.
UM, AND, UM, YEAH, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
UM, COMMISSIONER MCCLURE, THANK YOU FOR HAVING MS. THANK YOU.
UM, I'D LIKE TO LOOK AT PAST PRACTICES THAT WE'VE HAD POTENTIALLY HOLDING A MEETING IN THE MONTH OF MARCH SO THAT WE COULD DO A CLOSED SESSION.
GO OVER THE FEW REMAINING, UH, CASES THAT WE HAD LEFT WHEN I CAME ON THE COMMISSION.
UM, THERE WERE, I DON'T HAVE AN EXACT NUMBER.
I WANNA SAY IT WAS LIKE FOUR OR FIVE YEARS BACK WITH, OF CASES THAT HAD A BE ISSUE.
UM, AND IT WAS A RIDICULOUS BACKLOG THAT THEY HAD.
UM, AND SO THE FACT THAT WE WERE THROUGH THE YEARS HAVE WORKED THROUGH THAT.
EVEN, EVEN WHEN WE HAD THE TROUBLE SHUTDOWNS, WE STILL HAD TO COME IN AND CASES AND FIND WAYS TO MAKE THAT WORK AND SEE THAT WE'RE IN A GREAT STANDING ON, IN CURRENT ON OUR CASES IS GREAT.
UH, WE BROUGHT UP THE IDEA OF REVISITING OUR, UH, BYLAWS, UH, AND UH, WHATNOT.
IS THAT DURING THE COVID SHUTDOWN? YEAH, 20 20 19.
SO BY THE TIME WE GO THROUGH AGAIN, THERE'S A LOT THAT CAN BE CLEANED UP AND HOPEFULLY, UH, THAT NEXT MEETING WE CAN COME UP WITH A GOOD, GOOD TEAM TO WORK ON.
AND WHO ELSE? ALL THAT I HAVE IN TERMS OF IT.
UM, WELL I WILL SAY THANK YOU ALL FOR HANGING
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IN THERE FOR A LONG-ISH MEETING.UM, WELCOME TO CITY ATTORNEY SKINNER.
HAPPY TO HAVE YOU ON BOARD AND GLAD TO BE HERE.
UM, I WANNA EXTEND THE THANKS TO VICE CHAIR LESLIE, UM, FOR SPENDING A GOOD CHUNK OF TIME, UM, UP IN THE, THE PD OFFICE REVIEWING CASES, GETTING READY FOR TONIGHT.
SO WE MAKE THAT SIGNIFICANT DENT IN THE, THE CASES THAT WE HAVE.
SO, UM, SECOND, YOUR ACCOLADES FOR THIS COMMISSION, THIS ABILITY TO WORK THROUGH, UM, THOSE CASES TO GET US ALMOST CAUGHT UP.
UM, HAPPY LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.
I WOULD SAY WE ACTUALLY ARE CAUGHT UP NOT BEHIND.
UM, SO MOVING ON TO, UH, AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 11.
UM, DO I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ADJOURN THIS MEETING TO THE NEXT CPRC MEETING ON MAY 21ST, 2026 AT 6:00 PM SO MOVED.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OR NO? SORRY.
WALTER, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL, UH, THE VOTE? AYE.