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V. Presentations and Business Items A. Recognition of Outgoing Commissioners Director Paetznick thanked Commissioners Amina Ghouse, Dan Judd and Stephanie Kitzhaber for their years of service on the Public Safety Commission and wished them all the best in the future. Commissioner Judd stated he has been very proud to be a part of this Commission and he thanked Director Paetznick for all of his efforts on behalf of the community. Commissioner Kitzhaber indicated she has really enjoyed the opportunity to serve the community. Commissioner Ghouse explained she has been a long time resident of New Brighton and has recently gotten married and moved to Wisconsin. She stated she has appreciated her time on the Public Safety Commission and has learned a great deal over the past five years. She thanked Director Paetznick for all of his efforts and for allowing her to meet all of the officers in New Brighton. Vice Chair Wagner thanked Commissioners Judd, Kitzhaber and Ghouse for asking great questions and for being a valuable part of the Public Safety Commission. B. 2021 Traffic Stop Data – Tony Paetznick, Public Safety Director Director Paetznick stated in addition to the annual review that occurred for the 2020 traffic stop data at the February 2021 Public Safety Commission meeting, the group also reviewed data related to traffic stop outcomes at the May meeting and endorsed alternative measures related to traffic safety enforcement and education at the September meeting of last year. Director Paetznick reviewed with the Commissioners comparative data from the five consecutive years of the agency’s traffic stop data collection initiative (2017-2021), followed by 2021 specific data showing comparisons of both the reason for the traffic stops and searches of vehicles & persons contrasted by the categories of race. The outcome information that was added to last year’s follow-up conversations was reviewed, along with several pages of graphical representations of the data. Finally, two maps showing the frequency locations for both traffic stops and motor vehicle crashes in the City of New Brighton during 2021 was reviewed. Also noteworthy for last year’s review is the updated United States Census Data released in August 2021. Director Paetznick stated as a reminder, the New Brighton Department of Public Safety (NBDPS) joined with other Ramsey County law enforcement agencies in 2017 to begin voluntarily collecting traffic stop data. New Brighton initiated this effort to increase transparency and provide more context to the limited amount of information than was previously captured. Minnesota law does not require the collection of this information. Starting in January 2017, New Brighton officers began recording the following data on every traffic stop. The data collected is as follows: