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MINUTES Public Safety Commission July 10, 2023 City Hall Council Chambers 6:30 p.m. I. Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 6:30 p.m. by Chair Kuipers. II. Roll Call: Members Present: Commissioners Liza Allen, Tom Harkins, Geoff Hollimon, Leah Kuipers, Adam Stout, Roberto Valdizan, Kevin Dostal Dauer (arrived 7:15pm), and Karen Wagner. Members Absent: Commissioners Aisha Ali Also Present: Deputy Director Trevor Hamdorf and Dave Matteson (Allina Health). III. Approval of Agenda Motion by Wagner, seconded by Harkins to approve the July 10, 2023 agenda as presented. Motion carried 7-0. IV. Approval of Minutes Motion by Harkins, seconded by Allen to approve the June 12, 2023 minutes as presented. Motion carried 7-0. V. Presentations and Business Items A. Police Body Worn Camera (BWC) Audit – Trevor Hamdorf, Deputy Public Safety Director Deputy Director Hamdorf presented the Commission with information on the police body worn camera (BWC) audit. The audit requirements were reviewed and he was pleased to report no discrepancies were noted within the BWC audit. It was noted the department has 33 BWC, 32 in car video systems and three in building evidentially video recording systems. He reviewed the department’s BWC policy and commented on the retention period. It was noted the biggest consumer of BWC data is the court system. The next steps for the audit report were discussed with the Commission. He commented further on the findings from the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) noting BWC’s have been in use for the past 10 years. He discussed the benefits of the next generation BWC’s. He noted the full replacement of all cameras would cost $36,000 and would be funded through the non-fleet fund. He stated the cameras are being replaced every three to four years. He reviewed the requirements from the Digital Evidence Management System (DEMS) and described how secure and efficient the new data storage system was.