HomeMy WebLinkAboutMN-CPB-2000-09-280 ITHACA COMMUNITY POLICE BOARD MEETING
MINUTES: Ithaca Community Police Board
PLACE Common Council Chambers, third floor, City Hall
TIME & DATE September 28, 2000 at 3:30 PM
PRESENT: Commissioners Laskowitz, Nelson, Jones, Wigden, and Rovelstad
Deputy Chief David Barnes, Alderperson Pat Pryor
Nancy Falconer CPB staff
Absent: Dwayne Robinson
Excused: Commissioners Killeen and Graham, Chief Richard Basile
1. Approval of Minutes of August 24, 2000
The minutes were corrected to read that Commissioner Nelson seconded them,
not Commissioner Killeen. Commissioner Laskowitz moved to accept and
Commissioner Jones moved to second. The minutes as corrected were
approved unanimously.
2. Comments from the Public
• No one from the public spoke. A student from Ithaca College attended as a
class assignment.
3. Report from Common Council
Alderperson Pryor reported that the budgets of the Police Department and the
Community Police Board for the year 2001 will be presented for review at 7:30
on October 16th, 2000 in Common Council Chambers. Board members are asked
to attend if possible.
4 Report From Police Department
Deputy Chief Barnes reported no new items to add to this meeting. There was
some discussion of how to manage the continuing disruptions that some college
student behavior causes at the time they arrive in the fall. but it was noted by
Board members that it is generally better than it has been in the past.
5. Old Business
a) Staff reported that a new sign has been delivered and that it is weatherproof
and permanent. It was used first at the tabling event at Neighborhood Day
at Human Services on September 21St
b) The possibility of obtaining T -shirts for the Board members for better
identification during these events was discussed. It was decided that
Alderperson Pryor and Staff would look at the budget to determine if these
could be purchased this year. Discussion of whether to use a motto
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followed, and it was felt that it would be better to use the City of Ithaca logo
as it appears on stationery and the words Community Police Board.
c) Office Improvements were reported by staff as follows:
A new printer is in use, as the original printer was to have cost more to repair
than the cost of the new one. The connection to use email from the CPB
office at GIAC has been repaired and now awaits connection to the city
system. Cabinets have been ordered to enclose loose papers and supplies,
but have been back ordered and have not arrived. The office has been
checked out for the possibility of installing an air conditioner, but staff has
not heard back as to whether this will be done
New Business
a) Commissioner Nelson managed the tabling event at Neighborhood Day
held at 320 West State Street, on September 21 and reported that it was
well attended. However, few people actually stopped to ask about the
Community Police Board and he feels that we need to make better outreach
• efforts, including the connections of Board members to other community
groups. Commissioner Jones will contact the high school again to establish
methods of reaching the youngsters who should know about this Board.
b) A lengthy discussion followed about effective ways to outreach, in order to
c) make people aware of our function. Commissioner Laskowitz said that he
does not believe we should use methods that give the impression that we
are trying to get more complaints, but instead that we are here if the
citizens need us. Commissioner Wigden and was anxious that we get the
word out that we can be an effective liaison, and believes the Board does
need to be more aggressive in our efforts to do so. Commissioner Wigden
handed out a statement that proposes a comprehensive review and
recommendations for changes if any, in the written material used by the
Board. Commissioners Jones, Rovelstad and Widgen along with
Alderperson Pryor will meet to draw up these for presentation to the Board
at the October 26th meeting. Commissioner Wigden has offered to do a
simple database to track the kinds of issues that crop up .
c) Staff was asked to distribute budget copies to new members.
d) PUD's RUN attendance by Commissioners Laskowitz and Graham was to
be reported but was tabled until the next month due to time shortage.
The meeting was adjourned to Executive Session at 5:10. Moved by
Commissioner Laskowitz and seconded by Commissioner Rovelstad.
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