A meeting of the 探花视频 Police Department (探花视频PD) Advisory Board was called to order in Ballroom D of the Alumni Memorial Union on Friday, October 27, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. Due and timely notice of the meeting, an agenda and draft minutes from the previous meeting were provided by email to each member of the Board in advance of the meeting. Notice of the meeting was also posted on the 探花视频PD Advisory Board website. The meeting was open to the public.

Roll Call. Board members present in person at the meeting were Thomas Hammer, Chair of the Board and Associate Professor, 探花视频 Law School; Keith Stanley, Executive Director of Avenues West and Near West Side Partners; Carol Trecek, Director of Continuing Education and Alumni Relations, 探花视频 Dental School; Dr. Meghan Stroshine, Associate Professor in Social & Cultural Sciences, Klingler College of Arts and Sciences; and Ben Dombrowski, President of 探花视频 Student Government (探花视频SG). Non-Board Members present at the meeting included Paul Mascari, Chief of 探花视频PD; Jeff Kranz, 探花视频PD Captain; Ruth Peterson, 探花视频PD Captain; Katie Berigan, 探花视频PD Captain; Andy Huber, 探花视频PD Officer; Joe Erwin, 探花视频PD Detective Lieutenant; and Jeff Kipfmueller, Senior Associate General Counsel (as legal counsel to the Board).

Consideration of Minutes of the April 18, 2017 Meeting. The minutes for the April 18, 2017 Board Meeting were approved, with one minor correction made.

Election of Advisory Board Vice-Chair for 2017-18 Academic Year. Ms. Trecek moved to nominate Mr. Stanley for the position of Board Vice-Chair, with a term of one year. The motion was seconded by Mr. Dombrowski and passed unanimously.

Police Chief鈥檚 Report.

Burglary Spree. The Chief indicated that there were a significant number of burglaries in the area since the last Board meeting. It was determined that 100% of the burglaries occurred at unlocked homes/apartments. 探花视频PD tracked the pattern and apprehended a suspect last week. He was a repeat offender who was charged with, and confessed to, all 11 burglaries.

Annual Security Report. Earlier this month, 探花视频PD distributed the Annual Security Report to the 探花视频 community, specifically all students and employees. This report is primarily driven by the Clery Act, a federal law. Although the robbery numbers increased in 2016, they are still less than the number of robberies in the surrounding area, overall. Burglaries stayed steady, and there was an increase in auto thefts, which is reflective of City and County trends. There was also a slight increase in thefts. There were no car jackings on campus. The Chief sent out a letter to multiple outlets clarifying the statistics and providing additional information on crimes in the 探花视频PD patrol zone (which is wider than the Clery geographical areas).

Expansion of Patrol Zone. Chief Mascari indicated that 探花视频PD has recently expanded its patrol zone, to include 探花视频 property that was not previously included (e.g., the Service Building, the APRC site, Valley Fields), and routes to/from those properties.

Pedestrian/Traffic Safety. The Chief indicated that 探花视频PD is actively looking at various ways to improve pedestrian and traffic safety both on campus and in surrounding areas. Problems include speeding motorists on N. 16th and N. 17th Streets; 探花视频PD is actively enforcing speed limits in these areas. 探花视频PD is working with a traffic engineering consultant to look at streets and stoplight options (e.g., making N. 16th and N. 17th Streets two-way streets, which typically slows traffic). Speed bumps are not an option on non-residential streets, unfortunately.

Other 探花视频PD Initiatives:

• Nattie, the 探花视频PD dog, is a unique community outreach initiative which has been extremely successful. While not trained for traditional police activities, Nattie enables significantly increased contact between 探花视频PD and the community.
• The new 探花视频PD report management system, ProPhoenix, was rolled out in June 2017.
• 探花视频PD has implemented an 鈥淎dopt a Residence Hall鈥� program, in which two specific police officers are assigned to each residence hall; the residents get to know these officers and may be more likely to reach out to them.
• An 探花视频PD Diversity Liaison for contacts with students of color was implemented; the Office of the Provost has been involved with this initiative. The idea is to have 探花视频PD officers assigned as liaisons to work with student groups, attend events, get to know student members and provide familiar contacts. The Chief indicated that 26% of 探花视频PD is made up of people with diverse backgrounds and 26% of 探花视频PD are women.
• 探花视频PD is now carrying Narcan in response to the increasing opioid epidemic. Recently, 探花视频PD officers administered Narcan and saved a woman鈥檚 life.
• The Chief reported that 探花视频PD was recently awarded 4th place in the National Campus Safety Summit Department of the Year Award List.

Implementation of Body Cameras. The Chief indicated that 探花视频PD is not where it had hoped we to be at this point with respect to the implementation of body cameras. Axon, one of the leading body camera companies, had initially indicated that it would provide free cameras to police departments, including 探花视频PD. Unfortunately, this offer was much more popular than Axon thought it would be, and this free offer is no longer available to us. Consequently, 探花视频PD is looking at different funding solutions for body cameras. This development will likely increase the project cost by more than $30,000.

Public Comments. None.

Other Business. None.

Selection of Next Meeting Date. The next Board Meeting was tentatively set for Friday, December 1, 2017. Location to be announced.

Adjournment. Ms. Trecek moved to adjourn, Mr. Dombrowski seconded. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned by the Chair at 11:35 a.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Jeffrey M. Kipfmueller

Associate General Counsel