HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-14-2020 Community Police review BoardMEMORANDUM
COMMUNITY POLICE REVIEW BOARD
A Board of the City of Iowa City
DATE: July 10, 2020
TO: CPRB Members
FROM: Chris Olney
RE: Board Packet for meeting on Tuesday, July 14, 2020
Enclosed please find the following documents for your review and comment at the next board meeting:
• Agenda for 7/14/200
• Minutes of the meeting on 6/9/20
• ICPD General Order 20-01 (Duty to Intervene and Report)
• Correspondence from Cecelia Profitt, Chris Wei, Nic Arp, Kenn & Pat Bowen, Caroline Dieterle,
Carol deProsse (x36), Erin Gould on behalf of Keith Porter
• Resolution No. 20-159 Resolution of Initial Council Commitments addressing the Black Lives
Matter Movement and Systemic Racism in the wake of the murder of George Floyd by
Minneapolis Police and calls for action from protesters and residents
• Updated Member Contact List
• Office Contacts — June 2020
• Complaint Deadline
COMMUNITY POLICE REVIEW BOARD
Tuesday, July 14, 2020
Electronic Formal Meeting — 5:30 PM
ZOOM MEETING PLATFORM
Electronic Meeting
(Pursuant to Iowa Code section 21.8)
An electronic meeting is being held because a meeting in person is
impossible or impractical due to concerns for the health and safety of
Commission members, staff and the public presented by COVID-19.
You can participate in the meeting and can comment on an agenda
item by going to hops://zoom.us/webinar/register/" gcEPQMCOTp2C6UT7T kq tuQ via the
internet to visit the Zoom meeting's registration page and submit the required information.
Once approved, you will receive an email message with a link to join the meeting. If you are asked
for a meeting or webinar ID, enter the ID number found in the email. A meeting password may
also be included in the email. Enter the password when prompted.
If you have no computer or smartphone, or a computer without a microphone, you may call in by
telephone by dialing (312) 626-6799. When prompted, enter the meeting or webinar ID. The ID
number for this meeting is: 961 6321 5054
Once connected, you may dial '9 to "raise your hand," letting the meeting host know you would
like to speak. Providing comments in person is not an option.
ITEM NO. 1 CALL TO ORDER and ROLL CALL
ITEM NO. 2 CONSIDER MOTION ADOPTING CONSENT CALENDAR AS PRESENTED OR
AMENDED
• Minutes of the meeting on 06/09/20
• ICPD General Order 20-01 (Duty to Intervene and Report)
• Correspondence from Cecelia Profitt, Chris Wei, Nic Arp, Kenn & Pat Bowen,
Caroline Dieterle, Carol deProsse (x36), Erin Gould on behalf of Keith Porter
ITEM NO. 3 OLD BUSINESS
• Community Forum Discussion — rescheduling forum date
ITEM NO. 4 NEW BUSINESS
Item No. 8 of Resolution 20-159 (Resolution of Initial Council Commitments
addressing the Black Lives Matter Movement and Systemic Racism in the wake of the
murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis Police and calls for action from protesters and
residents)
ITEM NO. 5 PUBLIC COMMENT OF ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA (Commentators shall address
the Board for no more than 5 minutes. The Board shall not engage in discussion with
the public concerning said items).
ITEM NO. 6 BOARD INFORMATION
ITEM NO. 7 STAFF INFORMATION
ITEM NO. 8 MEETING SCHEDULE and FUTURE AGENDAS
• August 11, 2020, 5:30 PM, Electronic Zoom Meeting
• September 8, 2020, 5:30 PM, Helling Conference Rm
• October 13, 2020 , 5:30 PM, Helling Conference Rm
• November 10, 2020, 5:30 PM, Helling Conference Rm
ITEM NO. 9 ADJOURNMENT
If'you will need disability -related accommodations in order to participate in this program/event, please contact
Chris Olney at 319-356-5043, chiistine-olney@iowa-city.org. Early requests are strongly encouraged to allow
sufficient time to meet your access needs.
DRAFT
COMMUNITY POLICE REVIEW BOARD
MINUTES —June 8, 2020
Electronic Meeting (Pursuant to Iowa Code section 21.8)
An electronic meeting was held because a meeting in person was impossible or impractical due to concerns for the
health and safety of council members, staff and the public presented by COVID-19.
CALL TO ORDER: Chair Monique Galpin called the meeting to order at 5:33 P.M.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Latisha McDaniel (5:38 p.m.), David Selmer, Orville Townsend
MEMBERS ABSENT: Jerri MacConnell
STAFF PRESENT: Staff Chris Olney, Kellie Fruehling and Legal Counsel Patrick Ford
OTHERS PRESENT:
RECOMMENDATIONS TO COUNCIL
None.
CONSENT CALENDAR
Motion by Townsend, seconded by Selmer to adopt the consent calendar as presented or amended.
Minutes of the Meeting on 5/12/2020
Correspondence from Carol deProsse
ICPD Standard Operating Guideline — SOG# 20-01 Subject: Public Input Requests
Reference: Investigations, Media Relations, Missing Persons
Motion carried, 310, MacConnell and McDaniel absent.
NEW BUSINESS
None
OLD BUSINESS
None
PUBLIC DISCUSSION
The following people appeared regarding the CPRB complaint process, number of complaints filed,
Board information, public and annual reports, police department budget, demographics of Johnson
County jail, training of jail staff, police department General Orders, concerns on police policy of crowd
control methods, face mask and social distancing, police working with the disabled population; Annie
Gudenkuf, Tracy Jon Sargent, Thomas Stevens, Jacob Beal, Sameer All, Susannah Middaugh, Allison
Flores,
Kathy Huedepohl, Ashley Lorsung, Emma Arp, Crys Tanha.
BOARD INFORMATION
Galpin recommended adding discussion of rescheduling Community Forum to next meeting agenda.
Galpin noted this was her last meeting as her term was ending, she thanked the Board for their hard
work.
STAFF INFORMATION
None
CPRB minutes
DRAFT
June 9, 2020
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Motion by Townsend, seconded by Selmer to adjourn into Executive Session based on Section
21.5(1)(a) of the Code of Iowa to review or discuss records which are required or authorized by state or
federal law to be kept confidential or to be kept confidential as a condition for that government body's
possession or continued receipt of federal funds, and 22.7(11) personal information in confidential
personnel records of public bodies including but not limited to cities, boards of supervisors and school
districts, and 22-7(5) police officer investigative reports, except where disclosure is authorized
elsewhere in the Code; and 22.7(18) Communications not required by law, rule or procedure that are
made to a government body or to any of its employees by identified persons outside of government, to
the extent that the government body receiving those communications from such persons outside of
government could reasonably believe that those persons would be discouraged from making them to
that government body if they were available for general public examination.
Motion carried, 4/0, MacConnell absent. Open session adjourned at 6:47 P.M.
REGULAR SESSION
Returned to open session at 6:59 P.M.
TENTATIVE MEETING SCHEDULE and FUTURE AGENDAS (subject to change)
July 14, 2020, 5:30 P.M. Electronic Zoom Meeting Platform
August 11, 2020 5:30 P.M. Helling Conference Rm
September 8, 2020 5:30 P.M. Helling Conference Rm
October 13, 2020 5:30 P.M.. Helling Conference Rm
ADJOURNMENT
Motion for adjournment by Townsend, seconded by McDaniel
Motion carried, 4/0, MacConnell absent.
Meeting adjourned at 7:00 P.M.
COMMUNITY POLICE REVIEW BOARD
ATTENDANCE RECORD
YEAR 2019-2020
(Meeting Date)
NAME
6/11/19
7/11/19
8/13/19
9110/19
rv0
QUORUM
9/24/19
1018/19
lltl2/19
12/10/19
1114/20
2111120
3/10/20
5112120
6/9120
Donald King
X
Sam
Conaway
X
X
X
X
O/E
O
O
O
O
Monique
Galpin
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Orville
Townsend
X
X
X
X
X
X
O/E
X
X
X
X
X
Latisha
McDaniel
X
O
X
X
X
X
X
O/E
X
X
O
X
David Selmer
X
O
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Jerri
MacConnell
KEY: X = Present
O = Absent
O/E = Absent/Excused
NM = No meeting
-- = Not a Member
LEG-01.1
Duty to
Intervene and
Report
Original Date of Issue General Order Number
July 8, 2020 20-01
Effective Date of Reissue Section Code
July 8, 2020
Reevaluation Date Amends
July 2021
C.A.L.E.A.
1.2.1
PURPOSE
Trust placed in the Iowa City Police Department by the community can be
damaged or completely lost if employees do not take action when encountering
inappropriate conduct by other employees or members of other law enforcement
agencies. Therefore, it is paramount for personnel to understand that immediate
action and intervention is a requirement of their employment and a component of
their oath of office and code of ethics.
II. POLICY
All employees of the Iowa City Police Department shall have a clear
understanding of the Department's expectations pertaining --:to conduct and
activities while on and off -duty and their duty to intervene.
The Department is committed to protecting its employees who4a on their duty to
intervene to prevent or minimize misconduct by another employee. __:
LEG-01.2
III. DEFINITION
Intervene means to come between, whether verbally or physically, so as to
prevent or alter a result or course of events.
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A. Duty to Intervene
All employees shall intervene if they observe or become aware of
what they believe to be criminal conduct, unconstitutional behavior,
unnecessary or excessive use of force, or other actions that violate
a law, City policy or department directives, by any employee of the
Iowa City Police Department.
2. In addition to the MOU signed by Johnson County law enforcement
chiefs dated June 19, 2020 and notwithstanding any other provision
herein, an officer present and observing any law enforcement
officer using unreasonable force shall immediately physically
intervene, when in a position to do so, to prevent the use of
unreasonable force.
All employees shall intervene if they observe or become aware of
what they believe to be unnecessary or excessive use of force or
any act that violates a law by any employee of another law
enforcement agency.
4. The duty to intervene applies to all department employees, and
failure to intervene may subject an employee to disciplinary action
up to termination.
5. Civilian employees of the department, not trained in defensive
tactics, are not required to intervene physically but must '!-
immediately notify the on -duty supervisor if verbal intervention is
not successful.
,
B. Duty to Report
Secondary in priority to intervention, but as soon as possible, all
employees shall provide a verbal report to an on —duty supervisor if
they observe or become aware of what they believe to be criminal
conduct, unconstitutional behavior, unnecessary or excessive use
of force, or any act that violates a law, City policy or department
directives, by any employee of the Iowa City Police Department.
LEG-D 1.3
A written report of the incident shall be completed and
submitted to the employee's immediate supervisor within
24 hours.
2. Secondary in priority to intervention, but as soon as possible, all
employees shall provide a verbal report to an on -duty supervisor if
they observe or become aware of what they believe to be
unnecessary or excessive use of force or any act that violates a law
by any employee of another law enforcement agency.
A written report of the incident shall be completed and
submitted to the employee's immediate supervisor within
24 hours.
The duty to report applies to all department employees, and failure
to report may subject an employee to disciplinary action up to
termination.
C. Additional Employee Responsibilities
Take a preventive approach to intervene if observing behavior that
suggests that another employee is about to conduct illegal and
inappropriate behavior listed in section IV.A of this policy.
Examine the circumstances surrounding the incident to
determine the appropriate form of intervention.
b. Intervene verbally or physically, depending on the
circumstances.
2. If aid is required by any individual, ensure that medical attention
has been rendered.
D. Supervisor Responsibilities
Once learning of an incident involving an employee intervening with
another employee, separate all employees involved in the incident.
2. If aid is required by any individual, ensure that medical attention
has been rendered.
3. Ensure all parties involved in the incident complete the appropriate
documentation detailing the circumstances that led to the -,
intervention and what, if anything, occurred once the employee
intervened.
Notify command staff as soon as possible.
LEG-01.4
5. Within 24 hours of the intervention complete a report of
inquiry report and forward to command staff.
6. Notify command staff if you receive a report of intervention
regarding an employee of another law enforcement agency.
E. Command Staff Responsibilities
Notify the City Manager's office and City Attorney's office of the
incident as soon as possible.
Review reports of employee interventions.
3. Initiate an internal affairs investigation consistent with GO 99-06
titled Internal Affairs.
4. Insure that any community member that was the focus of any
department employee's criminal conduct, unconstitutional behavior,
unnecessary or excessive use of force, or other inappropriate
activities, including but not limited to any act that violates a law, City
policy or department directives, are made aware of the
department's and the Community Police Review Board's complaint
process.
5. Notify command staff of the corresponding law enforcement
agency if a report of intervention is received regarding an
employee of another law enforcement agency.
6. If the report of intervention involves excessive force or a.violation of
someone's civil or constitutional rights, the Johnson County
Attorney's Office shall also be notified.
F. Retaliation
There shall be no retaliation against any employee for intervening,
or for assisting, testifying or participating in the investigation of such
intervention. A
2. Retaliation is a form of employee misconduct. Any evidence of
retaliation shall be considered a separate violation of this policy and
shall be handled by the same complaint procedures established for
harassment and discrimination complaints.
3. Monitoring to ensure that retaliation does not occur is the
responsibility of all supervisors.
LEG-01.5
Denise Brotherton, Interim Chief of Police
WARNING
This directive is for departmental use only and does not apply in any criminal or civil
proceeding. The department policy should not be construed as a creation of a higher
legal standard of safety or care in an evidentiary sense with respect to third -party
claims. Violations of this directive will only form the basis for departmental
administrative sanctions.
Chris Olney
From: Cecelia Proffit <cecelia.proffit@gmail.com>
Sent: Friday, June 5, 2020 12:45 AM
To: Chris Olney
Subject: Options for reapportioning police funds
RISK
I live in Iowa City with my family and am wondering what options we have for reducing the percentage of the city
budget allotted to the police, and how we could start to redistribute those funds to social services instead.
Last summer my husband and I witnessed what appeared to be intimate partner violence in the making as a young man
yelled at and threatened a young woman. We intervened and asked if she needed a ride anywhere, she said she didn't,
and we alerted the parking ramp attendant to what was going on. I think he just asked them to take it somewhere else.
This is the sort of situation where I wouldn't feel comfortable calling the police, I don't want anyone to get arrested or to
escalate the situation, but it's definitely the sort of situation where someone should intervene. I think we could take part
of the budget we have allocated for police and reinvest it in social services that can reduce crime before it rises to the
level of police intervention. Perhaps a number we could call where someone "trained in de-escalation and domestic
violence prevention could come out and help in situations like that.
Underage drinking is another situation where people are often reluctant to call the police because they don't want to
get their friends arrested. What if we had a service where someone could come and help people who have had too
much to drink find a safer way home? This would reduce underage drinking and driving without having to bring in police.
Loud parties, simple ordinance violations... these are things that seem like they could be solved without having to bring
in the police.
I am not an expert in crime prevention or police policy. But I am a citizen who looks forward to a world where we have
other options besides police, where we can find better ways to keep each other safe. I am very interested in looking into
other options we can fund with our police budget so that we can start to build this better world. I look forward to
hearing your ideas.
Thank you,
Cecelia Proffit
Chris Olney
From: Wei, Chris M <christopher-wei@uiowa.edu>
Sent: Friday, June 5, 2020 12:19 PM
To: Geoff Fruin; Council; Chris Olney
Subject: Police policies to prevent further brutality
A
To whom it may concern.
I am writing to inquire what Iowa City's police force policies are, and to request that any of the following 8 policies not already
in place be implemented immediately. Data collected by Campaign Zero indicates that together these eight policies can
decrease police violence by 72%.
1. BAN CHOKEHOLDS & STRANGLEHOLDS (including carotid restraints). Allowing officers to choke or strangle civilians, in
many cases where less lethal force could be used instead, results in the unnecessary death or serious injury of civilians. These
holds should be restricted to situations where deadly force is authorized, or prohibited altogether.
2. REQUIRE DE-ESCALATION. Require officers to de-escalate situations, where possible, by communicating with subjects,
maintaining distance, and otherwise eliminating the need to use force.
3. REQUIRE WARNING BEFORE SHOOTING. Require officers to give a verbal warning, when possible, before shooting at a
civilian.
4. EXHAUST ALL OTHER MEANS BEFORE SHOOTING. Require officers to exhaust all other reasonable means before resorting
to deadly force.
5. DUTY TO INTERVENE. Require officers to intervene and stop excessive force used by other officers and report these
incidents immediately to a supervisor.
6. BAN SHOOTING AT MOVING VEHICLES. Restrict officers from shooting at moving vehicles, which is regarded as a
particularly dangerous and ineffective tactic. (Unless the person poses a deadly threat by means other than the vehicle, for
example, shooting at people from the vehicle).
7. REQUIRE USE OF FORCE CONTINUUM. Develop a Force Continuum that limits the types of force and/or weapons that can be
used to respond to specific types of resistance.
8. REQUIRE COMPREHENSIVE REPORTING. Require officers to report each time they use force or threaten to use force against
civilians (for example, reporting instances where an officer threatens a civilian with a firearm).
In addition to reducing civilian death by up to 72%, officers in police departments with more restrictive policies in place are
also less likely to be killed in the line of duty, less likely to be assaulted, and have similar likelihood of sustaining an injury
during an assault I invite you to read the use of force study found at 8cantwait.orefor additional information on how and why
these policies work.
A commitment to protect and preserve life necessitates the immediate adoption of more restrictive policies governing when
and how officers use force in our communities. While these policies alone will not end all violence at the hands of police, the
evidence indicates that they can make meaningful progress towards achieving this goal.
I look forward to hearing from you on which of these policies we already have in place in Iowa City, and which we will be
implementing as soon as possible.
Sincerely,
Chris Wei
Chris Olney
From: Nic Arp <arp.nic@gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, June 8, 2020 1:48 PM
To: Community Police Review Board
Subject: Reimagine Policing
DearCPRB:
Iowa City has a long history of innovative and imaginative leadership. Our community is uniquely suited to bold
experimentation. So let's rise to this time in history. Let's redefine policing as a community service and public -health
resource. Let's rethink our concept of "crime." Let's reprioritize the duties of our tax -supported police officers. Let's put
precious dollars toward addressing the causes of despair in our community and society, rather than keeping our jails and
prisons and court system full. We can call it "reform" of the police or something else, but we need to scrap the current
model and build something new together. If a major city like Minneapolis can imagine doing this, we can, too. We can
provide leadership and inspiration to mid -size cities across the nation. If not Iowa City, then who? And if not now, when?
Nic Arp
2843 Brookside Drive
Iowa City
319-621-7905
arp.nic@gmail.com
Chris Olney
From:
pat bowen <patjbowen@gmail.com>
Sent:
Monday, June 8, 2020 10:20 AM
To:
Council
Cc:
Community Police Review Board
Subject:
CPRB +
As concerned citizens of Iowa City who care about people and our community, we are writing to you all today about
what has been happening this past week.
We are proud to see our mayor and mayor pro tern out in front of the public giving people a platform to speak out. One
thing we'd like you to consider is a reduction of funding to the Iowa City police department and redirect monies to
social services and intervention programs, such as mental health, drug treatment, addiction prevention, affordable
housing, public transit and before and after school programs.
We need a citizens police review board with real power, not a rubber stamp.
We would like to see the removal of military grade equipment and contracts with the federal government. Tear gas has
no place in Iowa City.
We need an ordinance that:
• Bans racial profiling
• Prohibits pre -textual stops (stopping a car for one reason, then using the stop to investigate something else)
• Makes data collection and disclosures on all Iowa City police traffic stops mandatory and available to the public
• Evaluate the citizens review board, make it stronger
• Requires mandatory implicit bias and de-escaltion training for all city employees, not just the police.
• Makes marijuana possession the lowest law enforcement priority for Iowa City police
There is absolutely no reason to have bullies on our police force. The police are employed and paid for with my tax
dollars and they need to do the job of serving and protecting ALL people.
No justice, no peace. Know justice, Know peace.
Kenn and Pat Bowen
1210 Village Rd
Iowa City
Chris Olney
From: Kevin Crawley
Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2020 10:27 AM
To: Chris Olney
Subject: Fwd: Strengthening CPRB
Hey Chris! This came in during the meeting...
Kevin Crawley (he/him/his)
Communications Technician
City of Iowa City Cable TV Office
410 E Washington Street
Iowa City, IA 52240
(319)356-5048
Watch our programs at GitvGhanne14.com
Begin forwarded message:
From: "Dieterle, Caroline M" <caroline-dieterle(cDuiowa.edu>
Subject: Strengthening CPRB
Date: June 9, 2020 at 6:35:28 PM CDT
To:"IowaCityMeetinas2(o)iowa-citv.oro<IowaCitvMeetinps2(diowa-city.ora>
Janie Braverman (past CPRB member) did a lot of work and had suggestions - have you looked at any of
them?
Sent from my Phone
This email is from an external source.
Chris Olney
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Attachments:
A
1401 Burry Drive
Iowa City, IA 52246
June 11, 2020
Carol deProsse <lonetreefox@mac.com>
Thursday, June 11, 2020 3:51 PM
Council; Community Police Review Board
Iowa City Policing
2nd Letter.docx; ATT00001.htm
Mayor Teague, Councilors, Members of the CPRB:
This letter is a reaction to the statement on Black Lives Matter movement and commitment to change that was released by the City
Manager to the general community on June 10. 1 have several comments/questions that I would like you to take under consideration
as you move forward in the weeks ahead on the topic of policing in Iowa City:
1. it is clear from Mr. F ruin's letter that he sees himself as the individual assigned to the duty of seeing that local
government proactively addresses racial Inequities. I disagree with this assessment of his role, believing it should instead be those
we elect to office, in coordination with those appointed to the CPRB and interested community members.
2. There is something systemically wrong in the role he plays, to the exclusion of the Council, the community, and the CPRB in
overseeing the ICPD and assuring that it is policing as the community desires, not as the City Manager desires. Why, for example, do
the 'values of the Police Department come from the City Manager and the Police Chief? I have lived in Iowa City for 35 of the past
48 years and I know there have been both City Managers and Chiefs of Police that left much to be admired.
3. Mr. Fruin may not know it, but we have officers past and present on the ICPD force who have lied to grand juries, tailed innocent
people, used unnecessary force to subdue and arrest individuals, and engaged in less than savory personal behavior.
4. Before we have 'inclusive, community -wide forums for all voices', we need a working group of people charged with the duty of
making concrete, recommended proposals for changes to the way the community is policed. Community -wide forums can then
address those proposals.
5. Nowhere in his statement does Mr. Fruin address why the 'phenomenal officers' followed the order of someone, I assume the
acting Chief of Police, to dress up in full riot gear regalia and confront protestors wearing shorts and tee-shirts and carrying signs
declaring that Black Lives Matter. Nowhere in his statement does Mr. Fruin tell us unequivocally whether or not it was members of
the ICPD who through tear gas into the crowd for dispersal purposes on that night. It has been over a week and it is still not known
who was responsible for such a drastic retaliatory measure.
6. Mr. Fruin does not address what the 'credible threat' was that led to the ICPD, the Sheriffs office -which called out the MRAP it
acquired several years ago, the State Patrol, the Coralville Police Department, and likely other agencies unknown at this time, to
believe that Iowa City was going to undergo such a formidable assault on its environs by people protesting the murder of George
Floyd.
Thank you,
(Signature)
Carol deProsse
1401 Burry Drive
Iowa City, IA 52246
June 11, 2020
Mayor Teague, Councilors, Members of the CPRB:
This letter is a reaction to the statement on Black Lives Matter
movement and commitment to change that was released by the City
Manager to the general community on June 10. 1 have several
comments/questions that I would like you to take under consideration
as you move forward in the weeks ahead on the topic of policing in
Iowa City:
1. it is clear from Mr. F ruin's letter that he sees himself as the
individual assigned to the duty of seeing that local government
proactively addresses racial inequities. I disagree with this assessment
of his role, believing it should instead be those we elect to office, in
coordination with those appointed to the CPRB and interested
community members.
2. There is something systemically wrong in the role he plays, to the
exclusion of the Council, the community, and the CPRB in overseeing
the ICPD and assuring that it is policing as the community desires, not
as the City Manager desires. Why, for example, do the 'values of the
Police Department come from the City Manager and the Police Chief'? I
have lived in Iowa City for 35 of the past 48 years and I know there have
been both City Managers and Chiefs of Police that left much to be
admired.
3. Mr. Fruin may not know it, but we have officers past and present on
the ICPD force who have lied to grand juries, tailed innocent people,
used unnecessary force to subdue and arrest individuals, and engaged
in less than savory personal behavior.
4. Before we have 'inclusive, community -wide forums for all voices', we
need a working group of people charged with the duty of making
concrete, recommended proposals for changes to the way the
community is policed. Community -wide forums can then address those
proposals.
5. Nowhere in his statement does Mr. Fruin address why the
'phenomenal officers' followed the order of someone, I assume the
acting Chief of Police, to dress up in full riot gear regalia and confront
protestors wearing shorts and tee-shirts and carrying signs declaring
that Black Lives Matter. Nowhere in his statement does Mr. Fruin tell us
unequivocally whether or not it was members of the ICPD who through
tear gas into the crowd for dispersal purposes on that night. It has been
over a week and it is still not known who was responsible for such a
drastic retaliatory measure.
6. Mr. Fruin does not address what the 'credible threat' was that led to
the ICPD, the Sheriff's office - which called out the MRAP it acquired
several years ago, the State Patrol, the Coralville Police Department,
and likely other agencies unknown at this time, to believe that Iowa
City was going to undergo such a formidable assault on its environs by
people protesting the murder of George Floyd.
Thank you,
(Signature)
Carol deProsse
Chris Olney
From: Carol deProsse <Ionetreefox@mac.com>
Sent: Sunday, June 14, 2020 7:52 AM
To: Community Police Review Board; Council; Geoff Fruin; Bill Campbell
Subject: Weapons against protestors
A
Please read this article and then take time to tell me (which I know you won't because you never reply to anything
citizens write) how in God's name you want our local law enforcement armed with, among other weapons, rubber
bullets. I hope you have also read articles about what tear gas does to the lungs and other organs of the the body if
inhaled in sufficient quantity. Kind of like the novel coronavirus ...
https://www nvtimes com/2020106112/health/protests-rubber-bullets-beanbag.htmi
Chris Olney
From: Carol deProsse <lonetreefox@mac.com>
Sent: Sunday, June 14, 2020 7:54 AM
To: Council; Geoff Fruin; Community Police Review Board; Bill Campbell
Subject: Please read, enlighten yourselves today
A
htt ps://www.nvtimes.com/2020/06/12/us/paintball-george-floyd-protests.html
Chris Olney
From: Carol deProsse <lonetreefox@mac.com>
Sent: Sunday, June 14, 2020 7:57 AM
To: Council; Community Police Review Board; Bill Campbell
Subject: Side Note
If you don't have a subscription to the NYT you can read it on-line though your library card.
This email is from an external source.
Chris Olney
From: Carol deProsse <lonetreefox@mac.com>
Sent: Monday, June 15, 2020 8:28 AM
To: Council; Geoff Fruin; Community Police Review Board
Subject: Reuters: Black Americans disproportionately die in police Taser confrontations
This article will help instruct as to why tasers are a lethal weapon. For years police dealt with people without using them.
Why do they need them now? Also, previous article discussed the vileness of rubber bullets. Tear gas negatively affects
the respiratory system.
From Reuters News:
Black Americans disproportionately die in police Taser confrontations
As police confront protesters across the United States, they're turning to rubber bullets, pepper spray, tear gas and
other weapons meant to minimize fatalities.
Chris Olney
From:
Carol deProsse < lonetreefox@mac.com >
Sent:
Monday, June 15, 2020 3:56 PM
To:
Eleanor M. Dilkes; Geoff Fruin; Council; Bill Campbell; Community Police Review Board
Subject:
FOIA Request
Attachments:
FOIA Request June 15, 2020.docx; ATT00001.htm
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Attached. Print copy with my signature is being mailed.
1401 Burry Drive
Iowa City, IA 52246
June 15, 2020
Custodian of Records, Iowa City, IA:
Under the Iowa Open Records Law § 22.1 et seq., I am requesting copies of all electronic public records in
possession of the City of Iowa City that pertain to the Black Lives Matter protest on Wednesday June 3, 2020 at which
tear gas canisters were used against citizens. This request includes all electronic communications that originated out of,
or were received by the Iowa City Police Department in the days between May 27, 2020 and June 6, 2020, which
specifically contain the words, "Black Lives Matter", "antifa ", "credible threat", "threat", "white supremacy", "swisher",
"shueyville", "terrorist or terrorists", "white supremacy", "bugaloo", and "proud boys".
If there are any fees for searching or copying these records, please inform me if the cost will exceed
$100.00. However, I would also like to request a waiver of all fees in that the disclosure of the requested information is in
the public interest.
The Iowa Open Records Law requires a response time within ten to twenty business days. If access to the records
I am requesting will take longer than that time period, please contact me with information about when I might expect
copies or the ability to inspect the requested records.
If you deny any or all of this request, please cite each specific exemption you feel justifies the refusal to release the
information and notify me of the appeal procedures available to me under the law.
We cannot adjust police policies and procedures unless we know what they are; the City of Iowa City has
committed itself to transparency in this matter and my request is made believing in this commitment they have made to
the taxpayers.
Sincerely,
1401 Burry Drive
Iowa City, IA 52246
June 15, 2020
Custodian of Records, Iowa City, IA:
Under the Iowa Open Records Law § 22.1 et seq., I am requesting copies of all
electronic public records in possession of the City of Iowa City that pertain to the Black Lives
Matter protest on Wednesday June 3, 2020 at which tear gas canisters were used against
citizens. This request includes all electronic communications that originated out of, or were
received by the Iowa City Police Department in the days between May 27, 2020 and June 6,
2020, which specifically contain the words, "Black Lives Matter", "antifa", "credible threat",
"threat", "white supremacy", "swisher", "shueyville", "terrorist or terrorists", "white
supremacy", "bugaloo", and "proud boys".
If there are any fees for searching or copying these records, please inform me if the cost
will exceed $100.00. However, I would also like to request a waiver of all fees in that the
disclosure of the requested information is in the public interest.
The Iowa Open Records Law requires a response time within ten to twenty business
days. If access to the records I am requesting will take longer than that time period, please
contact me with information about when I might expect copies or the ability to inspect the
requested records.
If you deny any or all of this request, please cite each specific exemption you feel
justifies the refusal to release the information and notify me of the appeal procedures available to
me under the law.
We cannot adjust police policies and procedures unless we know what they are; the City
of Iowa City has committed itself to transparency in this matter and my request is made believing
in this commitment they have made to the taxpayers.
Sincerely,
Carol deProsse
319-400-8390
Chris Olney
From: Carol deProsse <lonetreefox@mac.com>
Sent: Monday, June 1 S, 2020 6:03 PM
To: Council; Geoff Fruin; Community Police Review Board; Bill Campbell
Subject: What NJ is doing
New Jersey law enforcement agencies required to publish annual list of disciplined officers
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From: Carol deProsse <lonetreefox@mac.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 8:47 AM
To: Council; Geoff Fruin; Bill Campbell; Community Police Review Board
Subject: The 96 U.S. Cities Where Protesters Were Tear -Gassed
Not something to be proud of, in my opinion. I hope you are not only reading the stuff I send, but are finding other
sources of information that will educate you on the systemic racism pervading police departments, including mostly lily-
white Iowa City's department.
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Chris Olney
From: Carol deProsse <lonetreefox@mac.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 9:12 AM
To: Council; Geoff Fruin; Community Police Review Board; Bill Campbell
Subject: No, Shake Shack employees didn't poison any cops
Lead-in paragraph to the following story: New York City police unions made a big splash on
social media and local news by claiming that three officers had been "intentionally
poisoned" at a Manhattan Shake Shack. Guess what? It's not true.
htti)s://www.da i lvkos.co m/sto rv/2020/6/16/1953530/-No-Sha ke-S hack-employees-d id n-t-poison-a ny-cops
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Chris Olney
From: Carol deProsse <lonetreefox@mac.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 9:17 AM
To: Council; Community Police Review Board; Geoff Fruin; Bill Campbell
Subject: Get rid of qualified immunity
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Chris Olney
From: Carol deProsse <lonetreefox@mac.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 11:33 AM
To: Council; Geoff Fruin; Bill Campbell; Community Police Review Board
Subject: Confessions of a Former Bastard Cop - Officer A. Cab - Medium
If I sent this earlier I apologize, but it was in my 'DRAFT' box, which makes me inclined to think I did not.
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Chris Olney
From:
Carol deProsse <lonetreefox@mac.com>
Sent:
Tuesday, June 16, 2020 11:38 AM
To:
Council; Geoff Fruin; Community Police Review Board; Bill Campbell
Subject:
Protester shot as New Mexico militia surrounded crowd taking down a conquistador
statue
"Heavily armed militias".
These aren't antifa, protestors, etc. They are white supremacists.
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Carol deProsse <lonetreefox@mac.com>
Tuesday, June 16, 2020 7:30 PM
Council; Community Police Review Board; Geoff Fruin; Bill Campbell
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Chris Olney
From: Carol deProsse <lonetreefox@mac.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 7:42 PM
To: Council; Geoff Fruin; Community Police Review Board; Bill Campbell
Subject: Kudo Laura Bergus
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Her 13 points are simply excellent. Thank you, Laura.
https://twitter com/leehermiston/status/127300823304S733377?s=21
Chris Olney
From: Carol deProsse <lonetreefox@mac.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2020 9:45 AM
To: Council; Community Police Review Board; Geoff Fruin; Bill Campbell
Subject: Attn: Susan Mims
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Susan,
Tear gas is a prohibited agent for use in war. Those of us opposed to it being used by police do not want it used against
white supremacists any more than we want it used against other protesting groups. Please re-evaluate your position on
this issue and calm your fears about Iowa City'maybe' being besieged some day in the future. If it is, I'm sure we'll deal
with it then.
Carol
httl)s://www usatoday com/story/newslfactcheckl2020/06/06/fact-check-its-true-tear-gas-chemical-weapon-banned-
war/3156448001/
Chris Olney
From: Carol deProsse <lonetreefox@mac.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2020 6:36 PM
To: Council; Geoff Fruin; Community Police Review Board; Tracy Jon Sargeant; Bill Campbell
Subject: Cedar Rapids
A
httos //twitter.com/kcrg/status/1273685674324000772?s=21
Chris Olney
From: Carol deProsse <lonetreefox@mac.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2020 7:07 PM
To: Council; Geoff Fruin; Community Police Review Board; Bill Campbell; Tracy Jon Sargeant
Subject: New York City Council took actions
New York City Council passes sweeping police reform bills
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Chris Olney
From: Carol deProsse <lonetreefox@mac.com>
Sent: Friday, June 19, 2020 10:13 AM
To: Council; Geoff Fruin; Community Police Review Board; bkunkle@cojohnson.ia.us; Lonny
Pulkrabek; Bill Campbell
Subject: Are you kidding us?
A
https /ltwitter.com/aoc/statuS/1273967181500502016?5=21
Chris Olney
From: Carol deProsse <lonetreefox@mac.com>
Sent: Friday, June 19, 2020 10:40 AM
To: Council; Geoff Fruin; Community Police Review Board; Bill Campbell; Lonny Pulkrabek
Subject: Is this what happened here to cause a force of massive resistance?
A
Did we get some similar type of message? Still waiting to find out
Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum is cracking down in anticipation of protests of Donald Trump's first campaign rally in months.
Bynum imposed a curfew for Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights because law enforcement told him "individuals from
organized groups who have been involved in destructive and violent behavior in other states are planning to travel to
the City of Tulsa for purposes of causing unrest in and around the rally."
Chris Olney
From: Carol deProsse <lonetreefox@mac.com>
Sent: Monday, June 22, 2020 6:47 PM
To: Tracy Jon Sargeant; Council; Community Police Review Board; Bill Campbell; Geoff Fruin
Subject: How We Can Reform Police Unions To Address Systemic Racism
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Chris Cline
From: Carol deProsse <lonetreefox@mac.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2020 8:58 AM
To: Council; Community Police Review Board; Bill Campbell
Subject: The Washington Post: 'We are just gonna go out and start slaughtering them': Three
cops fired after racist talk of killing black residents
It's a sickening story, but it illustrates how this country has a long way to go toward justice.
'We are just gonna go out and start slaughtering them': Three cops fired after racist talk of killing black residents "Wipe
'em off the f------ map," Officer Michael "Kevin" Piner said of African Americans. "That'll put'em back about four or five
generations."
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Chris Olney
From: Carol deProsse <lonetreefox@mac.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2020 9:38 PM
To: Council; Community Police Review Board; Geoff Fruin
Subject: Why I Am opposed to Tasers
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https //www cnn com/2020106/25/us/bipolar-man-sword-dies-tased-police/index.htmI
Chris Olney
From: Carol deProsse <lonetreefox@mac.com>
Sent: Saturday, June 27, 2020 8:03 AM
To: Council; Community Police Review Board; Bill Campbell; Tracy Jon Sargeant
Subject: Other than policing
A
Here are two interesting short pieces that are worth reading.
Stuart Stevens/Bulwark:
My Confederate Past
Everyone who grew up in Mississippi was steeped in the Confederacy. Even if they
didn't realize it.
It's difficult to explain to a non -Southerner the role the Confederate flag has
played in our lives. I suspect that's more so for a Mississippian than for someone
from any other state as Mississippi is the most Southern of the states. Put it this
way: If you have connections to the University of Mississippi —the most Southern
school in the most Southern state —then your connection to the Confederate flag
is what the shamrock is to Notre Dame.
I was born in the 1950s to parents who met at Ole Miss. The role Ole Miss football
played in my life was basically what the Catholic Church is to the Jesuits. It was
both a belief system and the organizing principle of life. Saturdays in the fall were
the Holy Days when the Faithful would gather and reinforce our devotion through
the shared communion of ritual.
These were not football games but celebrations of the Lost Cause of the
Confederacy. Only this time our 11 soldiers on the field of battle more often than
not emerged victorious. At halftime the band marched in Confederate battle gray
uniforms while Colonel Reb led the cheerleaders in unfolding what was billed as
the world's largest Confederate flag. (Even as a 10-year-old I remember wondering,
"How big was the second-largest flag?") Cheerleaders threw bundles of
Confederate flags into the stands. We stood and swayed together singing Dixie,
always ending in the stadium -shaking cry, "The South Shall Rise Again."
It was at halftime in the 1962 Ole Miss -Kentucky game at Jackson's Memorial
Stadium —walking distance from my home —that Governor Ross Barnett gave his
famous speech calling for states' rights. We beat Kentucky that afternoon and the
next day in Oxford there began the last pitched battle of the Civil War. It took
30,000 troops to force the University of Mississippi to accept a single black student
Today you're more likely to get a student riot if a top -ranked black athlete
committed to Ole Miss and then switched at the last minute to Alabama.
And, from Caroline Randall in the New York Times:
You Want a Confederate Monument? My Body Is a Confederate Monument
The black people 1 come from were owned and raped by the white people 1 come
from. Who dares to tell me to celebrate them?
I have rape -colored skin. My light -brown -blackness is a living testament to the
rules, the practices, the causes of the Old South.
If there are those who want to remember the legacy of the Confederacy, if they
want monuments, well, then, my body is a monument. My skin is a monument.
Dead Confederates are honored all over this country —with cartoonish private
statues, solemn public monuments and even in the names of United States Army
bases. It fortifies and heartens me to witness the protests against this practice and
the growing clamor from serious, nonpartisan public servants to redress it. But
there are still those — like President Trump and the Senate majority leader, Mitch
McConnell — who cannot understand the difference between rewriting and
reframing the past. I say it is not a matter of "airbrushing" history, but of adding a
new perspective.
I am a black, Southern woman, and of my immediate white male ancestors, all of
them were rapists. My very existence is a relic of slavery and Jim Crow.
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Chris Olney
From: Carol deProsse <lonetreefox@mac.com>
Sent: Sunday, June 28, 2020 5:50 PM
To: Council; Community Police Review Board; Bill Campbell; Tracy Jon Sargeant
Subject: Read this one
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shocking-pregnant-woman-in-stomach-with-Taser
Chris Olney
From: Carol deProsse <lonetreefox@mac.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2020 7:53 AM
To: Council; Community Police Review Board; Bill Campbell; Tracy Jon Sargeant
Subject: Three Words. 70 Cases. The Tragic History of 'I Can't Breathe: - The New York Times
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Chris Olney
From: Carol deProsse <lonetreefox@mac.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2020 4:24 PM
To: Council; Community Police Review Board; Bill Campbell; Tracy Jon Sargeant
Subject: Police officers placed on leave for taking cruel photos at Elijah McClain's memorial
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Chris Olney
From: Carol deProsse <lonetreefox@mac.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2020 4:27 PM
To: Council; Community Police Review Board; Geoff Fruin; Bill Campbell; Tracy Jon Sargeant
Subject: One man's story - worth reading
MLB's Ian Desmond, in a powerful post about racism and social injustice, opts out of the 2020 season
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Chris Olney
From: Carol deProsse <lonetreefox@mac.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 2, 2020 3:58 PM
To: Council; Community Police Review Board; Bill Campbell; Lonny Pulkrabek
Subject: Summer Reading or Listening
As you move forward with your deliberations regarding the re -structuring of the ICPD I highly recommend this following
book. I know you are working closely with IFR, but they don't represent some issues fully. At least not what I have read
in the papers to date. Please make the extra effort to educate yourselves on the important issue of why our law
enforcement agencies are so heavily weaponized. If you don't have time to read the book, the link below will take you to
Terry Gross's Fresh Air interview with the author on July 1. You should be able to find an hour to at least listen to that.
The book can be found on Amazon, possibly at the ICPL for curbside pickup, but since i bought a copy I do not know if
that is a book the library has.
Rise of the Warrior Cop: The Militarization of America's Police Force
by Radley Balko
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pol i ce-forces?showDate=2020-07-01
Chris Olney
From: Carol deProsse <lonetreefox@mac.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 2, 2020 6:04 PM
To: Council; Community Police Review Board; Geoff Fruin; Bill Campbell
Subject: Stonewall Jackson's statue is down. Too bad the endless lies about Jackson won't go
with it
Our racist history, one example.
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From: Carol deProsse <lonetreefox@mac.com>
Sent: Friday, July 3, 2020 9:01 AM
To: Council; Community Police Review Board; Bill Campbell
Subject: [The Washington Post] Oklahoma officers charged with murder after using Tasers more
than 50 times in man's death, investigators say
Have you ever imagined what it would be like to be tased even once? Kind of makes me
think that this sort of equipment used to torture and sometimes kill is not necessary. What
in God's name did we do before we gave those who are supposed to "serve and protect" all
this unnecessary gear?
Oklahoma officers charged with murder after using Tasers more than 50 times in man's
death, investigators say
The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation announced Thursday that Wilson, Okla., police officers Joshua Taylor, 25, and Brandon
Dingman, 34, were charged in connection with the 2019 death of 28-year-old Jared Lakey.
By Timothy Bella
https llwww washingtonpost oornlnationl2020107lO3lDolice-oklahoma-murder-taserI
Chris Olney
From: Carol deProsse <lonetreefox@mac.com>
Sent: Friday, July 3, 2020 6:37 PM
To: Council; Geoff Fruin; Community Police Review Board; Bill Campbell; Tracy Jon Sargeant
Subject: Troops sent to DC during George Floyd protests had bayonets, top general says I US
news I The Guardian
Do think this is surreal, as I do? The militarization of law enforcement must stop. You can do your part. Please stiff your
spines ...
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Chris Olney
From: Carol deProsse <lonetreefox@mac.com>
Sent: Saturday, July 4, 2020 9:11 AM
To: Council; Community Police Review Board; Bill Campbell
Subject: Happy 4th of July - Please take time to reflect
The Scars of Being Policed While Black
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Chris Olney
From: Carol deProsse <lonetreefox@mac.com>
Sent: Sunday, July 5, 2020 6:15 PM
To: Council; Community Police Review Board; Bill Campbell; Lonny Pulkrabek
Subject: Who called the cops?
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Chris Olney
From: Carol deProsse <lonetreefox@mac.com>
Sent: Sunday, July 5, 2020 7:34 PM
To: Council; Community Police Review Board; Bill Campbell; Tracy Jon Sargeant
Subject: NYTimes: Chicago Gun Violence Spikes and Increasingly Finds the Youngest Victims
Chicago Gun Violence Spikes and Increasingly Finds the Youngest Victims
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From: Carol deProsse <lonetreefox@mac.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 7, 2020 7:15 PM
To: Council; Community Police Review Board; Bill Campbell
Subject: A book worth your time
Even if you read only the intro and scan a few chapters. It's up to all of us to educate ourselves.
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,RADLFEE BAs-"&'r
Chris Olney
From:
Carol deProsse <lonetreefox@mac.com>
Sent:
Wednesday, July 8, 2020 11:20 AM
To:
Council; Community Police Review Board; Geoff Fruin; Bill Campbell; Tracy Jon Sargeant
Subject:
Precisely what's wrong with the current situation
Police have declined to release how many canisters were deployed, what chemical was used and who ordered the crowd
control measure. Iowa City Police were assisting Iowa State Patrol during the protest that evening
Iowa City Council wants outside investigators to look into police use of tear gas
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From:
Erin Gould <egould@stanleycenter.org> on behalf of Keith Porter
< kporter@stanleycenter.org>
Sent:
Tuesday, July 7, 2020 1:39 PM
To:
Chris Olney
Cc:
Keith Porter
Subject:
Racial justice funds available
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Dear Ms. Olney and the Community Policy Review Board,
I hope you are doing well in these difficult times.
At the Stanley Center for Peace and Security (based in Muscatine), we are firmly committed to the belief that
Black Lives Matter. This belief derives directly from our values and those of our founders. While we have
joined statements affirming our conviction, we must take action in order for those words to have meaning.
We have partnered closely with a leading organization in our field, Women of Color Advancing Peace Securit
and Conflict Transformation to support their mission and amplify the voices of those in their network. We are
developing a diversity, equity, and inclusion action plan designed to change the way we work and organize
ourselves with ever -more intention on eliminating systemic racism. A piece of that plan includes supporting
organizations in our area who are advancing racial justice.
To that end, I worked to establish a Racial Justice Fund at the Community Foundation of Greater
Muscatine. The Stanley Center has pledged 3 years of donations and will be matching our employee donations
as well.
1 asked our staff to generate a list of organizations in our area who might be eligible for grants from this fund,
and your name or organization was one of those suggested. So I wanted to personally let you know about this
fund and how to apply.
This press release from the Community Foundation of Greater Muscatine includes the relevant information
about the Racial Justice Fund: h s://www.muscatinecommuni oundation.or racial -justice -fund -established/
The Community Foundation of Johnson County is working to establish a similar fund. We will be making
donations to that fund as well, and when the details are announced in the next few weeks, I will send you an
email about that as well.
I'm also aware that applying for grants can be a real burden for some organizations. Please let me know if you
need some administrative help around this process or if you'd like someone here to give feedback on your
application before submitting.
Thank you so much for the work you do to make the world a better and more equitable place. Please feel free to
contact me if I can be of any help.
Keith
Keith Porter
President & CEO
Stanley Center for Peace and Security
c +1 563 299 4669
o +1 563 264 6863
on twitter @stanleyconnect
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FOR PEACE AND SECURITY
(Formerlythe Stanley Foundation)
RESOLUTION NO. 20-159
Resolution of Initial Council Commitments addressing the Black Lives
Matter Movement and Systemic Racism in the wake of the murder of
George Floyd by the Minneapolis Police and calls for action from protesters
and residents.
Whereas, protests have erupted across the country and in Iowa City in response to the murder
of George Floyd by the Minneapolis police; and
Whereas, the City of Iowa City strongly supports the fundamental, constitutional right to free
expression and assembly, as carried out in peaceful protest; and
Whereas, protesters and residents are demanding that the City and the City Council take action
to address the Black Lives Matter movement and systemic racism; and
Whereas, systemic racism is deeply embedded in the fabric of our country and our city such that
an extended and intense effort will be required; and
Whereas, the City Council is committed to that effort and it is in the best interests of the City of
Iowa City and its residents; and
Whereas, the City Council desires to set forth its initial commitments to the Black Lives Matter
movement.
Now, therefore, be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, that:
The Council commits to an extended and intense effort to address the Black Lives Matter
movement and systemic racism, including but not limited to the following:
By December 15, 2020, develop a preliminary plan to restructure the Iowa City Police
Department (ICPD) towards community policing, including, but not limited to, reduction
of the public's reliance on police in non-violent situations through use of unarmed
professionals, and consideration of community policing initiatives in other cities,
including, but not limited to, Minneapolis, MN, Camden, NJ, Los Angeles, CA and San
Francisco, CA; and
2. Allocate City funds in the amount of $1,000,000 during the Fiscal Year starting July 1,
2020 for efforts to promote racial equity and social justice, including expansion of the
Special Populations Involvement [SPI] program, creation of a new robust affordable
housing plan, including, but not limited to, housing in the downtown and core
neighborhoods, support of the to be determined efforts of a Truth and Reconciliation
Commission, and hold a Council work session on or before August 1, 2020 to address
specific allocations; and,
Resolution No. 20-159
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3. Elevate the City's commitment to racial equity and social justice, including expanding
efforts to increase the number of minorities employed by the City including eliminating
barriers to applications, increase resources devoted to those efforts as needed to better
train all city employees and coordinate and report on the use of funds dedicated for
racial equity and social justice; and,
4. By August 1, 2020, receive a report from the City Manager on the ICPD's involvement in
the use of gas and flash -bang devices during the protest in Iowa City on June 3, 2020;
and,
5. By October 1, 2020, create an ad hoc Truth and Reconciliation Commission to bear
witness to the truth of racial injustice in Iowa City and to carry out restorative justice,
through the collection of testimony and public hearings, with such work to include a
recommendation to the Council of a plan for dedicating and/or renaming public spaces
and/or rights of way in honor of the Black Lives Matter movement; and,
6. Make it a 2021 City Council legislative priority to advocate for and support our state
delegation in enacting criminal justice reform, eliminating the war on drugs and making
changes to state law that enable the City's plan to restructure the police department,
enhance the authority of the Community Police Review Board (CPRB) and reduce
disproportionate minority contact, including support of state legislation decriminalizing
small amounts of marijuana; and,
7. Continue use of the racial equity toolkit by city departments and expand such training to
the City Council, and work with our local business partners to educate and train the
,business community on use of a racial equity toolkit; and,
I' 8.PRequest and receive, by January 1, 2021, a report and recommendation from the
CPRB, in consultation with an attorney of its choice, regarding changes to the CPRB
ordinance that enhance its ability to provide effective civilian oversight of the ICPD,
including but not limited to those that address compelling the testimony of officers, with
the report to include a summary of measures considered and rejected by the CPRB,
whether it be for policy or legal reasons; and,
9. Direct staff to provide a detailed expenditure summary of the police budget on the City's
website; and,
10. Send the letter attached as Exhibit "A" to the Johnson County Sheriff supporting
divestment of the MRAP (Mine Resistant Ambush Protected) vehicle and obtain a report
from city staff on the military grade equipment in the ICPD's inventory and the federal
contracts that provide support to the police department; and,
11. Direct the City Manager to expressly ban, in the ICPD's general orders, any use of
chokeholds or any other maneuver that cuts off oxygen or blood flow; and,
12. Direct the City Manager to ensure that ICPD's policy and practices regarding
employment of officers is consistent with the goals of recently enacted Iowa House File
2647 to ensure that officers working in Iowa have not committed serious misconduct, as
defined therein.; and,
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13. Direct the City Manager to review the systems and reporting mechanisms in place at the
ICPD for evaluating compliance with the ICPD's Body Worn Cameras and In -Car
Recorders general order, ensure that such systems result in consistent compliance with
the general order, revise as necessary to achieve that goal, include real consequences
for non-compliance, and report back to the Council upon completion of the review.; and,
14. Direct the City Manager to revise the ICPD's general orders to require officers to
intervene and stop excessive force used by other officers and report the incident directly
to a supervisor, and enter into a memorandum of understanding with other area law
enforcement agencies regarding such intervention when the excessive force is being
used by an officer of another agency such as that currently being discussed and
circulated among area law enforcement attached as Exhibit "B"; and,
15. Request and receive a report and recommendation from the City's Public Art Advisory
Committee, after input from and consultation with local Black artists, on measures
Council should consider to provide opportunities for artistic expression by the Black
Lives Matter movement and communities of color, including but not limited to visual arts
as well as a public festival dedicated to the celebration of Black culture.
16. Prohibit the use of tear gas, rubber bullets and flashbangs against peaceful protesters.
17. Beginning in calendar year 2021 Juneteenth, June 19, shall be a city holiday and shall
replace an existing city holiday.
Passed and approved this 161 day of June 2020.
of
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Attest: /�
Ci Clerk City Attorneys Office (06/1712020)
It was moved by Salih and seconded by Mims the Resolution be
adopted, and upon roll call there were:
Ayes:
Nays:
Absent:
Bergus
Mims
5alih
Taylor
Teague
Thomas
Weiner
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EXHIBIT A
E
CITY OF IOWA CITY
410 East Washington Street
Iowa City. Iowa 52240-1926
June 17, 2020 (319) 3 56- 5000
(319) 356-5009 FAX
www.icgoy.org
Lonny Pulkrabek
Johnson County Sheriff
P.O. Box 2540
511 S. Capitol Street
Iowa City, IA 52244
Dear Sheriff Pulkrabek,
On behalf of the City Council of the City of Iowa City, I am writing to request that the Sheriff's office
divest itself of the MRAP (Mine- Resistant Ambush Protected) vehicle. A military -grade vehicle designed
for warzones is not suitable for use by local law enforcement. It undermines public confidence and
trust in law enforcement and thereby interferes with the goal of keeping the community safe
Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
Bruce Teague, Mayor
City of Iowa City
EXHIBIT B
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
Date: June 10, 2020
This MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING is entered into by the Johnson County Sheriffs
Department, Iowa City Police Department, University of Iowa Department of Public Safety, Coralville
Police Department, North Liberty Police Department and University Heights Police Department to grant
authority to our law enforcement officers from each jurisdiction to intervene if unreasonable force is
observed.
DUTY TO INTERVENE
Any law enforcement officer present and observing another law enforcement officer using force that is
beyond that which is objectively reasonable under the circumstances shall when in a position to do so,
intercede to prevent the use of unreasonable force.
Sworn officers and deputies must protect the public and other employees regardless of tenure, rank, or
member agency, and must safely intervene by verbal and physical means.
A law enforcement officer who obs6rves another employee use force that exceeds the degree of force
permitted by law should promptly report these observations to a supervisor.
We agree and hold ourselves accountable to the communities we serve
Respectfully,
Bill Campbell, Iowa City Chief of Police Scott Beckner, Director of Public Safety U of Iowa
Lonny Pulluabek, Johnson County Sheriff
Shane Kron, City of Coralvill Chief of Police
Diane Venenga, North Liberty Chief of Police Troy Kelsay, University Heights Chief of Police
Updated 711120
COMMUNITY POLICE REVIEW BOARD
A Board of the City of Iowa City
410 East Washington Street
Iowa City IA 52240-1826
(319)356-5043
David Selmer Term: July 1, 2017 — June 30, 2021
403 Boyd Ct
Iowa City, IA 52245
(C) 319-331-9956
davidse Imer(c hotmai I. com
Latisha McDaniel
331 Willow Wind Place
Iowa City, IA 52246
(C) 214-682-3014
brufa n eg ra(a7a m a i I. com
Jerri MacConnell
320 E Washington St
Iowa City, IA 52240
(C) 319-333-1096
Nellie1896a,gmail.com
Orville Townsend, Sr. Vice -Chair
713 Whiting Ave
Iowa City, IA 52245-5644
(H) 319-354-5995
(C)319-331-3482
orville.townsend @ hotmail.com
Amanda Nichols
2711 East Court St
Iowa City, IA 52245
(C) 319-677-1153
d irector(a)corridorcan. com
Patrick Ford, Legal Counsel
Leff Law Firm, L.L.P.
222 South Linn Street
Iowa City, IA 52240-1601
(0) 319-338-7551
(C) 319-430-1549
ford(a)lefflaw.com
Term: July 1, 2017—June 30, 2021
Term: July 1, 2019 — June 30, 2023
Term: July 1, 2020 —June 30, 2024
Term: July 1, 2020 — June 30, 2024
COMMUNITY POLICE REVIEW BOARD
OFFICE CONTACTS
June 2020
Date Description
None
July 14, 2020 Mtg Packet
COMMUNITY POLICE REVIEW BOARD
COMPLAINT DEADLINES
CPRB Complaint #20-01
Filed: 06/03/20
Chief's report due (90 days): 09/01/20
Chief's report filed: ??/??/20
CPRB meeting #1 (Review):
06/09/20
CPRB meeting #2 (Review):
??/??/20
CPRB meeting #3 (Review):
??/??/20
CPRB report due (90 days): ??/??/20
CPRB Complaint #20-02
Filed: 06/04120
Chief's report due (90 days): 09/02/20
Chiefs report filed: ??/??/20
CPRB meeting #1 (Review):
??/??/20
CPRB meeting #2 (Review):
??/??/20
CPRB meeting #3 (Review):
??/??/20
CPRB report due (90 days): ??/7?/20
CPRB Complaint #20-03
Filed: 07/07/20
Chief's report due (90 days): 10/05/20
Chief's report filed: ??/??/20
CPRB meeting #1 (Review):
?7/??/20
CPRB meeting #2 (Review):
??/??/20
CPRB meeting #3 (Review):
??/??/20
CPRB report due (90 days): ??/7?/20
TENTATIVE MEETING SCHEDULE
August 11, 2020
September 8, 2020
October 13, 2020
November 10, 2020