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Police Advisory Commission Minutes 04-16-2014MINUTES MONTICELLO POLICE ADVISORY COMMISSION Wednesday, April 16, 2014 — 7:00 p.m. Academy Room, Monticello Community Center Members Present Members Absent: Ex- Officio Representatives 1. Call to Order Brad Fyle, Jason Roubinek, Jim Roberts, Tom Perrault None Wayne Oberg, City Finance Director Lt. Todd Sandin, Wright County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Dave Anderson, Wright County Sheriff's Office Mike Schommer, Department of Corrections Ryan Rubenstein, Department of Corrections Roman George, Department of Corrections Chair Brad Fyle called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. and declared a quorum present. 2. Consideration of approving minutes of January 15, 2014 PAC Meeting JIM ROBERTS MOVED TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF JANUARY 15, 2014 REGULAR POLICE ADVISORY COMMISSION MEETING. MOTION SECONDED BY JASON ROUBINEK. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 4 -0. 3. Consideration of adding items to the agenda None. 4. Remembering Chuck Fradella, serving on the Police Advisory Commission since 2011. Brad Fyle asked the PAC to take a moment to remember Chuck Fradella who served on the Police Advisory Commission for three years before he died suddenly of liver cancer. Brad noted that the PAC was able to send a "thinking of you" note to Chuck prior to his passing. 5. Now accepting Police Advisory Commission Applications. Brad Fyle noted that there has been one application received for the open seat on the Police Advisory Commission. The application is from Elizabeth Cooper, a Monticello PAC —April 16, 2014 Page 1 of 5 Resident. Her background in security fits well with the PAC. The PAC was in consensus to ask the City Council to consider approving the appointment of the applicant, Elizabeth Cooper, to the PAC. 6. Review the process and responsible agencies involved with locating housing for sex offenders and the public notification process. Wayne Oberg stated that a notice was received at city hall about a level 3 sex offender living in the community. There were concerns on Facebook and the City was looking for guidance on what the proper channels were for getting the information out to the public on what can and can't be shared. There was concern in the community about the registered sex offender living in town and that started the debate on how this person was in Monticello and the fact that the public wasn't notified. Representatives from the DOC were in attendance to review the process and distributed a fact sheet about the Community Notification Act. Minnesota's Community Notification Act requires a risk level (of 1 -3) to be assigned to offenders who are subject to registration as a predatory offender before they are released from confinement in a state prison or treatment facility. The Community Notification Act also requires that community notification of the offender's release occur. Predatory offenders in Minnesota are required to register their addresses with local law enforcement agencies, who then forward the information to the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, which maintains a database that can be used by the law enforcement agencies. The DOC provides information to law enforcement, which is responsible for notification in the community where the offender is to reside. Levels 1 and 2 are not public, while information about Level 3 offenders are posted on the DOC's website once a community notification meeting has been held at the request of law enforcement. Registration is generally required for ten years after release; however, some offenders are subject to lifetime registration. Lt. Sandin said that Wright County gets notified from the DOC that a sex offender is moving in and, depending on their classification assigned by DOC, will determine what kind of public notification, if any, is required. If a public notification is required, there are a couple ways notification is done with one being a public meeting or the other being notification via Facebook; that would be a full notification to everybody. Level 2 would notify schools, daycare, and specific areas. For the most part it is set up by state statute what risk level they are assigned, then that will determine the notification process. Otherwise, there may be no notification that they're moving in. Variables may be probation and rules set forth by the courts, etc. Wayne Oberg asked about notification to the Community Center. Wright County noted that typically the Community Center would not be notified but that each notification is handled on a case by case base. The risk level doesn't actually prohibit the offender's movement in the community but rather determines the notification process. However, their case may have certain restrictions based on their risk which are determined by corrections. It is public to know the conditions they are on at the release depending on the risk level assigned. PAC —April 16, 2014 Page 2 of 5 To clarify the process, when these type of offenders are under the DOC intensive supervised release on high risk offenders they are not approved to visit the Community Center. However, over time when the offender proves himself and gains success and moves forward, eventually they will not be under supervision. The offender still has that risk level assigned unless through an approved process over time the offender can have that risk level reduced if approved by the courts. Only people released from prison are given a risk level; offenders on probation are not assigned a risk level. Wayne's concerns are that when the public bring their children to the Community Center they should be aware of such offenders that may visit the Community Center. The DOC said that parents need to understand that there are risks everywhere and they need to take the responsibility to ensure their child's safety. Jim Roberts noted that having the police hours reduced is not beneficial due to such situations as this and that the City Council should be aware that having an officer take a proactive approach by taking the time to walk through the Community Center or drive through the parking lot would possibly deter any potential offenders. Wright County noted that the offenders know where they can go and what they can do. If they are seen somewhere they shouldn't be the consequences are great and they may be assigned back to DOC or back to prison, etc. Many of the general requirements are no alcohol, no visiting bars, no internet access, etc. In MN there are currently 326 Level 3 sex offenders with 1 currently residing in Monticello. The DOC said that 99% are very compliant, and law enforcement is constantly taking pictures and randomly visiting them to monitor their compliance. This one in Monticello that became the focal point has not had to contact local law enforcement because he has met all of his steps to maintain compliance to get off of supervision with the DOC. There are offenders out there that aren't currently on supervision as they have met their goals, while there are others on probation, and then the recently released offenders on supervision who are watched closely. One of the strategies to cope with this for the community is education. Sex offenders have always been among us and will continue to be among us. Resources distributed by the DOC include a Community Notification Act Fact Sheet; and a Resources Guide as follows: • Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) o https: / /por.state.mn.us ■ Minnesota Predatory offender Registry • Minnesota Department of Corrections (MN DOC) o www.doc.state.mn.us ■ Click on Search Offender Records • United States Department of Justice o www.nsopr.gov ■ National Sex Offender Public Website PAC —April 16, 2014 Page 3 of 5 • National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) o www.missingkids.com ■ 1- 800 - 843 -5678 • Minnesota Internet Crimes Against Children o MICAC Task Force ■ 1- 651- 265 -3882 • Stop It Now! MN o www.stopitnow.org/mn ■ 1- 888 - PREVENT • MDH Sexual Violence Prevention Website o www.health.state.mn.us /svprevent • Office of Justice Programs, Crime Victim Services o www.ojp.state.mn.us ■ 1- 888 - 622 -8799 The DOC noted that most sex offenses occur in a relationship type setting where the perpetrator establishes relationships through manipulation, grooming, and conditioning, versus the stranger that jumps out behind the bush; that is less than 10% nationwide. Typically those rare crimes tend to be committed outside of the offender's community. What you aren't seeing is the relationship being built over time with all of the predator's tactics being used but law enforcement does see this and pays attention to it. It should be noted that statistically less than 10% of convicted predators reoffend in their lifetime. Wright County will have Sgt. Leander give Wayne Oberg a call and set something up to go over further details about notifications and restrictions for offenders in Monticello. Wayne said that he will let the City Council decide on whether they would like to set up a workshop or have a presentation at the Council Meeting. 7. Wright County Sheriffs Office Updates /O &A Session. Lt. Sandin reviewed the year -end report that was included in the PAC Agenda packet. Sgt. Anderson noted that a new deputy was brought on to replace a deputy that was transferred into a special enforces unit. She has experience in Wyoming, Minnesota, and has already proven to be an asset to Monticello given the number of calls and arrests she's been involved with; and she is very competent and proactive. Sgt. Anderson said that she is a complement to the deputies already working in town. Lt. Sandin reviewed calls and they have been scattered throughout the City with no notable trends. Lt. Sandin said that they have posted on Facebook for residents to lock their cars as there have been some car thefts. They have also begun implementing traffic saturations for red light runners and speeders. Jim Roberts asked Wright County to do some research as to how the cut back of the four hours in the contract is affecting the response time as he would like to restore the four hours back to the contract in next year's budget. PAC —April 16, 2014 Page 4 of 5 8. Video camera update /safety grants. Wayne Oberg said that he spoke with Cpt. Anselment about grants and he said that there aren't any grants available from the Sheriff's Department but there may be some available through the Department of Homeland Security. The first step should be to bring it up to the City Council to see what their take is on it. Lt. Sandin said that before they can even write a grant they have to have board approval as there are matches required and so forth. The Wright County Sheriff's Office has cameras available and they have the servers to store the digital photography and they have the policies in place to deal with that. The department has the technology that the City is looking for and the cameras may be available upon request. Jason Roubinek suggested the PAC put together information to the City Council to consider purchasing one mobile camera. Upon further discussion, the consensus of the PAC is to table the consideration of purchasing a mobile camera at this time until the need increases. 9. Discussion of added items. None. 10. Approval of next regular meeting date (July 16, 2014). BRAD FYLE MOVED TO APPROVE THE NEXT REGULAR PAC MEETING ON JULY 16, 2014, AT MONTICELLO CITY HALL AT 7 P.M. MOTION SECONDED BY JASON ROUBINEK. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 4 -0. 11. Adjournment JASON ROUBINEK MOVED TO ADJOURN THE PAC MEETING AT 8:31 P.M. MOTION WAS SECONDED BY JIM ROBERTS. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 4 -0. Recorder: CS&-th &roan Administrative Assistant Approved: July 16, 2014 Attest: & VI_, Wayn Oberg, Finance Director PAC —April 16, 2014 Page 5 of 5