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2026-10-23 - President's Workgroup on MPD Use of Deadly Force and Body-Worn Cameras

Summary

Built from the draft minutes and the posted agenda. No video is posted, so there is no transcript or timing.

  • Held virtually, 5:02 PM to 6:21 PM. Present: Guequierre (chair), Vidaver, Lankella, Evers and Madison. Others present: Alders Figueroa Cole and Lieberman, Dr. Greg Gelembiuk, Assistant Chief Valenta and Dylan Brogan.
  • Prior minutes approved by voice vote.
  • Members asked Assistant Chief Valenta about what body-worn cameras must record and what is prohibited from recording (item taken up after the listening session planning item).
  • The chair described concerns the Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) may have about video release timelines and efforts to invite the District Attorney and DCI to workgroup meetings; future guests were listed.
  • Public listening session planning: motion by Lankella, seconded by Evers, to remove the camera activation policy question from the draft presentation and replace it with a general question; passed by voice vote.
  • Legislative Analyst Isaac Matthias asked members to return completed spreadsheets by Friday, October 30, and to share the listening session press release and graphic.

Agenda

  1. Public comment for items not on the agenda (95289).
  2. Body-worn cameras: required and prohibited recording (95290).
  3. Previous relevant reports and studies: body-worn cameras (95005).
  4. Body-worn camera policies of other municipalities (95006).
  5. Public listening session planning (95111).
  6. Future agenda items (94888).

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