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City of RPkSEVILLE Minnesota,USA Regular City Council Meeting Minutes City Hall Council Chambers, 2660 Civic Center Drive Monday, April 21, 2014 1. Roll Call Mayor Roe called the meeting to order at approximately 6:00 p.m. Voting and Seating Order: McGehee; Willmus; Etten; Laliberte; and Roe. City Manager Pat Trudgeon and City Attorney Mark Gaughan were also present. Mayor Roe made the following statement: "The civil suit filed last week against four Roseville Police Officers, and the video from the incident that was released as a result of that filing, have prompted serious and im- portant questions that must be answered. Those answers will come in part through the legal process, and in part from the internal investigation that has been begun, as well as through other discussions and dialogues that folks will likely be having in the coming weeks and months as a community. What we learn through those processes will guide our future actions. We in the City of Roseville have expressed that we aspire to be both "Safe and Law- Abiding" as well as "Welcoming and Inclusive." Often those two aspirations can inter- sect, and must be appropriately balanced in all the City does, but certainly in the day to day work of our Police Department. We rightly have high expectations for the performance of our police, who are constantly asked to make judgments that relate to their own safety and the safety of the public. When it has been determined that we have fallen short of those high standards, appropri- ate consequences must follow, and lessons learned must be taken forward. I believe that I speak for everyone in our City government when I say that we are com- mitted to a fair and thorough review of this incident, and that it is completed in a timely manner, so that our community can receive the answers we deserve. Although, as I said, we are committed to the process being completed in a timely manner, that process is subject to the schedule of the civil litigation activities, and involves deter- minations about what information is considered public, and when information may be made public, so the City will not be able to provide further details at this time." 2. Approve Agenda Etten moved, Laliberte seconded approval of the agenda as presented. Roll Call Ayes: Laliberte; McGehee; Willmus; Etten; and Roe Nays: None.