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Special City Cflua�cil Meeti�� <br />NTonclay, August 06, 2007 <br />Page C <br />]. City Attorney Jay Squires expanded on Chie� S�etner's comment, cit- <br />2 ing Minnesota State Statute Chapter 13 rega�d�ng public data prac- <br />3 tices; and the City's obligaiion to respond, within a short per�od of <br />4 time, �o provide requested da�a, which served as the source of infor- <br />5 mation in this ease. <br />6 <br />7 Councz�member Pust opined the impoz-tance of allowing people access <br />8 tn what their government was doing, �ven when that information may <br />9 create difficult situations, ii still remained vita� tha� the information be <br />�.o available to the public. <br />11 <br />L2 <br />Additional discussion and comment ensued amang Gouncilmembers. <br />13 <br />14 Police Chief Sletner clari�ed that ihe reason �'or the stop was an ap� <br />15 parent equzpmen� vxo�atxon; that con�raband had been discovered in <br />�.6 the vehicle tha� could have caused charges �a be filed, hawever, �he <br />17 officer had used his discret�on not to puarsue chaxges. Chie£ Sletner <br />18 clari�ed that there were no charges filed against the evidence or <br />19 drzver. <br />20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />23 <br />24 <br />25 <br />26 <br />27 <br />28 <br />29 <br />b. Roy Garza, fa�her af teenage driver of ca� in question and under <br />discussion <br />Mr. Garza opined �hat the iss�e was nofi about Ms. Delmore, but about <br />th� Polzce Department. Mx. Ga;rza observed that no one was de�ained, <br />no arrests were made; and questioned why the car was stopped. Mr. <br />Garza expressed concern wi�h living in a community where vehicles <br />were stopped £or no apparen� �easan; and �hu,s opined �ha� �acial pz�o- <br />fi�ing may be an issue, as raised by Ms. llelmor�. <br />30 �x. Ga�za suggested tha� there wexe two po�zcy zssues: <br />31 1} Is it a policy of the Poiice Department �o stop people with no p�ob- <br />32 able cause; and. <br />33 2) Is zt a polzcy o�'the Pa�ice Department to comment on those issues <br />3� when no charges were �led? Mr. Garza used past criminal investi- <br />35 gatzons a� �ormer Czty Manager Nea� Beets and the Po�zce Depaxt- <br />36 ment's pa�icy n�' "no comment" when questioned by r�porters; and <br />37 asked why that sam� policy wasn't �ollowed 'zn this case, and the <br />38 Poliee Departm�nt had chosen to cornment and to provide an <br />39 analysis of the issue. <br />