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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Ms. Galvin said that Mr. Payne raised an important message. She said that she will be <br />reaching out to Kristen Riddervold about the Healthy Eating Active Living Resolution and see <br />where the City is in meeting its goals. The Healthy Eating Active Living Resolution is concerned the Standards and Design Manual; making sure that the city is walkable and as bike-able as possible. <br />Ms. Katrina Turner said that she does not want to keep coming here to talk about her son's <br />case. She played a recording for the Council. She wants to know how she can get access to the original case information and how the information was changed. She said that the Chief called her a 'liar' and quoted an email from the Chief. She asked what does she have to do to get the answer and asked for something to be done. <br /> <br />Mr. Bellamy asked Chief Brackney Chief to come forward to address Ms. Turner’s concerns about the video. Chief Brackney said that three different chiefs and two City Managers have reviewed the <br />case. She summarized the complaints made against the arresting Police Officers: the arrest was <br />racially motivated, the officers were discourteous, and used excessive force during the arrest. In regards to the use of excessive force, Chief Brackney said that they used the jail intake photo to verify that Ms. Turner’s son was intact and that there were not any marks on his face. The Chief said that the letter did state that there was a tape and it should state that a photo was used. To the <br />issue of whether the officers were discourteous she reported that the original findings stated that <br />the officers were not discourteous. However, the Chief indicated in the letter to Ms. Turner that there is not enough evidence to determine whether the officers were discourteous or not. This is a change where the issue was resolved it is now “unfounded”. Were the officers racially motivated to make the arrest when he called for help. Ms. Turner’s son was arrested after calling for help <br />and plead guilty to domestic violence. <br /> Ms. Walker asked about a video and clarified that Chief Brackney meant that there was a photo and not a video. Ms. Walker asked the Chief to provide Ms. Turner an updated letter. <br />Mr. Tony Wasch, Jr. asked that the 4th and 2nd streets to be closed to vehicular traffic. <br /> Mr. Bellamy asked for a follow up on the safety plan for 2nd and 4th Street. Mr. Murphy said that the Incident Management Team can provide an update/ study. CHECK Tape. If Council wants to entertain closing the 2nd and 4th streets, then staff would not bring this before Council <br />at the next Council meeting. <br /> Mr. Bellamy said that he wants to entertain the idea of closing. Ms. Galvin said that this issue has been revisited every three or four years. There are many people who want to keep the streets open versus closing the streets. She asked for data on injuries on 2nd and 4th street. Ms. <br />Hill requested the timeline about the safety assessment. Mr. Murphy said that an update could be <br />provided by November 5th meeting. Mr. Murphy said that an update will be provided at the next meeting.