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Home My Public Portal About20011120 work sessionCOUNCIL WORKSHOP MEETING NOVEMBER 20, 2001 1 CALL TO ORDER The Council Workshop Meeting of November 20, 2001, was convened at 5:30 P.M. by President Pro Tempore Charles Jackson. ROLL CAL The following Council Members were present for the workshop: Present: Angle, Blaney, Jackson, Landwehr, Olsen, and Vogel, Absent: Nelson, Viessman, Vincent, and Weber TOPICS OF DISCUSSION The first topic of discussion was liability issues. At the initiation of Councilman Angle, a lengthy discussion took place regarding the City's legal obligation regarding City sidewalks. The staff addressed many of the questions and concerns. No further vote or action was taken at this time. The second order of business was underage drinking. Councilman Angle asked the City Council to address some of the concerns and recommendations that were made in the "Reducing Underage Drinking in Jefferson City through Policy Change." Councilman Angle also questioned the consistency in police procedures for handling drinking arrests. Councilman Landwehr recommended the Mayor appoint a blue ribbon committee to increase public awareness and make some recommendations to reduce the teenage drinking problem. The third order of business was council procedures. Councilman Angle expressed his concern about the method and consistency by which bills were introduced based on a comment Councilman Vogel had made on the radio. Councilman Vogel explained her comments and Councilman Angle was satisfied with that. Councilman Jackson recommended that all City Council members review the Council Rules of Procedure and Order. The fourth item of business was racial profiling. Councilman Angle expressed concern about the level and quality of police officer training regarding racial profiling. Captain Bledsoe reviewed the training that new police officers, veteran police officers and supervisors have received and are receiving regarding racial profiling. ADJOURN COUNCIL WORKSHOP MEETING NOVEMBER 20, 2001 2 MENT Councilman Jackson thanked the staff for their work and indicated he thought that the last two workshops were beneficial for those who attended. The meeting adjourned at approximately 6:40 p.m.