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Home My WebLink AboutGVPC Minutes 07.20.21Roanoke City Gun Violence Commission Meeting Minutes 7-13-21, at 5;36 pm @ Roanoke City EOC room Noel C Taylor Municipal Bldg. and digital zoom mtg Present: Joe Cobb, Stacey Sheppard, Pastor Tim Harvey, Elliot Major, Angie O’Brien, Decca Knight (call-inl), Shakira Williams (virtual), Nicole Ross (virtual), Taisha Steele (virtual) Absent: Rabbi Kathy Cohen Topic (Agenda Item) Notes from Discussion Actions for Follow Up Person(s) Responsible Meeting started at 5;36 pm • Meeting was held via three platforms: in person, zoom, call-in • 5 needed in person for quorum Minutes • Changes or additions to minutes? 6.8.21 Tabled until next meeting for quorum Presentation • City Mgr. Bob Cowell reporting on the city planning • City has decided on a “frame work” • Different way of looking at objectives that have different activities and identify gaps • FRAMEWORK= PREVENTION, INTERVENTION, & JUSTICE • Discussion of current situation (contextual) grounding in the issues of the current national environment and issues • How are the communities responding? Discussion and planning about the response to gun violence. Are we assessing the other areas and studying responses and best practices • What are the objectives inside the city with work plans and accomplishments? Provide the information for objectives and planning • Plan is still in its infancy and response Discussion was raised as to the endurance Discussion was raised as to addressing the root causes- generational and historical as part of the framework Presentation • Chief Sam Roman • ISTAR analysis team mapping provided as well as data points Working group schedules • Conversation was raised as to the conflicts and multiple meetings and how best to work out the schedule of the working groups • Decision made to have quarterly working group update meetings • Noted that working groups should report meeting dates for the city calendar Working groups updates • Working group(s) op-ed conversation by Tim Harvey –update on editorial • Tim Harvey- Safer Neighborhoods, 1. Dec 9th- Bridging the Community Gap 2. Move forward with the public art project after the start of the school year Topic (Agenda Item) Notes from Discussion Actions for Follow Up Person(s) Responsible 3. The need to review safer neighborhoods, lighting and the environments themselves for review (IE Downtown, high crime neighborhoods) • Taisha Steele- Education, Decca Knight co-chair 1. Meeting the last Fri of the month. Last June 25th next July 30th 2. Voted to fund FSRV in new FY for programming; FSRV will take TOPS and adapt to where it is relevant to the community; Diversity and Inclusion will be incorporated into the TOPS program as well as feelings, brain science, self-efficacy, resource awareness, providing new experiences, healthy relationships, positive images and role models 3. Partner with safer neighborhoods and have youth take care of their own communities • Joe Cobb - Gang Violence and Intervention 1. group discussed the gang violence and community assessment 2. Bid proposal for helping develop and implement the assessment and plan 3. Looking for community partners and trusted partners 4. Looking for families and coaches to help youth 5. Looking at a portal for re-entry help/aid and reducing gun violence • Stacey Sheppard, Rapid Response- 1. Carilion meeting coming this week to plan being the catalyst for movement and protocol being created for a coordinated community response and meetings being held with trauma services and emergency services went well to get things accomplished 2. Reported that FEDUP and the team is working to help write the by-laws forms and paperwork is in process to get 501c3. Shakira is working to ensure the process is completed. The committee is working to finish the FEDUP incorporation. 3. Stacey and Shakira mentioned on-going recruiting efforts for volunteers for rapid response. • Joe Cobb, Marketing and Communications 1. a RFP was developed for distribution to seek media partners for bids for marketing. It will be in phases, work/messaging/prevention/volunteers/PR campaign to gain visibility. 2. Working on Carilion partnerships and marketing Topic (Agenda Item) Notes from Discussion Actions for Follow Up Person(s) Responsible Grants • Joe Cobb reported on no-updates as to the 500k, for 2 years for work on prevention and intervention efforts on gang violence and gun violence • To include the hiring of Gang Violence Prevention Coordinator and two outreach personnel Micro Grants • Recipient information on programs and presentations: TAP presentation on youth programs • DUMAS presentation Voices from the Youth • Coaching Boys to Men • Project Discovery • AACCI- culture class at William Fleming Polly Branch- Community Arts Reach (founded by Bernadette Lark) • Reported on the arts and projects • Art, and theater setting for engaging questions for gun violence • Youth are using music, art, and poetry to work through issues of violence Donna Robinson- Café Arts; Camp report (3 weeks) • Horses, Alpacas, Homestead Creamery, Fitness/Nutrition lessons, Cooking, Health risk conversations, children got an exercise packets with equipment, financial literacy with planning and purchasing, speakers weekly, highlighting careers, anger mgt. and conflict resolution classes weekly, gardening. A panel discussion with community leaders. Announcements • The locker room @ Landsdowne park • Aug 10th 530pm in person Adjournment 7:25pm Actions for Follow Up