Criminal Justice Committee Meeting

June 15, 2022 10:00 AM

City Council Chamber

1. Roll Call

2. Approval of the April 12, 2022 Minutes

3. Approval of the May 10, 2022 Minutes

4. Update from various members of the Criminal Justice System:

a. Presenter: Orleans Parish Criminal Court-Judge Robin Pittman & Judge Tracey Flemings- Davillier

b. Presenter: Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams

c. Presenter: Chief Shaun Ferguson, New Orleans Police Department

d. Presenter: Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson

5. Discussion/Vote- Cal.  No. 33,724 - By: Councilmembers Moreno, Thomas and Morrell: An Ordinance requiring the Superintendent of Police, Orleans Parish District Attorney, and Criminal District Court and Orleans Parish Juvenile Court judges to appear before the New Orleans City Council at least quarterly to provide updates on ongoing public safety initiatives and legislative, financial, or operational issues identified; at the New Orleans City Council’s Criminal Justice Committee; and otherwise to provide with respect thereto.

6. Discussion/Vote- Cal. No. 33,639 - By: Councilmembers Green, Thomas, and King (By Request): An Ordinance to amend and reordain Section 147-2 of the Code of the City of New Orleans regulations pertaining to the City’s use of surveillance technology; and otherwise to provide with respect thereto. 

a. Presentation from New Orleans Police Department. Presenter: Chief of Police Shaun Ferguson 

b. Presentation from Eye on Surveillance. Presenter: Bob Murrell and Marvin Arnold

7. Discussion/Vote- Cal. No. 33,718 - By: Councilmember Green: An Ordinance to amend and reordain Section 54-503 of the Code of the City of New Orleans to prohibit vehicular stunt activities, to amend and reordain Section 54-504 of the Code of the City of New Orleans to include vehicular stunts shows within the class of illegal motor vehicle speed contests at which spectators are prohibited, and otherwise to provide with respect thereto.

8. Presentation from representatives of Law enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD). NAMI New Orleans’ newest program, is a public health approach to policing for those who are criminalized for unmet behavioral health and social service needs. LEAD currently operates out of NOPD's 8th district, where we partner with officers to divert individuals with whom they frequently interact into intensive case management. LEAD-eligible charges include low-level, non-violent, municipal offenses related to substance use, serious mental illness, trauma, or poverty. Our model provides an alternative to arrest based on philosophies of harm-reduction and decriminalization. LEAD functions through coordination with city partners and criminal legal system stakeholders who provide collective governance and drive policy decisions. Presenter: Marie Kerrin, Project Manager, Patrick Kemmerly, Case Management Supervisor Officer Johnnie Brumfield, NOPD, and Ret. Judge Calvin Johnson, Interim Director of NAMI New Orleans

9. Presentation and Update from the Health Department for the City of New Orleans. Sexual Violence Response Advisory Committee 2022 Report. Presenter: A representative from the Health Department

10. Adjourn

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