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Council takes up community safety camera ordinance after hours of public comment; vote left pending by adjournment
Summary
Councilmembers debated ordinance BL2025-690, a measure to create a regulated community safety camera network, after competing public testimony for and against surveillance. Committee recommended approval as amended, but the council did not complete a final floor vote before adjournment.
The Metropolitan Council considered ordinance BL2025-690 on Feb. 18, a measure to add a legal framework and public oversight for a community safety camera network. The Public Health and Safety Committee recommended approval of the measure as amended, and council members debated privacy, equity and public-safety trade-offs. Several floor amendments were adopted, but the full council did not complete a final vote before the meeting was adjourned; the item remains pending.
Public comment sharply divided the chamber. Trina Huel, describing herself as "one of KCAP's transgender constituents," urged the council to reject surveillance legislation, saying the community had "asked you to leave [this] behind." Luis Mata of Turk Votes told the council that "guardrails don't fix the fundamental problem" and urged…
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