Human Rights and Diversity - 08/11/2022APPROVED MINUTES
EDEN PRAIRIE HUMAN RIGHTS & DIVERSITY COMMISSION THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 2022 7:00 P.M., EDEN PRAIRIE CENTER Office of Housing and Community Services
COMMISSION MEMBERS: Greg Leeper (Chair), Shahram Missaghi, (Vice Chair), Sana Elassar, Philip Skeie, Asad Aliweyd, Samuel Griffin, John Urbanski, Susan Weaver, Zaheer Khan, Christine Kleckner, Jody Knight, Brenda Pfahnl, Kuhu Singh
COMMISSION STAFF: Megan Yerks, Staff Liaison Julie Krull, Recording Secretary I. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
Chair Leeper called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Griffin and Knight were absent and Weaver attended remotely. II. INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS
Chief Matt Sackett from the Eden Prairie Police Department was present.
III. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
MOTION: Khan moved, seconded by Aliweyd, to approve the agenda. Motion carried 10-0.
IV. APPROVAL OF THE JULY 14, 2022 MEETING MINUTES MOTION: Skeie moved, seconded by Pfahnl, to approve the minutes dated July 14, 2022. Motion carried 10-0.
V. LOCAL NON-PROFIT PRESENTATION – CHIEF MATT SACKETT, EPPD
Chief Matt Sackett said he has been with the Eden Prairie Police Department for the past 20
years and Hopkins Police Department for 5 years before that. While at Hopkins Police
Department, he said he worked with Eden Prairie Police Department and liked what he saw
and decided he would like to work for that department. He started off as an officer and
eventually became a sergeant and then lieutenant and finally chief. He said he gets asked a lot
if he likes his job and he does; he likes supporting the community and in turn them supporting
him in his position. Khan had a question regarding mass shootings and how the department
responds to them. Chief Sackett said back in 2013 they developed a team to address this
problem regarding active shooters. Today, there are 2500 officers that are trained through