Sacramento Community Police Commission Meeting - March 29, 2016

This summary is based on agenda and minutes documents that show conflicting dates: the agenda is dated February 8, 2016, the minutes are dated March 14, 2016, and the user-supplied date is March 29, 2016. The raw transcript is not available. The meeting was held at the Oak Park Community Center. Commission members present included Les Simmons (Chair), Clif Roberts (Vice-Chair), Basim Elkarra, Dr. Ernest Uwazie, Bill Knowlton, Rick Jones, Mariana Sabeniano, Betty Williams, Cathy Thao, Tim Davis, and Rosalyn Van Buren.

Consent Calendar

• Approval of Minutes: The agenda listed approval of the November 23, 2015 and January 11, 2016 meeting minutes, while the minutes document records approval of the February 8, 2016 meeting minutes. A motion passed to approve the February 8, 2016 minutes with all commissioners voting in favor except Tim Davis, who abstained.

Discussion Items

• Agenda Items: The agenda included three items: Internal Affairs Overview, Office of Public Safety Accountability Overview, and Internal Accountability, all with a recommendation to receive and file.
• Minutes Items: The minutes instead record two discussion items: Police Equipment Overview (presented by Deputy Chief Ken Bernard) and Officer Involved Shootings and Death In Custody Protocol (presented by Deputy Chief Mike Bray). Both were received and filed. Public comment was heard from Trina on the Police Equipment item, and from Muriel Strand and Tanya Faison on the Officer Involved Shootings item. No content of their statements is recorded.

Public Comments & Testimony

• Matters Not on the Agenda: Public comment was heard from Muriel Strand and Tanya Faison. Their specific positions or statements are not recorded in the minutes.

Key Outcomes

• The consent calendar minutes were approved with one abstention.
• The two discussion items (as per the minutes) were received and filed.
• No other actions, votes, or referrals are recorded. The meeting adjourned at 8:05 PM (per the minutes).

Note: The discrepancy between the agenda date (February 8, 2016), the minutes date (March 14, 2016), and the user-supplied date (March 29, 2016) is significant. The agenda and minutes document apparently different meetings, and the content of the summary reflects the actions recorded in the minutes, which are more detailed.