Sacramento Community Police Review Commission Meeting - February 12, 2018
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Sacramento Community Police Review Commission Meeting - February 12, 2018
The Sacramento Community Police Review Commission met on February 12, 2018, at 6:00 p.m. to discuss the approval of previous meeting minutes, establish two ad hoc committees on diversity and accountability, and receive a report on January police complaints. The meeting included forming committees to build on prior work, engaging the community, and reviewing complaint statistics.
Consent Calendar
- Approval of January 8, 2018 Meeting Minutes: The commission debated whether to table the minutes due to a request for more detailed notes from the strategic planning discussion. Staff clarified that detailed notes would be provided separately (not attached to the minutes) and that the video was available online. A motion to approve the minutes as is passed with one abstention, with the understanding that the detailed notes would be distributed subsequently.
Discussion Items
- Item 2: Discussion on Officer Next Door Framework – Diversity: The chair proposed forming an ad hoc committee on diversity, focusing on the police department's hiring and outreach efforts to attract more diverse candidates. The committee members appointed were Renee, Johnny, Mariana, and Mario. The committee will review prior work, engage the community (via town halls, surveys, etc.), and compare efforts with two to three comparable jurisdictions. The timeline is approximately two months to provide an update and then recommendations to the full commission. The motion to develop the ad hoc committee passed unanimously.
- Item 3: Discussion on Officer Next Door Framework – Accountability: An ad hoc committee on accountability was formed to examine transparency and information sharing during critical incidents. Members appointed: Wendy, Eddie, Richard, Kieran, and Aurondi. The committee will review prior work, compare with three comparable cities, and consider state law limitations. The timeline is similar: an update at the next meeting and recommendations by April. The motion passed unanimously.
- Item 4: Presentation of January Police Complaint Activity Report (Oral Report): Francine Tournour reported that in January 2018, there were 3 formal complaints with 11 allegations involving 4 officers (all cases still open). There were 2 new informal investigations and 2 additional complaints closed that had been opened in September and October 2017. The item was received and filed.
Public Comments & Testimony
- No public speaker slips were submitted for matters not on the agenda.
Commission Comments - Ideas, Questions and Outreach Events
- A commissioner requested that reports from the ad hoc committees be circulated in advance of the meeting to allow for robust discussion.
- A commissioner asked about holding future monthly meetings in community locations; the city attorney indicated that changing the location of a regular meeting would require a vote, but special meetings could be held with proper notice.
- A commissioner distributed a flyer for the city's "Prosper" listening tour, with three public meetings scheduled for February 21, February 22, and March 3, 2018, to gather community input on neighborhood needs.
- The chief noted that the police department had dedicated its atrium to the first two female officers, Felicia Allen and Flossi Crump, and that they would be recognized at the city council meeting on February 13.
- The commission was reminded of ride-along opportunities (at least two per year) and the upcoming Community Engagement Academy (April 26 – June 7, 2018), with three seats reserved for commission members.
Key Outcomes
- Approved the January 8, 2018 meeting minutes with one abstention.
- Established two ad hoc committees (Diversity and Accountability) to develop recommendations for city council.
- Received and filed the January Police Complaint Activity Report.
- Next regular meeting scheduled for March 12, 2018, at 6:00 p.m.
Meeting Transcript
Commissioner Um Hoyt. Um Francine, can you please take a roll? Chair Elkara. Here. Vice Chair Samiano. Sam Kinsey. Johnny Coleman. Kieran Savage Sangwan. Here. Mario Guerrero. Eddie Escobar. Randy Zamora. Present. Richard Falcone. And Renee Carter. Here we do have a quorum. Prior to starting, I would just like to mention that there are speaker slips in the back of the room. If you would like to speak on an item or items that are not on the agenda, please fill out a speaker slip and hand it to Chris that's sitting right up there up front. All right, for a consent calendar, approval of the minutes. So some uh members wanted more details. Last time we had the strategic planning discussion, and uh we'd like to see more more of the details and notes in the minutes. And so if it's okay, we can if there's a motion we can postpone adoption. So yeah, I did contact the city clerk's office, and I know there was some questions or concerns about having more details or the attachment with some of the um items that were recommended by the commissioners. Um because the clerk's office um does not do um basically step-by-step or verbatim minutes or notes. What she said is that the normally you would not table it, that we can send that out because it wouldn't be something that's normally a part of the minutes anyway. So the video is available and it's online as well if you wanted something that was specifically verbatim. But um, there was copious notes that were taken by Chris and myself, so we would be able to send those out to the future. If somebody wants to table them, I think the um city attorney said it's not an issue, but it still wouldn't be included in the minutes again. So we'd be tabling it basically for nothing. You're still gonna get the uh notes that were taken regarding strategic planning as a separate attachment. It will not be attached to the minutes. Uh um, if I'm sorry. Um I'm fine with that. My comment just so that commissioners know is that when I saw the minutes, I thought that they would mirror back some of the key things that we talked about because last month we talked about strategically where we wanted to go as a commission and the specific topics we want to report back on. And I think it would be good if we saw, I know the staff took very good detailed notes, but it'd be good to see those in writing and and given to us so that we can say yes, that is what I meant. Or you know what, I think I might not have articulated that exactly right. Let me clarify. Because that's kind of that's part of our work plan. I think it's really important to have that documented. It certainly doesn't need to be in the minutes, so I'm happy to make a motion to approve the minutes of the consent calendar as is with the understanding that we're gonna get that subsequently. All right, do we have a second? All right. All those in favor? Aye. Aye. Opposed. Abstentions? Aye. All right, we have one abstention. All right, the eyes have it.
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