Sacramento Community Police Review Commission Special Meeting - June 12, 2023
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Sacramento Community Police Review Commission Special Meeting - June 12, 2023
The Sacramento Community Police Review Commission (SCPRC) held a special meeting on June 12, 2023, from 6:00 PM to 8:32 PM. The commission addressed the consent calendar, a follow-up log, a community outreach plan for the Military Equipment Use (MEU) policy, a letter to the City Council regarding SPD liaison attendance, the police department's response to 2018 recommendations, and a presentation on search and seizure rights. All actions were taken with a quorum of 9 commissioners present (Commissioner Sample absent).
Consent Calendar
- Approval of Minutes: Passed a motion (9-0) to approve the April 10, 2023, meeting minutes.
Public Comments & Testimony
- No public comments were made during the meeting. No speaker slips or online speakers were observed.
Discussion Items
- Item 2 – Follow-Up Log: Received and filed. Commissioners Guerrero and Bliss raised questions about responses to prior requests, including status of a legal memo on council rules, a presentation on SPD hiring practices, and the professional standards unit. The assistant city manager noted that the work plan is the priority for department responses.
- Item 3 – MEU Community Outreach Plan: Chair Castillo-Krings introduced the plan, which includes three community meetings (June 24 at Heart Community Center, July 6 at Panel Meadow View, July 27 at Hagenwood). Commissioners discussed the need for a neutral facilitator, translation services, child care, outreach to local media, and ensuring a welcoming environment. A motion to approve the plan passed unanimously (9-0).
- Item 4 – Letter to City Council re: SPD Liaison: Commissioner Guerrero presented the letter, which requests that a Sacramento Police Department officer attend SCPRC meetings as a liaison. Commissioners expressed frustration over the lack of direct SPD presence. The motion was amended to send the letter directly to City Council unless precluded by statute, in which case it would go through the Personnel & Public Employee Committee. The motion passed unanimously (9-0).
- Item 5 – SPD Response to 2018 Recommendations: Received and filed. The response addresses 27 recommendations from 2018. Commissioner Guerrero noted some disagreements (e.g., recommendation #1 on diversity plan) and called for continuing review. The commission agreed to work on a timeline for future years' responses.
- Item 6 – Search and Seizure Presentation: Attorney Keith Staten presented on Fourth and Fifth Amendment rights, including case law (Terry v. Ohio, Florida v. Royer, People v. Flores). He emphasized the phrase "Am I free to leave?" and "I want an attorney" as key exercises of rights. Commissioner Bliss referenced 2021 data showing Black motorists accounted for nearly 40% of SPD traffic stops and were searched three times more often than white motorists. The presentation was received and filed.
Key Outcomes
- Consent Calendar: Approved minutes of April 10, 2023 (9-0).
- MEU Outreach Plan: Approved as a recommendation to the City Council, with requests for staff assistance in formatting and forwarding to the Personnel & Public Employee Committee (9-0).
- Letter to City Council: Approved as amended to send directly to Council unless precluded, then to PPE (9-0).
- 2018 Recommendations: Received and filed; staff will continue work on 2019-2021 responses.
- Search and Seizure Presentation: Received and filed; no vote required.
Commissioner Comments
- Vice Chair Bliss requested detailed budget documents (program-level spending, FTE detail, vacancy data) for the second half of the year's work plan on accountability and organizational culture. These requests were placed in the record for follow-up.
Meeting Transcript
Chair staff is ready when you are okay great. Good evening. Welcome to Monday, June 12th, 2023. And this is the Sacramento Community Police Review Commission. The meeting is now called to order. Will the clerk please call the roll and establish quorum? Thank you, Chair. May I please have all the commissioners unmute themselves for roll call? Commissioner Buenrosso. Here. Commissioner Carter. Here. Commissioner Carter Martinez. Present. Commissioner Espinoza Salazar. Here. Commissioner Gurardo. I'm sorry, was that me? Yes. President, I'm sorry. Commissioner Johnson. Okay, Commissioner Johnson is absent. Commissioner Marion. Commissioner Sample. Commissioner Sample is absent. Vice Chair Bliss. Here. And Chair Castillo Kringles. Here. Thank you. We have a quorum. Great. I would like to remind members of the public and chambers that if we if you would like to speak on the agenda item, please turn in a speaker slip when the item begins. For members of the public who wish to join virtually, please refer to the agenda for your Zoom link. Once you have joined the meeting and wish to speak, raise your hand to provide public comment when we confirm that the public comment speaking period on the desired item has begun. If you are online, click on raise your hand on the bottom of your screen. In the mobile app, you can raise your hand by tapping the raise hand option on the more tab. If you are calling in via telephone to raise your hand, dial star nine. Then unmute or mute by dialing star six. Speakers will be called by the last four digits of the phone of their phone number. Members of the public, you will have three minutes to speak once you have been called on. And after the first speaker, no uh other speaker will be accepted. With that, we can now proceed with today's agenda. Now we're gonna do the land acknowledgement. Please rise for the opening acknowledgement in honor of Sacramento's Indigenous people and tribal lands. To the original people of this land, the Nissan people, the Southern Maidu, the Valley and Plain, Midwalk Patwin Wintune peoples, and the people of the Wilton Rancheria, Sacramento's only federally recognized tribe. May we acknowledge and honor the native people who have come before us and still walk besides us today and on these ancestral lands by choosing to gather together today in the active practice of acknowledgement and appreciation for Sacramento's indigenous people's histories, contributions, and lives. Thank you. Please remain standing for the Pledge of Allegiance. One nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all.
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