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The San Diego City Council's Public Safety Committee met on October 14, 2026, chaired by Chair Von Wilbert, with Vice Chair Kimpio and members Campbell and Whitburn present. The agenda included the approval of the consent calendar, discussions on proposed responses to two grand jury reports (concerning the Commission on Police Practices and fire safety inspection compliance), and non-agenda public comment.
The consent calendar included the approval of committee minutes from September 16, 2026, and the authorization of a contract with Rotorcraft Support Incorporated for police helicopter maintenance. Item 2, a contract for tow management dispatching software, was pulled from the agenda and returned to staff. The consent calendar passed unanimously.
Trisha Tackey of the Office of the Independent Budget Analyst (IBA) presented the city's proposed response to the grand jury report on the CPP. The city's proposed response largely disagreed or disagreed in part with the grand jury's findings, noting that the CPP operates under interim procedures, has appointed an executive director (Roger Smith), and that independent investigation capabilities are pending the completion of collective bargaining. Councilmember Whitburn confirmed with Executive Director Smith that a $200,000 budget allocation for CPP software is progressing through the RFP process. Captain Judd Campbell of SDPD Internal Affairs noted improved communication and the timely sharing of investigation files with the CPP. Councilmember Campilio requested the final response to council clearly distinguish the CPP's current staffing from the staffing needs required for independent investigations. The committee unanimously voted to forward the response to the full city council.
Trisha Tackey (IBA) presented the response to the grand jury report, "Playing with Fire," which focused on fire safety inspection rates. The city's response disagreed with key findings, arguing that inspection quality is a more critical factor than completion rates alone. The Fire Marshal stated that a multi-year staffing analysis is being finalized for council review and that a 95% inspection compliance rate is a realistic target given the dynamic nature of the inspection inventory. The committee unanimously voted to forward the response to the full city council.
All right. Good afternoon, everyone. Good afternoon and welcome to the public safety committee meeting of October 14, 2026. Our committee liaison, Sarah Jordan will provide information and instruction for the public to participate in today's meeting. Sarah, please proceed. Thank you, Chair Von Wilbert. While members of the public are able to attend the meeting in person, this meeting is being televised and live streamed on the city's website, and the council administration will continue to make arrangements for the public to comment using the Zoom webinar platform. Members of the public who wish to provide testimony via call-in or internet-based service option must enter the virtual speaking queue within five minutes after the conclusion of in-person public testimony or before the virtual queue is exhausted, whichever occurs first. This will allow for better meeting management between the two platforms and ensure the committee is able to manage and conduct city business. We appreciate the pub's cooperation. Chair. Thank you very much. I will now call the public safety committee meeting of October 14, 2026 to order. Sarah, please call the roll. Vice Chair Kimpio. Here. Committee member Campbell. Committee member Whitburn. Chair Von Wilbert. Present. Also attending the meeting today is Daniel Orla from the Office of the City Attorney, Jillian and Alina from the Office of the Independent Budget Analyst, and Coda Zeiser from the Office of Mayor Todd Gloria. If you are in person, please complete a speaker slip located at the entrance of the committee room and place it in the box indicated at the table at the front of the room. Please do so in a timely manner to ensure proper meeting management. Once organized presentations have concluded, no further organized presentations will be taken. Members of the public can join the webinar by computer, tablet, or smartphone by accessing the link, which is listed online in the preamble language of the agenda on the city's webpage and to join the Zoom webinar by telephone. Please dial 1669-2545252. The inputting webinar ID 161-398-0144 pound. This information is also available on the agenda and it will appear up on the screen during the public comment period for each agenda item. Please note that if you're watching via City TV 24 or online, there may be a delay. Please participate via the audio on your phone and mute your TV or computer when it's your turn to speak. If you wish to speak to a particular item, please wait for that item and be called and then raise your hand to speak by tapping the raise your hand icon, or if you're calling participant by pressing star nine on your phone. If you raise your hand during a non-comment period, your hand will be lowered. Thank you very much for doing for reviewing the instructions for the public to participate in today's meeting. As a note to the public, we will be taking the agenda items in the order. They are presented on the agenda, including a non-agenda public comment will be at the end of the meeting, which is already published on the calendar. Do we have any committee mayor, city attorney, or IBA comments? Um I just have one. As people know my father passed away in September. And so I was out of the office for a biting his funeral, and it was beautiful. But I just want to thank you for all the work you've been doing, because it was a tough month. So I'm sorry, I was absent, but I'm glad to be here today. Do we have any other requests for continuance comments? Anything? Nope. Okay. Then do we have any requests to pull from our consent agenda today? All right.