HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-07-10; Community-Police Engagement Commission; MinutesCOMMUNITY-POLICE ENGAGEMENT COMMISSION
Special Meeting
Minutes
July 10, 2023, 2 p.m.
CALL TO ORDER: 2 p.m.
ROLL CALL: Cannon, Connolly, Frazee, Novak, Zepeda.
Council Chamber
1200 Carlsbad Village Drive
Carlsbad, CA 92008
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Director of Legislative & Constituent Services Sheila Cobian led the
Pledge of Allegiance.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: None.
PRESENTATIONS:
Staff and Commissioner introductions.
Staff members were introduced and Commission Members provided brief statements.
DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS:
Item No. 5 was heard before Item Nos. 1 through 4.
5. APPROVAL OF THE COMMUNITY-POLICE ENGAGEMENT COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING
SCHEDULE -Review and adopt Resolution No. 2023-003 approving the Community-Police
Engagement Commission Regular Meeting Schedule as proposed by staff. (Staff contact:
Sheila Cobian, City Manager Department)
City Manager's Recommendation: Adopt the resolution.
Director of Legislative & Constituent Services Sheila Cob ian gave a brief overview of the item.
Motion by Commission Member Frazee, seconded by Commission Member Zepeda, to adopt
Resolution No. 2023-003 approving the Community-Police Engagement Commission Regular
Meeting Scheduled as proposed by staff. Motion carried unanimously, 5/0.
1. CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR SELECTION -Accept nominations from the floor and adopt Resolution
Nos. 2023-001 and 2023-002 appointing a Chair and Vice Chair for the Community-Police
Engagement Commission for terms ending December 2024. (Staff contact: Sheila Cobian, City
Manager Department)
City Manager's Recommendation: Adopt resolutions appointing a Chair and Vice Chair.
Director of Legislative & Constituent Services Sheila Cobian gave a brief overview of the item.
Motion by Commission Member Zepeda, seconded by Commission Member Novak, to adopt
Reso lution No. 2023-001 appointing Patrick Connolly as Chair for the Community-Police
Engagement Commission. Motion carried unanimously, 5/0.
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Motion by Commission Member Frazee, seconded by Subcommittee Member Connolly, to
adopt Resolution No. 2023-002 appointing Michael Zepeda as Vice Chair for the Community-
Police Engagement Commission. Motion carried unanimously, 5/0.
PUBLIC COMMENT: None.
DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS:
Item Nos. 2 through 4 were heard following Public Comment.
2. RALPH M . BROWN ACT AND PUBLIC RECORDS ACT PRESENTATION -Receive a presentation
regarding the Ralph M. Brown Act and Public Records Act. (Staff contact: Sheila Cobian, City
Manager Department and Allegra Frost, City Attorney Department)
City Manager's Recommendation: Receive the presentation.
Assistant City Attorney Allegra Frost presented the report and reviewed a PowerPoint
presentation (on file in the Office of the City Clerk).
The Commission received the presentation.
3. OVERVIEW OF THE CARLSBAD POLICE DEPARTMENT-Receive an overview of the Carlsbad
Police Department and provide feedback to staff regarding future Commission prese ntation
topics. (Staff contact: Mickey Williams, Police Chief)
City Manager's Recommendation: Receive the presentation and provide feedback to staff.
Police Chief Mickey Williams presented the report and reviewed a PowerPoint presentation
(on file in the Office of the City Clerk).
The Commission received the presentation.
4. HOMELESSNESS ACTION PLAN PRESENTATION -Receive a presentation regarding the
Homelessness Action Plan. (Staff contact: Chris Shilling and Jessica Klein, Housing & Homeless
Services Department)
City Manager's Recommendation: Receive the presentation.
Homeless Services Manager Chris Shilling and Senior Program Manager Jessica Klein
prese nted the report and reviewed a PowerPoint presentation (on file in the Office of the City
Clerk).
In response to Commission Member Frazee, Homeless Services Manager Shilling explained
that there is a person that is a P.E.R.T. (Psychiatric Emergency Response Team) clinician and
social workers who assist police to perform initial engagement.
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In response to Chair Connolly, Police Chief Williams explained that the arrests and citation
statistics are the total number of actual arrests or citations that are made, not the number of
people that are arrested.
The Commission received the presentation.
COMMISSION COMMENTARY AND REQUESTS FOR CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS: This portion
of the agenda is for the Commission to make brief announcements, brief reports of their activities
and requests for future agenda items.
Commission Member Frazee requested clarification on subject matter jurisdiction.
Commission Member Novak requested inclusion in the Department Policy Review section to add
human resource recruitment and retention information.
Motion by Commission Member Frazee, seconded by Commission Member Novak, to direct staff
to bring an item forward that contains the ordinance that established the Community Police
Engagement Commission to allow for a discussion of topics that the commission may like to see
in future meetings and what the commission's authority is. Motion carried unanimously, 5/0.
ADJOURNMENT: Chair Connolly adjourned the duly noticed meeting at 4:11 p.m.
Deputy City Clerk