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Meeting Date: May 21, 2024
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Scott Chadwick, City Manager
Staff Contact: Sheila Cobian, Legislative & Constituent Services Director
sheila.cobian@carlsbadca.gov, 442-339-2917
Subject: Community-Police Engagement Commission Annual Work Plan
Districts: All
Recommended Actions
Adopt a resolution approving the Community-Police Engagement Commission Work Plan for
fiscal year 2024-2025.
Executive Summary
The City Council is being asked to review and approve the proposed fiscal year 2024-25 work
plan for the Community-Police Engagement Commission, as required by Carlsbad Municipal
Code, Chapter 2.15, Section 2.15.020(C).
The purpose of the annual work plan is to encourage increased dialogue between boards and
commissions and the City Council. It is also intended to ensure that boards and commissions
are working in line with the priorities of the City Council.
On March 25, 2024, the Commission unanimously accepted its first work plan, covering fiscal
year 2024-25, and recommended that it be approved by the City Council.
Explanation & Analysis
The City Council established the Community-Police Engagement Commission to promote
mutual understanding and trust between the Police Department and the community by
providing an inclusive and respectful forum that fosters informed dialogue.
Members of the Community-Police Engagement Commission participated in facilitated
workshops on Feb. 26, 2024, and March 25, 2024, to establish its first work plan.
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To develop a mission statement, commissioners discussed the elements of the commission's
purpose, with a focus on the key concepts they thought should be highlighted in a mission
statement. These included:
• Transparency/trust
• Community perspective
• Enhanced communication, outreach
• Champion Carlsbad and its Police Department
• Encourage community engagement
• Respect
Based on the concepts and themes, the commission created the following mission statement:
The mission of the City of Carlsbad Community-Police Engagement Commission
is to promote mutual understanding and trust between the Police Department
and the community through an inclusive and respectful forum that fosters
informed dialogue to carry out the duties delegated to the Commission by the
Carlsbad City Council.
Commissioners focused their work plan goals around establishing best practices and
foundational elements that would set the commission up for long-term success. The
commission ultimately identified two goals and seven tasks for its first work plan, which covers
fiscal year 2024-25, as shown in the proposed work plan (Attachment A to Exhibit 1).
Fiscal Analysis
There is no fiscal impact associated with approving the work plan. The work plan can be carried
out within existing budget allocations for the staff supporting the commission.
Next Steps
The Community-Police Engagement Commission and staff will focus efforts on the goals and
tasks listed in the proposed work plan, if approved.
Environmental Evaluation
This action does not require environmental review because it does not constitute a project
within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act under California Public
Resources Code Section 21065 in that it has no potential to cause either a direct physical
change or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment.
Exhibits
1. City Council Resolution
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Exhibit 1
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Attachment A
City of Carlsbad
Community-Police Engagement Commission Work Plan
Fiscal Year 2024-25
I. Mission Statement
The mission of the City of Carlsbad Community-Police Engagement Commission is to promote
mutual understanding and trust between the Police Department and the community through
an inclusive and respectful forum that fosters informed dialogue to carry out the duties
delegated to the Commission by the Carlsbad City Council.
II. Composition
Consistent with Chapter 2.30, Section 2.30.030 and Chapter 2.15, Section 2.15.050 (A) of the
Carlsbad Municipal Code, the Community-Police Engagement Commission shall consist of five
members. The Mayor and each City Council member shall nominate one individual to serve for
a term coinciding with the term of the Council member making the appointment. All
nominations shall be subject to ratification by a majority vote of the City Council. In addition,
the City Council may consider the following additional criteria in appointing members to the
commission:
1. A demonstrated ability to be open minded, impartial, objective, and unbiased
2. An absence of any real or perceived bias, prejudice, or conflict of interest
3. A record of community involvement
4. An ability to build constructive working relationships and communicate effectively with
diverse groups
5. A demonstrated commitment to the purpose of the commission with an eye toward
fostering positive police-community relationships
6. Attendance at the Carlsbad Citizens Police Academy
Persons with ongoing litigation against the city related to police matters shall be ineligible to
serve on the commission. In addition, current Carlsbad Police Department employees and their
parents or children are ineligible to serve on the commission. (Ord. CS-441 § 3, 2022)
III. March 2024 through June 2025 Goals & Tasks
As a new commission, the Community-Police Engagement Commission will focus on the
following foundational goals and tasks during this first work plan period:
Goal 1: Establish best practices for commission training, communication, deliberation and
operations.
Task 1: Complete mandated training
Task 2: Identify any additional training and information that would benefit commission
members
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Task 3: Identify and review other Commissions’ Best Practices
Task 4: Establish guidelines for the review of policy, procedures and practices
Task 5: Develop and maintain an ongoing prioritized list of future meeting topics
Task 6: Establish an effective forum for information exchange between the Police Department
and the community
Goal 2: Raise awareness in the community of the commission and the opportunity it provides
to engage and learn
Task 1: Share meeting videos and city news summaries
Identify topics and agenda items that would be most of interest to the community and request
that city staff share a summary and video link through its communication channels, as time and
resources permit. Share links within the commissioners’ own communication channels (emails
to friends, posting on social media, etc.)
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Community-Police Engagement
Commission Workplan
Sheila Cobian, Director
Legislative & Constituent Services
May 21, 2024
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Adopt a resolution approving the
Community-Police Engagement
Commission Work Plan for fiscal year
2024-25.
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ELEMENTS OF COMMISSION
PURPOSE
•Transparency/trust
•Community perspective
•Enhanced communication, outreach
•Champion Carlsbad and its Police Department
•Encourage community engagement
•Respect
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MISSION STATEMENT
The mission of the City of Carlsbad Community-Police Engagement Commission is to promote mutual understanding and trust between the Police Department and the community through an inclusive and respectful forum that fosters informed dialogue to carry out the duties delegated to the Commission by the Carlsbad City Council.
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GOAL 1: ESTABLISH BEST PRACTICES FOR COMMISSION
TRAINING, COMMUNICATION, DELIBERATION AND OPERATIONS
Task 1 – Complete mandated training
Task 2 – Identify any additional training & information that would benefit members
Task 3 – Review other Commissions’ Best Practices
Task 4 – Establish guidelines for review of policy, procedures and practices
Task 5 – Develop & maintain an ongoing prioritized list of future meeting topics
Task 6 – Establish an effective forum for information exchange between PD and community
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GOAL 2: RAISE AWARENESS IN THE COMMUNITY OF THE
COMMISSION AND OPPORTUNITY IT PROVIDES TO ENGAGE &
LEARN
Task 1 – Share meeting videos and city news summaries
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Adopt a resolution approving the
Community-Police Engagement
Commission Work Plan for fiscal year
2024-25.
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Questions?
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