Police Commission

CLAREMONT POLICE COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA “We are a vibrant, livable, and inclusive community dedicated to quality services, safety, financial strength, sustainability, preservation, and progress with equal representation for our community.” City Council Chamber Thursday 225 Second Street June 03, 2021 Claremont, CA 91711 7:00 PM COMMISSIONERS FRANK BEDOYA CHAIR FRANK DELEO JONATHAN HUANG BECKY MARGIOTTA CALEB MASON RAFIK MOHAMED JOHN PEREZ JON STRASH ROLONDO TALBOTT Pursuant to the local emergency concerning the COVID-19 virus declared by the City Council of the City of Claremont on March 19, 2020, the Los Angeles County Department of Health's "Safer at Home Order" issued March 19, 2020, and Executive Order N-29-20 issued by Governor Gavin Newsom on March 18, 2020, the following protocols will apply to public participation for the duration of the emergency: Members of the public will not be permitted to be physically present at meetings. To allow for public participation, the Police Commission will conduct its meeting through Zoom Video Communications. To participate in the meeting from the comfort of your own home or office, download Zoom on any phone or computer device and copy and paste the following link into your browser to access and participate in the live Police Commission meeting at 7:00 p.m.: https://zoom.us/j/96751410704 or to only listen from the phone dial (213)338-8477, Webinar ID: 967 5141 0704. Members of the public who wish to address the Police Commission on any matter listed on the agenda or a subject matter within the jurisdiction of the Police Commission may utilize the following methods . The Commission requests, but does not require, the public speakers to identify themselves. OPTION 1: LIVE COMMENTS - Through Zoom, someone wishing to speak may virtually "raise your hand". Wait to be called upon by the Commission Secretary, and then you may provide verbal comments for up to 4 minutes. Page 2 Police Commission Agenda June 3, 2021 OPTION 2: E-MAIL - Public comments may be sent via email to Lisa Amaya, Commission Secretary, lamaya@ci.claremont.ca.us. All emails received before 3:00 p.m., will be distributed to the Commission, imaged into the City’s document archive system, and read into the record (up to 4 minutes). OPTION 3: MAIL - Public comments may be mailed to Claremont Police Department, Attn: Lisa Amaya, PO Box 880, Claremont, CA 91711. All comments received via mail will be distributed to the Commission, imaged into the City’s document archive system, and read into the record (up to 4 minutes). OPTION 4: TELEPHONICALLY - Members of the public wanting to address the Police Commission telephonically are requested to inform the Commission Secretary no later than 3:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting. Lisa Amaya, Commission Secretary, can be reached at (909) 399-5404, lamaya@ci.claremont.ca.us. You will be called during consideration of the item you are interested in and given up to 4 minutes to speak. The meeting will not be live streamed through Granicus as the meeting will be live streamed through Zoom instead. The recorded meeting will be uploaded and saved as a record. CALL TO ORDER THE MEETING OF THE POLICE COMMISSION PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL CEREMONIAL MATTERS, PRESENTATIONS, AND ANNOUNCEMENTS CHIEF'S REPORT PUBLIC COMMENT The Commission has set aside this time for persons in the audience who wish to comment on items that ARE NOT LISTED ON THIS AGENDA, but are within the jurisdiction of the Police Commission. Members of the audience will later have the opportunity to address the Police Commission regarding ALL OTHER ITEMS ON THE AGENDA at the time the Commission considers those items. At this time the Commission will take public comment for 30 minutes. Public Comment will resume later in the meeting if there are speakers who did not get an opportunity to speak because of the 30-minute time limit. Page 3 Police Commission Agenda June 3, 2021 The Brown Act prohibits the Commission from taking action on oral requests relating to items that are not on the agenda. The Commission may engage in a brief discussion, refer the matter to staff, and /or schedule requests for consideration at a subsequent meeting. The Commission requests, but does not require, speakers to identify themselves. When you come up to speak, please state your name unless you wish to remain anonymous. Each speaker will be allowed four (4) continuous minutes. CONSENT CALENDAR All matters listed on the consent calendar are considered to be routine. The Police Commission or one or more Commissions and/or Committees have previously considered most of the items on the consent calendar. The Commission may act on these items by one motion following public comment. Only Commissioners may pull an item from the consent calendar for discussion. Now is the time for those in the audience to comment on the consent calendar. Each speaker will be allowed four (4) continuous minutes to comment on items on the consent calendar. 1. POLICE COMMISSION MINUTES OF APRIL 1, 2021 Recommendation: Staff recommends that the Police Commission approve and file the regular Police Commission meeting minutes of April 1, 2021. Attachment(s): DRAFT Police Commission Minutes 04-01-21 Page 4 Police Commission Agenda June 3, 2021 ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS 2. REPORT OF THE AD HOC COMMITTEE ON THE SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER (SRO) Recommendation: The School Resource Officer (SRO) Ad Hoc Committee recommends that the Police Commission approves and sends the following recommendations to the Claremont Unified School District (CUSD) Board of Education, the City of Claremont and the Claremont Police Department for consideration. A. Effective June 30, 2022, discontinue financing the School Resource Officer program and reassign the incumbent School Resource Officer to an appropriate lateral designation with a secondary assignment to the Claremont Unified School District for student-specific service calls. In the intervening year, effective immediately, establish and impanel a representative working group (e.g., City and school officials, Police Department representatives, El Roble Middle School, San Antonio and Claremont High School students, parents, and community leaders) tasked with reimagining school safety in Claremont schools and designing a new program that reflects the needs of students, staff, and the community. B. With the objective of expanding the pool of qualified peace officer responders to school-based safety concerns, cross-train a greater number of Claremont Police Department officers to support students, staff, and administrators in K-12 educational environments with a special emphasis on de-escalation skills and student mental health issues. C. Acknowledge and formally respond to student calls for direct access to qualified mental health support professionals. D. Member of the Police Commission to serve as liaison to work with the District Advisory Committee on Racial Equity (https://www.cusd.claremont.edu/dac) and the CUSD Board of Education as part of this year in review. E. Expand opportunities for teacher training in behavior management to reduce instances of student misbehavior interfering with teaching. F. Claremont Police Department to provide two reports to the Police Commission on SRO citations and arrests by race and ethnicity. One in February 2022 capturing Fall semester data and the second in July of 2022 capturing Spring semester data. 3. POLICE DEPARTMENT 2020 ANNUAL REPORT Recommendation: Staff recommends that Police Commission receive, provide opportunity for community input, and file the Police Department 2020 Annual Report. Attachment(s): Police Department 2020 Annual Report Page 5 Police Commission Agenda June 3, 2021 4. DATA ANALYSIS AD HOC COMMITTEE UPDATE - ORAL REPORT Recommendation: Staff recommends that the Police Commission receives an oral report from the Data Analysis Ad Hoc Committee. Attachment(s): Data Analysis Ad Hoc Committee Update - Oral Report REPORTS Commissioner Comments ADJOURNMENT THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF THE CLAREMONT POLICE COMMISSION WILL BE HELD ON, JULY 1,2021, AT 7:00 P.M., VIA ZOOM. A LOOK AHEAD - Upcoming Meetings and Tentative Agenda Items JULY Brown Act Training; NIBRS; Body Worn Cameras Policy #1 SEPTEMBER Body Worn Cameras Policy #2; RIPA; Chair & Vice Chair Selection; Future Meeting Dates Selected/Confirmed OCTOBER PACT (Six-month review) MATERIALS RELATED TO AN ITEM ON THIS AGENDA, AND SUBMITTED TO THE POLICE COMMISSION AFTER PUBLICATION OF THE AGENDA, ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC IN THE CITY CLERK’S OFFICE AT 207 HARVARD AVENUE, CLAREMONT, MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY, 7 AM – 6 PM. SUBJECT MATERIALS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE ON THE CITY WEBSITE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE - www.ci.claremont.ca.us. For more information, please call the City Clerk’s Office at 909-399-5461. IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT 0F 1990, THIS AGENDA WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE IN APPROPRIATE ALTERNATIVE FORMATS TO PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES. ANY PERSON WITH A DISABILITY WHO REQUIRES A MODIFICATION OR ACCOMMODATION IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN A CITY MEETING SHOULD CONTACT THE CITY CLERK AT 909-399-5461 “VOICE” OR 1-800-735-2929 “TT/TTY” AT LEAST THREE (3) WORKING DAYS PRIOR TO THE MEETING, IF POSSIBLE. I, LISA AMAYA, SR. ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT OF THE CITY OF CLAREMONT, CALIFORNIA, HEREBY CERTIFY UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY THAT THE FOREGOING AGENDA WAS POSTED AT CLAREMONT CITY HALL, 207 HARVARD AVENUE, ON MAY 27, 2021, PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54954.2. POST THROUGH: JUNE 4, 2021 Page 6 Police Commission Agenda June 3, 2021