After a quorum was established, the meeting opened to commissioner comments with President Steve Soboroff congratulating officers involved with the Special Olympics and acknowledging the departure of Commissioner Paula Madison, referring to her as “fair, honest and honorable.” Commissioner Madison then thanked the commissioners and others, stating it had been an honor to sit on the police commission. Commissioner Kathleen Kim added that Commissioner Madison had been an “enormous influence and inspiration for me.” Commissioner Kim also talked about recently attending the national discussion on public trust training. Commissioner Robert Saltzman stepped in to thank Commissioner Madison for her “service and friendship,” as well as her leadership.
The meeting proceeded to the Report of the Chief of Police with Chief Charlie Beck also thanking and acknowledging Commissioner Madison for her service. Chief Beck went on to congratulate LAPD personnel for their participation in the Special Olympics. On that same topic, he talked about recently being on one of the teams of a Unified Sports Basketball Tournament and said the “soul, compassion and dedication of the athletes was really beyond special.” On a final note before discussing current crime statistics, he reminded everyone that this evening is National Night Out, a trust-building event throughout the entire city at every police station. He encouraged everyone to visit their local station to support and participate in the program. Chief Beck went on to discuss current crime statistics, including traffic-related data.
There was no Report from the Executive Director, and the meeting proceeded to the Report of the Inspector General. Inspector General Alexander Bustamante echoed earlier comments that it was a privilege working with Commissioner Madison and wished her luck in her future endeavors.
The meeting proceeded to the Consent Agenda Items, which were all approved with no discussion.
The next order of business was the Regular Agenda Items. There were 12 Regular Agenda Items, two of which were verbal presentations. Commissioner Saltzman made a motion, which was seconded, to approve Items 8C through 8L as follows:
• Item 8C, the Executive Director’s Report, dated July 29, 2015, relative to the recommendation of a qualified vendor to provide Official Police Garage Towing and Storage Services for Area 2 (RFP #14-980-013), as set forth, was approved.
• Item 8D, the Department’s Report, dated July 23, 2015, relative to the programming of miscellaneous funds on deposit in the Los Angeles Police Department Donation Trust Fund, as set forth, was approved.
• Item 8E, the Department’s Report, dated July 6, 2015, relative to the report for funding for the 2015/16 Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act Program, as set forth, was approved.
• Item 8F, the Department’s Report, dated July 23, 2015, relative to the grant application and award for the 2015 Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Grant, as set forth, was approved.
• Item 8G, the Department’s Report, dated July 28, 2015, relative to the Los Angeles County Fiscal Year 2015/16 Real Estate Fraud Prosecution Program Grant, as set forth, was approved.
• Item 8H, the Department’s Report, dated July 29, 2015, relative to the Ethics Enforcement Section Quarterly Report, First Quarter 2015, as set forth, was approved.
• Item 8I, the Department’s Report, dated July 23, 2015, relative to the 77th Area Detective Command Accountability Performance Audit (AD# 14-059), as set forth, was approved.
• Item 8J, the Department’s Report, dated June 16, 2015, relative to Operations- West Bureau Narcotics Enforcement Detail Command Accountability Performance Audit (AD# 14-0237), as set forth, was approved.
• Item 8K, the Department’s Report, dated July 24, 2015, relative to the West Valley Area Detective Command Accountability Performance Audit (AD# 15-001), as set forth, was approved.
• Item 8L, the Department’s Report, dated July 23, 2015, relative to the Property Division Audit (AD# 15-002), as set forth, was approved.
The meeting proceeded with the remaining two agenda items which were verbal presentations. The first was Item 8A, a verbal presentation and discussion relative to the status of the review of LAPD area station security cameras. The presentation was led by the Department’s Facilities Management Division Head Tom Brennan. Discussion centered on personnel training for operation of the cameras, results of onsite inspections of the camera systems and stations that didn’t currently have the systems, including what is being done about those facilities lacking a full camera system.
Item 8B, the final agenda item, also a verbal presentation and discussion item, concerned the current status and response to recent gang violence in Operations- South Bureau. Much of the discussion, which was led by various South Bureau command staff personnel, focused on what has been done in response to a recent uptick in such violence over the past 10 days. Topics related to that included redeployment of resources, task force mobilization, special details and patrols, community outreach and more.
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