HomeMy WebLinkAbout09.19.2022 Commission on Equity and Public Safety Agenda PacketMonday, September 19, 2022
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Commission on Equity and Public Safety
Regular Meeting Agenda
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September 19, 2022Commission on Equity and Public
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Regular Meeting Agenda
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Equity and Public Safety Commissioners
Krystle Cansino, Chair
Arnel Junio, Vice Chair
PaulaClaudine Hobson-Coard, Commissioner
Alan Perez, Commissioner
Carol Sanders, Commissioner
City of South San Francisco Staff
Amy Ferguson, Management Fellow
Leslie Arroyo, Communications Director
Maryjo Nunez, Management Fellow
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September 19, 2022Commission on Equity and Public
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Regular Meeting Agenda
Call to Order.
Roll Call.
Reading of Land Acknowledgment.
Agenda Review.
Public Comment.
MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION
Approval of Meeting Minutes from August 15, 20221.
Presentation on Police Officer Crisis Intervention Team Training by Detective Juan
Perez
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Presentation on Trauma-Informed Policing by Sergeant Amy Sariotti3.
4. Recess – the Commission will take a short break of five minutes and return for the rest of the agenda.
Training on Laws and Processes Regarding Complaint Referral Process from HR
Director Leah Lockhart and Assistant City Attorney Claire Lai
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6. Future Agenda Suggestions
Items from Commission.
Items from Staff.
Adjournment.
Next meeting: October 17, 2022.
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City of South San Francisco
Legislation Text
P.O. Box 711 (City Hall, 400
Grand Avenue)
South San Francisco, CA
File #:22-795 Agenda Date:9/19/2022
Version:1 Item #:
Reading of Land Acknowledgment.
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Land
Acknowledgment
We want to acknowledge that we gather in San
Mateo County on the traditional land of the
Ohlone Peoples past and present, and honor
with gratitude the land itself and the people who have stewarded it throughout the generations. We honor and respect the Ohlone Peoples’ long history here that reaches beyond European colonization. We honor and respect the Indigenous people who lived and continue to live upon this territory, and whose practices and spiritualities are tied to the land and its other inhabitants today.
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City of South San Francisco
Legislation Text
P.O. Box 711 (City Hall, 400
Grand Avenue)
South San Francisco, CA
File #:22-791 Agenda Date:9/19/2022
Version:1 Item #:1.
Approval of Meeting Minutes from August 15, 2022
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City of South San Francisco
Minutes of the Commission on Equity and Public Safety
Monday, August 15, 2022
Zoom Teleconference Meeting
6:00 pm
Committee Members:
Present: Krystle Cansino, Dr. Jasmin Flores, PaulaClaudine Hobson-Coard, Arnel
Junio, Alan Perez, Carol Sanders
Absent: None
Staff Members:
Present: Amy Ferguson, Management Fellow
Maryjo Nuñez, Management Fellow
Guests: Vice Mayor Nicolas, City Manager Futrell,
Assistant City Manager Ranals, Police Chief Campbell Sgt. Murphy, Fire
Chief Magallanes, Library Director Valerie Sommer, Parks and Recreation
Director Greg Mediati, Erin O’Brien, Ercie Santos
CALL TO ORDER
This meeting was called to order at 6:02pm.
LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Vice Chair Junio presented the Land Acknowledgement to the Commission.
AGENDA REVIEW
Chair Cansino moved Agenda Item #7: Presentation from Commissioner Flores on Guiding Language for
the Commission and Discussion of Draft Bylaws to be discussed after Item #5.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
No public comments were made.
MATTERS OF CONSIDERATIONS
1. Approval of Minutes
Commissioner Sanders motioned to approve the minutes from July 18, 2022, seconded by Commissioner
Hobson-Coard. All Commissioners voted 6-0 to approve the minutes.
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2. Presentation Introduction to the Police Department from the Police Chief, Scott Campbell
Chief Campbell began his presentation with the Mission and Vision of the South San Francisco Police
Department: to proactively reduce crime, enhance public safety, and address quality of life issues
through education, enforcement, and community partnerships in order to make a better South San
Francisco.
Chief Campbell also encouraged the Commissioners to tour the new Police Department building.
The presentation detailed 3 divisions: Operations, Services, and Investigation
I. Operations and Investigation Divisions
The Operations and Investigations Divisions consists of many units, including the following:
Patrol Unit
-one of the largest, 48 officers that cover the city on a 24-hour basis
-responded to over 51,000 calls
-K-9 unit, 5 assigned to patrol, 1 dog for drugs, 1 dog for SWAT, 1 dog for comfort
-sometimes PD will use the dogs to help integrate officers into the community
Traffic Unit
-traffic is the primary complaint of residents
Neighborhood Response Team
-to be liaison for community and police
-enhance quality of life
-has undercover capacity to research if narcotics in schools
-keeps a pulse on gangs in SSF and in the county
Criminal Investigation Unit
-research on case report from Patrol team
SWAT
-regional team; part of North Central Regional SWAT Team: Hillsborough, Burlingame, Brisbane, San
Francisco, etc.
Crisis Negotiation Unit
-300 critical incidents all resolved without violence; more about giving the individual the means to
surrender before violence happens
Training Manager
-governed by state guidelines
-all get principal policing, de-escalation, racial profiling, and biases
Business and Planning Liaison
-provide input for planning to make sure that safety can be prioritized
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Records
-data entry, work with DA, welcome window, public request for information
Communications
-has contract with Colma and Pacifica to provide dispatch
-has over 140 languages with AT&T language line
Evidence
-maintain records for evidence
-keep records based on statute of limitations
II. Services
Chief Campbell explained the many components of the Services Division, including:
Chief Campbell shared that the Services Division is the foundation of community service for SSFPD.
The Services Division reviews permits, acts as media contacts, conducts the Citizens’ Academy (including
Hispanic and Youth Academies), act as school liaisons, etc.
Chief Campbell also shared that regarding the school liaison officers, there is now a new Memorandum
Of Understanding (MOU) approved, with the full intention to maintain collaborative effort to keep all
actors safe. The officers will be reporting weekly to school district and City Council, so they can maintain
aware.
The Services Division also has a Community Outreach Team; Public Outreach; Police Activities League.
As part of the Community Outreach Team, officers will be working with Community Based Organizations
(CBOs) and enforcing proper and legal behavior.
Public Outreach involves activities like Pops with Cop, National Night Out, and more.
The Police Activities League sponsors Youth Sports.
Chief Campbell encouraged the Commissioners to follow SSFPD’s Social Media, adding that it is a good
way to be informed of the work that SSFPD conducts.
Chief Campbell also shared that SSFPD has an SSFPD Transparency Portal online. He worked with staff
liaison Amy Ferguson (AF) to put this together, and it is based on current best practices for modern day
policing and building trust, with more aspects coming soon.
Other
In addition to outlining SSFPD divisions, Chief Campbell stated that SSFPD will be reporting to DOJ on
RIPA data.
Community Wellness and Crisis Response Team has partnered with STAR VISTA, San Mateo, Daly City,
and County, as well as Stanford.
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3. Presentation on Historical and Generational Effects of Policing from Sgt. Fahmida Murphy
Sgt. Murphy shared her presentation and detailed the following topics for the Commissioners to take
away:
-we have to understand the community members that SSFPD is serving in order to approach the
job in a positive, efficient way
-What role does history play in community and place? How does it affect legitimacy of PD?
-define procedural justice as where citizens are treated fairly and with respect as human beings
-trust takes time
-the history of policing and violence is very impactful, and this is where the lack of trust comes
from…we need to understand it in order to face problems from the community
-Police departments have been used in the past as a tool to uphold unjust laws
In terms of this history, Sgt. Murphy went over the following:
-Jim Crow Laws 1876-1965
-Rampart Scandals
Lastly, Sgt. Murphy invited the Commissioners to consider SSFPD like a Community Bank Account,
outlining that:
-every encounter with the community is either a withdrawal or a deposit: procedural justice is a
deposit, hopefully all interactions can be a deposit!
-not only does an encounter affect one person, but all the family members, which means that
legacy is generational
Questions on Presentations
Dr. Flores raised a question on the community wellness and crisis response team, recalling the
mentioned partnership with Gardner Center and saw that they were focuses on youth, but saw no
specific mention of youth, and she would like to know how this is relevant to adults.
Chief Campbell discussed taking a global view of San Mateo County and the data that (the 4 cities) are
provided, and looking at all cases: whether, adult, youth, homeless/not homeless, etc.
Chair Cansino asked, “is the data going to include adults? Will the data be divided by the cities or a
combination?”
Chief Campbell stated that both are important, so they want to see what happens with data portals for
each city and then also combine to get a larger view of what’s happening in the county.
Dr. Flores asked, “how does this compare with current data? What kind of analytics have been done on
retrospective data?”
Chief Campbell answered that all data are being provided to Gardner Center and will be released this
upcoming fall.
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Chair Cansino asked that there business and planning liaison but no psychiatric liaison?
Chief Campbell shared that SSFPD currently has a clinician at this point, and access to SMC PERT team.
Chair Cansino also asked if dispatch goes through this training so if it doesn’t seem like an emergency,
they can share other resources to which Chief Campbell responded that crisis intervention training now
applied to dispatch and can respond.
Chair Cansino asked what do the school liaisons officers do? Are they stationed at the school? What
does the data say about those schools with the liaisons?
Chief Campbell said that a lot of it has to do with training on bullying, gang preventions, drugs
prevention, and data collected is what type of interactions and diversions are they.
Chair Cansino followed up, asking so if there is an out-of-control scenario like a kid just running around?
Chief Campbell said that the school liaison officer is not stationed there, but they have a school, so if
they are called in, they will go there, and all officers are trained with the new MOU.
Vice Chair Junio stated that it feels like there is a piece missing with youth, because we have a percent
number of troubled youth, so how much involvement does PD have with troubled youth?
Chief Campbell mentioned that it depends on the situation; it needs to look at it independently. More
recently there have only been arrested 2 students due to violent calls… He recalls those days of where
truancy, possession of marijuana, etc. SSFPD would get called in where school could have handled it, so
now increasing the school’s involvement back.
Dr. Flores had mentioned that she has seen that the clinician has responded to 52 cases and asked if are
SSFPD is collecting data on those cases where she does not come in?
Chief Campbell shared that the clinician does not work 24/7, so PD still does respond to some mental
health situations, and still collecting data for review.
Chair Cansino asked if there are trainings on community policing every year or just in the academy?
Sgt. Murphy stated that training is done every other year, and other trainings are done too: always
ongoing, like with trainings on bias, etc.
Chair Cansino asked if there is an incidence that is a high profile, like a shooting, does PD come together
to discuss positives and negatives?
Chief Campbell: there are critical incidences even across the country, where we debrief, see what
officers did, discuss what could have been done to address the situation, and videos we push out to
personnel, this is constant.
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Chair Cansino asked, “when you discuss are there local, state, national, any other city officials that are in
the debriefing?”
Chief Campbell stated that it is mostly SSFPD, but if includes other city officials, then it most likely would
involve major stakeholders like City Manager, Council, etc.
Commissioner Hobson-Coard wanted to say thank you to Chief Campbell and Sgt. Murphy, sharing that
she went to National Night Out and was a great event, had a chance to meet Chief Campbell and other
officers, and realized that SSFPD offers many services, appreciate SSFPD’s presence.
Assistant City Manager Ranals shared that she took SSFPD Citizens’ Academy and really recommends it,
adding that it is like this presentation but more in-depth.
Dr. Flores asked for more information regarding the Police Citizens’ Academy, and Chief Campbell
mentioned he will work with AF to get an invitation out to the Commission.
4. Recess
The Commission took a brief recess at 7:11pm and returned at 7:16pm.
5. Receive a Presentation and Provide Feedback on the Public Art Master Plan
Erin O’Brien from the Parks and Recreation Department and the Art Builds Community Consultants
shared a presentation on the Public Art Master Plan to receive the Commissioners’ feedback for an
equity lens in art and to align with General Plan update.
The presentation detailed the following format: Develop Provide Resources Invite Community
Gather Community Create Art; asking community members throughout: where is public art missing?
Paper versions will be available and there is a link on the City’s website. The questions to community
members are:
-Where do people celebrate special events in South San Francisco
-Where do you take visitors to South San Francisco?
-Where would you like to see public art, arts and cultural activities take place in SSF?
The presenters shared that there is potential for a development of an arts district in the City.
Questions
Vice Chair Junio asked when you say Arts District, will that be a physical space in the City?
Art Builds Community shared that they are looking at Linden but will let Erin O’Brien speak to this.
Erin O’Brien mentioned that ECD and other departments are working together but nothing is set yet, still
in conceptual stages.
Vice Chair Junio shared he would like an example on interactive art.
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Art Builds Community shared that it’s like when you go to a community event, you see giveaways, so for
arts focused groups like us, we will work with local artists to help facilitate a conversation and use art as
a vehicle for conversation; had collaborated with the Livermore Poet Laureate, where she guided youth
and adults where they would just fill in the blanks; Youth are very connected and becomes catalyst that
art can have with everyday experiences and adds to free arts activities for families.
Chair Cansino asked if are they are also consultants for the Cultural Arts Commission?
Erin O’Brien shared that they are consultants for P&R but work closely with Cultural Arts Commissioners.
Commissioner Sanders asked if there will be something that is walkable?
Assistant City Manager Ranals shared that this is very preliminary, adding that this is a way to not price
artists out of the city, so looking at dance studios, arts production: more a set of policies.
Dr. Flores shared that she is curious as to what is it about the plan that called Art Builds Community to
speak to our commission?
Art Builds Community shared that the arts need to have an equity lens.
Dr. Flores shared that she is confused since without knowing the overall plan, she has no clarity as to
what they are asking from the Commission which could be derived from serving the general public, just
not sure how to support.
Assistant City Manager Ranals explained that the city has about 12-13 commissions, so each has their
own focus and purview, and certainly Cultural Arts has public arts, but want cross-pollution… so the idea
is that by request if there is something that the board can help out with, they would want that help.
Chair Cansino stated that San Mateo County has health equity initiatives… this may be a great place to
start! They have one for Chinese health, Black health, Filipino mental health, as well as spirituality, etc.
so you could reach out to them and see if anyone lives in SSF and could help spread the word to them.
Art Builds Community shared that they are not only are we gathering information but will use this
information to inform the decisions that we will make and we want arts to be for everyone.
Chair Cansino shared that the Cultural Arts Commission meeting this week too if ABC wants to make a
connection.
AF stated that she can set something up if needed as well.
Commissioner Sanders added that she would like to be connected with more ideas because she is
unsure as to what SSF has to offer in terms of art and culture.
Chair Cansino also shared that city walls are looking pretty plain.
Commissioner Sanders also mentioned that it would be nice to have an artistic walkway to Centennial
Trail.
Commissioner Hobson-Coard stated that more art or even public exhibits on Grand Ave would be great
or maybe even some sort of festival or fair.
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7. Presentation from Commissioner Flores on Guiding Language for the Commission and Discussion
of Draft Bylaws (Item 7 was discussed prior to Item 6)
The presentation detailed the following:
Background & Rationale
Mission & Vision
Objective Key Rationale
Key Performance Indicators
Plan of Action
Vice Chair Junio agreed with the team building aspect and is confident that the Commission can do
something soon.
Workplan item – 2023 Recommendation is to focus on policing (recommendation from staff)
1. Intersection of policing and mental health
2. Data on policing in SSF
3. Policing and juvenile delinquency prevention
4. Restorative Justice
6. Discussion and Feedback on Workplan and Formation of Subcommittees
Commissioner Sanders likes the idea of subcommittees bc can focus in and see where they can be
effective.
Dr. Flores spoke with Councilmember Coleman and said that working with Council is something that
they are interested in.
Vice Chair Junio stated that it’s known to all of us that we are one less commissioner, but asked are we
going to fill this vacancy immediately or continue with 6 of us?
AF shared that she was going to bring this up in the end, but staff is are working with the clerk to
appoint someone else to fill this vacancy.
Chair Cansino mentioned the topics of policing, mental health, and juvenile justice.
Dr. Flores stated that it depends on because don’t want to spread the Commission too thin, if data
review is involved, then need to know what we are looking at … one should be mental health data
specifically.
Chair Cansino stated that it would be difficult to look at mental health data vs. all data.
Dr. Flores mentioned that this is what she was implying. She has no idea what data we are looking for.
Chair Cansino said that all of these topics will involve data. Personally, she would put data analysis to
someone else, particularly someone who knows how to read data.
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Dr. Flores shared that she could read data.
Chair Cansino stated that if data group is its own subcommittee, then she will appoint Dr. Flores to head
that.
Commissioner Perez shared that whether or not lead of a data commission, he would like to be part of
this committee; and for question on what kind of data we will be looking at, he has those questions too,
but the Chief mentioned that there is something in the works to build more data structures…
Chair Cansino, asked: is there anyone else who wants to join data?
Vice Chair Junio stated that data is not his forte, so will jump into the fire and will join Dr. Flores and
Commissioner Perez and get out of his comfort zone to learn more, so he can be the last member of the
subgroup.
Chair Cansino will be on the policing and mental health subgroup.
Last group is juvenile justice; Chair Cansino suggested that maybe the Commission can combine those
two, sharing that restorative justice should be a constant for all our topics, so makes sense to fold it in.
Commissioner Sanders shared that she will join that subgroup along with Commissioner Hobson-Coard.
The Commission decided to appoint two subcommittees. The first is Policing and Mental Health, with
Chair Cansino, Commissioner Sanders, and Commissioner Hobson-Coard. The second is Data-Driven Best
Practices in Policing, with Commissioner Flores and Commissioner Perez.
Chair Cansino asked, so that’s two groups formed, so we will fold in the juvenile justice … but does
anyone want to break it down?
Vice Chair Junio shared that he is hesitant to break it down too much at this point.
Dr. Flores asked if since each subgroup has 3 groups, then we cannot speak with Chair Cansino because
we would be violating the Brown Act, correct?
AF shared that is correct.
Dr. Flores asked so then would each group bring in their findings in the monthly meetings? And AF
confirmed.
Chair Cansino asked could we work with AF instead to keep in line with Brown Act to which AF
responded, absolutely.
Dr. Flores: should we have each group involve 2 members so that we can communicate with Chair
Cansino?
Chair Cansino stated that she appreciates them wanting to include her, but she is not an expert, so don’t
want people checking in with her.
Dr. Flores elaborated that this is not a check-in, more a heads up, adding that this is not because she is
turning to the Chair as an expert, but because she is Chair.
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Assistant City Manager Ranals shared that this could be a violation of the Brown Act since this would be
reoccurring meetings and that the point of a subcommittee is to do work on your own, then come
together and report your findings.
Chair Cansino added that Commissioners don’t need to make a big presentation but remember this
should be sent to AF before the meetings to be included in the agendas.
AF shared that we could always form a new subcommittee in the future.
8. Discussion of Social Gathering
Vice Chair Junio suggested that perhaps we start with our subcommittees.
Chair Cansino asked if Commissioners want to do a subcommittee gathering first before a whole group?
No preference outright, but a whole group is needed.
Dr. Flores asked why would we want staff?
Assistance City Manager Ranals shared that Staff can chime in to make sure that Commission doesn’t
violate Brown Act.
MN also shared that with the Youth Commission’s social gathering, she was there to take care of
logistical preparations, etc. so that commissioners could focus on bonding.
Items from Commission
Vice Chair Junio shared Stop Stigma’s website: stopstigmasacramento.org.
Items from Staff
Staff Liaison Ferguson extended the invitation to the Citizens’ Police Academy; would love to meet with
everyone individually and look out for emails from AF.
Assistant City Manager Ranals extended the invitation for the Commission to attend Movie in the Night
on Friday, August 19th.
Adjournment
The Meeting was adjourned at 8:34pm.
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Legislation Text
P.O. Box 711 (City Hall, 400
Grand Avenue)
South San Francisco, CA
File #:22-792 Agenda Date:9/19/2022
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In 2005, Crisis Intervention Team (C.I.T.) training was introduced to
San Mateo County as a voluntary training program to enhance officer’s
skills when interacting with people experiencing a behavioral crisis.
In 2015, C.I.T. became mandatory training for all officers in California
after Governor Brown signed into law Senate Bill 11.
SB 11 mandated that POST (Commission on Peace Officer Standards
and Training) create, maintain, and make available mental health
courses for law enforcement officers.
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A person experiencing a ‘behavioral health crisis’ can include anyone
who:
•Mental Illness
•Alzheimer’s & Dementia
•Intellectual Disability
•Substance Abuse Disorder
•PTSD
•Others
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A crisis related call can be one of the most sensitive, dangerous, and
challenging situations officers face.
The overall goals of C.I.T. are:
•To redirect people experiencing a mental health crisis from the
judicial system to services needed to stabilize their lives
•To help officers address these calls safely to reduce injury to
themselves, the people experiencing the crisis, and the community.
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There are THREE levels of training available to police officers
[1] Police Academy
•Learning Domain 37 –People with Disabilities: (15 hours)
[2] Standard C.I.T. training for sworn officer
•C.I.T. course discussing today (8-40 hours)
[3] Advanced or Specialized C.I.T. training
•POST approved specialized training on the topic of mental health to help officers resolve
incidents in a safe and effective manner
•This level of training is often utilized by instructors (or instructors in training)
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Overview of the San Mateo County C.I.T. program
•40-hour program (over 5 days)
•Training involves classroom lectures on topics such as:
Mental Illness Implicit Bias
Substance Abuse Intellectual Disabilities
Youth Concerns / Interventions Alzheimer’s and Dementia
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Conservatorship
Veteran’s Issues Legal Issues
Trauma Writing 5150 W&I holds
Suicide Use of County Resources (S.M.A.R.T.)
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Overview of the San Mateo County C.I.T. program (continued)
•Personal Accounts from Panelists
•C.I.T. students hear from panelists and their families who have benefitted from the way trained
C.I.T. officers addressed their crisis.
•Veterans explain how to help fellow veterans with PTSD in crisis
•Roleplay Scenarios
•C.I.T. students participate in roleplay to test their skills
•Behavioral Health Facility visit
•Participation in countywide meeting by Field Crisis Collaborative Committee (FCCC)
•C.I.T. students participate in monthly FCCC meeting to witness agency collaboration
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I heard your C.I.T. trained! Now what?
•C.I.T. trained officers can now apply their skills to help those in behavioral crisis
•C.I.T. training helps officers with the initial stages of the call (initial contact)
•C.I.T. also helps with the wrap around services offered once the scene is deemed safe
When appropriate C.I.T. officers utilize outside resources such as:
•Mental Health Clinician (assigned to Daly City PD, SSFPD, San Mateo PD, Redwood City PD)
•S.M.A.R.T.
•P.E.R.T.
•StarVista
•Caminar
•SSFPD Community Outreach Team (formerly knowns as Downtown Bike Patrol)
•LifeMoves
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C.I.T. training is a tool that helps officers identify a behavioral health crisis
With that information, CIT officers can tailor their approach as a form of de-escalation
What if the person in crisis is not receptive?
Should officers disengage? Can officers walk away?
What if there are ‘Suicide-by-Cop’ concerns?
AB 392 considerations
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San Mateo County C.I.T. Training
https://www.smchealth.org/article/crisis-intervention-training-program
Mental Health Clinician program
https://www.smcgov.org/ceo/news/new-approach-mental-health-crisis-calls-mental-health-professionals-partner-police
S.M.A.R.T.
https://www.smchealth.org/article/smart-er-over-time
P.E.R.T.
https://www.smchealth.org/sites/main/files/file-attachments/pertbrochure.pdf?1556207937
StarVista
https://sanmateocrisis.org/
Caminar
https://www.caminar.org/
SSFPD Community Outreach Team
https://www.ssf.net/departments/police/get-to-know-your-ssfpd
LifeMoves
https://www.lifemoves.org/
Field Crisis Collaborative Committee (FCCC)
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City of South San Francisco
Legislation Text
P.O. Box 711 (City Hall, 400
Grand Avenue)
South San Francisco, CA
File #:22-793 Agenda Date:9/19/2022
Version:1 Item #:3.
Presentation on Trauma-Informed Policing by Sergeant Amy Sariotti
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Trauma is a term used to describe anything that causes extreme or prolonged stress.
Trauma can also be when individuals (including police officers)are affected by
witnessing traumatic events experienced by others.
Understanding trauma helps us to develop age-appropriate responses for reducing
trauma on scene,reduce race-based community trauma,and encourage prioritization
of resources addressing secondary trauma experienced by officers or witnesses.
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The goal is to avoid retraumatizing, reduce harm, recognize the
impact and increase officer wellness and public safety.
•Collaboration
•Trustworthy and transparent
•Safe environment
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•San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office-Victim Services Division
•San Mateo County Behavioral Health Services
•CORA-Community Overcoming Relationship Abuse
•RTS-Rape Trauma Services
•CFS-Child and Family Services
•Keller Center/CAC-Child Advocacy Center, Forensic Exams and Interviews
•Specialty trained Law Enforcement
•Peer Support
•CIT-Crisis Intervention Training
•Crisis Negotiators
•Forensic Interviewers
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City of South San Francisco
Legislation Text
P.O. Box 711 (City Hall, 400
Grand Avenue)
South San Francisco, CA
File #:22-794 Agenda Date:9/19/2022
Version:1 Item #:5.
Training on Laws and Processes Regarding Complaint Referral Process from HR Director Leah Lockhart and
Assistant City Attorney Claire Lai
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Laws and Processes Regarding
Complaint Referral Process
Leah Lockhart, Human Resources Director
Claire Lai, Assistant City Attorney
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•Employee and Labor Relations Laws
•Personnel Records Disclosure Laws
•Complaint Referral Process for Equity
Commission
What We Will Cover
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Meyer’s Milias-Brown Act (“MMBA”)
•Requires public agencies to “meet and confer in good
faith” over wages, hours, and terms and conditions
of employment with represented labor groups.
•Does not require the agencies to bargain over the
“merits, necessity or organization of work.”
However, agencies have the duty to bargain over the
effects of such decisions on the represented workforce,
including any policy decisions.
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•“Due process” rights for employment and income
•Disciplinary action involving termination or lossof pay must be for “good cause” or “just cause”.
•Entitlement to a pre-disciplinary hearing and post-disciplinary appeals process.
•Police Officer’s Bill of Rights and Firefighter Bill of
Rights requires an administrative appeals process for
punitive action.
•Final step of the appeal process in the City includesthe Personnel Board or Binding Arbitration
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City-wide employee policies
•Personnel Rules and Regulations
•Administrative Instructions
•Include subjects such as harassment/discrimination,
violence, fraud, and other types of serious misconduct
Departmental Policies
•Specific to departmental operations and functions
City Policies
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•Internal reporting policy for allegations of misconduct
•Members of the public may file complaints with the
Department Head, Human Resources, or City Manager.
•Most complaints can be investigated at the department
management level.
•For allegations of serious misconduct or complaints
against a Department Head or upper management,
outside investigator is typically assigned.
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•Employees have the right to a representative (Union representative or attorney) during an
investigative interview.
•Employees have the right to notice of the charges
against them and an opportunity to respond.
•Additional conditions apply under Police Officer
Bill of Rights Act & Firefighter Bill of Rights Act.
•Investigations, witnesses, and content of interviews are kept confidential except where
disclosure is necessary or required by law.
Employee Investigations
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Personnel Records = Confidential
•Government Code section 6254 (c)
“Personnel, medical, or similar files, the
disclosure of which would constitute an
unwarranted invasion of personal privacy” are
not considered public records.
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State Bills on Police Personnel Records
•Police Officers’ Bill of Rights (“POBR”)
–Police personnel records are generally confidential and may only be obtained through the Pitchess Motion process
•However, certain police personnel records are considered public records under recent state law
–SB 1421 (2019)
–SB 16 (2022)
–SB 2 (2022)
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•Senate Bill 1421
–Officer-involved firearm discharge
–Use of force resulting in great bodily injury
–Sustained findings of sexual assault or dishonesty
•Senate Bill 16
–Sustained findings of use of (or fail to prevent)
unreasonable force, engagement in discriminatory
conduct, or unlawful search and arrest
•Senate Bill 2
–Information reported to POST relating to revocation of peace officer certification
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SSF Muni Code 2.85.090
•Recommend appropriate changes of public
safety, equity, and early intervention policies
•Review data and public investigatory records
related to equity and public safety
•Promote positive police community relations
•Provide an alternative channel for members of
the public to file a complaint
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Filing a Complaint
•Outside of Commission Meetings
–Individuals may choose to fill out complaint form
online or by paper and submit to the Commission
Staff Liaison
–Complaints will be referred to the City’s Human
Resources Department to determine the
appropriate form/process of investigation
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•At Commission Meetings
–Individuals may elect to state complaints in person during public meetings
–Commission may ask complainant to provide
additional details and clarification
–Commission may not discuss or ask investigatory
questions of the complainant
–Complaints will be documented and referred to
the City’s Human Resources Department to determine the appropriate form/process of investigation
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If Complaint was made directly to the Commission, it may receive the following:
•Status Information on Complaint
–Assignment to an investigator and the identity of the investigator
–Investigation completion date
–whether the complaint was substantiated
•Investigatory records and files that are considered public records by law
–These are provided after conclusion of the investigation, or resolution of all administrative and judicial appeals
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•Commission will not receive updates on:
–Confidential personnel information
–Any disciplinary action
–Investigatory records that are not required to be
publicly disclosed by law
–Information on complaints not directly filed with
the Commission
•Current City personnel complaint procedure
will not change
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Questions?
Q&A
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South San Francisco Commission on Equity and Public Safety
The South San Francisco Commission on Equity and Public Safety provides an alternative channel for members of the public to file a complaint regarding compliance with City policies and applicable laws by City personnel. Residents may also share commendable actions by City personnel.
The Commission refers complaints to the City’s Human Resources Department. The Commission does not investigate complaints received. In consultation with the City Attorney’s Office, the Human Resources Department will determine the appropriate form of investigation and assign an investigator.
The complaint and investigation process respect the rights of both complainants and the City personnel who is the subject of the complaint, and complies with applicable federal and state law, including California laws governing general law cities and Government Code section 3300 et seq., and bargaining agreements.
Your information will be kept confidential, and the City may need to contact you to get more information regarding your complaint. However, you may decline to list your name if you wish to remain anonymous.
This form asks for demographic information about you only for the Commission to collect data on which populations are registering complaints and for the purposes of addressing equity issues in our community. It is optional to fill out and will not be used to process or handle the complaint.
For complaints made to the Commission on Equity and Public Safety, the Commission may receive updates only on the assignment of a complaint to an investigator and the identity of the investigator, investigation completion date, and whether the complaint was substantiated. Confidential personnel information will not be shared.
The foregoing process does not alter existing procedures relating to filing complaints with the City. Complaints made by City personnel related to matters within the course of employment shall be made in accordance with the City's existing policies and procedures.
You may also make a report in person by attending a monthly meeting of the Commission on Equity and Public Safety. Meetings are every third Monday of the month from 6:00 to 8:00 PM, and are open to the public. For more information on meetings, see https://www.ssf.net/government/boards-commissions. You can also find agendas at https://ci-ssf-ca.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx.
If you choose to make your complaint online only, please complete this form and email to the Staff Liaison for the Commission on Equity and Public Safety, at [email protected].
COMPLAINT REPORT _____________________
FILE NO. (OFFICE USE ONLY)
PRINT YOUR NAME TODAY’S DATE
ADDRESS: NO. AND STREET CITY ZIP TELEPHONE NO.
EMAIL ADDRESS
DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION: THIS SECTION OF THE COMPLAINT FORM ONLY COLLECTS OPTIONAL DEMOGRAPHIC
INFORMATION THAT YOU MAY CHOOSE TO PROVIDE. THIS INFORMATION WILL NOT BE USED TO PROCESS OR HANDLE THE
COMPLAINT. ALL INFORMATION PERTINENT TO YOUR COMPLAINT MUST BE PROVIDED IN THE SECTIONS ABOVE AND BELOW.
RACE/ETHNICITY (OPTIONAL) AGE (OPTIONAL) DO YOU HAVE A DISABILITY? PLEASE LIST (OPTIONAL)
GENDER (OPTIONAL) SEXUAL ORIENTATION (OPTIONAL)
DETAILS ON THE COMPLAINT
DAY AND DATE OF INCIDENT TIME OF INCIDENT
LOCATION OF INCIDENT
PRINT NAMES OF ANY WITNESSES, THEIR TELEPHONE NUMBERS AND EMAIL ADDRESSES (IF KNOWN)
IF A POLICE OFFICER WAS INVOLVED, PRINT THE NAME, BADGE NUMBER AND CAR NUMBER OF POLICE PERSONNEL INVOLVED (IF KNOWN)
ARE YOU ALLEGING THAT YOUR RACE OR IDENTITY WAS A FACTOR IN HOW YOU WERE TREATED OR WHAT YOU EXPERIENCED?
PRINT THE NATURE OF COMPLAINT, OPINION, SUGGESTION/RECOMMENDATION, PROVIDING AS MUCH DETAIL AS POSSIBLE.
ATTACH ADDITIONAL SHEETS, IF NECESSARY.
CONTINUED SIGNATURE __________________________
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