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Home My WebLink AboutCorrespondence #29 As CLUE, we educate, organize, and mobilize the faith community to accompany workers and their families in their struggle for good jobs, dignity, and justice. CLUE January 17,2023 MWMayor Amezcua and City Councilmembers Clergy & Laity United 20 Civic Center Plaza for Economic Justice Santa Ana, CA 92701 ecomment(a)santa-ana.orV, Board Rev.Gary Williams Via Email saint Mark United Methodist Church RE: Santa Ana Police Oversight Commission Informational Report, Agenda Item 29 Chair Mary 5tancavage Meditation Coalition Dear Mayor Amezcua and City Councilmembers, Chair Derek Smith Clergy & Laity United for Economic Justice (CLUE) seeks to educate, organize, and UFCW 324 TreaSUrer mobilize the faith community while we accompany workers and their families in their Rabbi Dr.StephenJ.Einstein struggle for good jobs, dignity, and justice. Congregation Wriai Tzedek Sccretary Griselda Mariscal We are writing to express our strong support for engaging an Independent Oversight SEI U-U HtM1f Melissa McCarthy Director for the City's Police Oversight Commission through a professional service Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles agreement with clear guidelines, terms and conditions for the position. Furthermore, we Rabbi Daniel Mehlman request the City to involve the public in their implementation effort's of the Commission, Temple Ner Tamid Pastor Bridie Roberts including the engagement and selection process of the Director. UNITE HERE 11 Vivian Rothstein Santa Monica CLUE Committee We commend City staff for preparing an implementation plan and bringing forth this item Michael Sato to begin the process of establishing a Commission. Last November, the Council passed a NUHWIJUHW ini robust Ordinance with language that outlined the power of a Commission to Teamsten Local2010 independently investigate complaints and lawsuits alleging police misconduct. The Ordinance language includes engaging a Director who will independently review and Staff investigate complaints and incidents, provide recommendations on police practices, Rev.Jennifer Gutierrex officer involved shootings and other serious use of force to the Council and City Manager. L"-"-xecutivc Dirccibr Rev.Walter Contreras Faith-Rooted Organizer As the City goes through its implementation efforts for the Commission, including the l-uceroGarcia engagement and selection for the Director, the City must involve the public in the process. Senior Faith-Rooted Organizer Matthew Ham For example, the City should host a public forum where members of the public can meet Faith-Rooted organizer and ask questions to candidates. Building trust and confidence in the Commission requires Nara Howard community involvement. HR/Admin Manager Pastor Cue JnMarie Faith-Rooted Organizer The Director for the Commission will be one of the most important positions for the Adam Overton Commission and its effectiveness. If the City engages the Director through an Exempt Faith-Rooted Organizer FaitleRootedrmo Organizer At-Will City employee position, the Director position will be at risk of being terminated es Director of Immigration by the Council at any moment, with or without reason. This would also allow the Director Jacki Weber to leave their position without any notice. Development Director 464 Lucas Ave#202•Los Angeles,CA 90017•213-481-3740•www.cluejustice.org•Printed in-house The City is not a stranger to sudden turnovers and firing of key administrative positions, which impact services and support to residents. It's critical the City engages the Director through a professional service agreement that lays out the clear terms, duties, and responsibilities of the position, while also providing conditions/guardrails for termination. This can help prevent any delays or unexpected changes to the position and Commission. The City and community members can not risk any setback that impedes the implementation and success of the Commission. For these reasons, Clergy & Laity United for Economic Justice strongly supports engaging the Director through a professional service agreement with clear guidelines and terms, and to involve the community in the implementation process for the Commission. We look forward to seeing the implementation of the Commission and the role it will take to address police violence in Santa Ana. Sincerely, Rev. Jennifer Gutierrez CLUE: Clergy & Laity United for Economic Justice Executive Director CC: vamezcua(c►�santa-ana.org PBacerraOsanta-ana.org TPhan0santa-ana.org DPenaloza0santa-ana.org JessieLopezOsanta-ana.org JRyanHernandez&santa-ana.org bvazquez(a)santa-ana.ory, 464 Lucas Ave#202•Los Angeles,CA 90017•213-481-3740 www.cluejustice.org Printed in-house Middleton, Samuel From: Laura Hernandez <Iaurahrnndz2020@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, January 16, 2023 5:07 PM To: eComment; Bulmaro Vicente; Penelope Lopez Subject: Agenda Item 29: Police Oversight Commission Informational Report January 16, 2023 Mayor Amezcua and City Councilmembers 20 Civic Center Plaza Santa Ana, CA 92701 ecomme t rcr Santa-ana.or g Via Email RE: Santa Ana Police Oversight Commission Informational Report, Agenda Item 29 Dear Mayor Amezcua and City Councilmembers, The Orange County Rapid Response Network (OCRRN) is a grassroots organization that supports community members facing deportation or removal orders with no other place to go to for support. We utilize the Participatory Defense Model that places community at the head of their campaigns and empowers them to be advocates for themselves. The OCRRN is writing to express our strong support for engaging an Independent Oversight Director for the City's Police Oversight Commission through a professional service agreement with clear guidelines, terms and conditions for the position. Furthermore,we request the City to involve the public in their implementation effort's of the Commission, including the engagement and selection process of the Director. We commend City staff for preparing an implementation plan and bringing forth this item to begin the process of establishing a Commission. Last November, the Council passed a robust Ordinance with language that outlined the power of a Commission to independently investigate complaints and lawsuits alleging police misconduct. The Ordinance language includes engaging a Director who will independently review and investigate complaints and incidents,provide recommendations on police practices, officer involved shootings and other serious use of force to the Council and City Manager. As the City goes through its implementation efforts for the Commission, including the engagement and selection for the Director,the City must involve the public in the process. For example, the City should host a public forum where members of the public can meet and ask questions to candidates. Building trust and confidence in the Commission requires community involvement. The Director for the Commission will be one of the most important positions for the Commission and its effectiveness. If the City engages the Director through an Exempt At-Will City employee position, the Director position will be at risk of being terminated by the Council at any moment, with or without reason. This would also allow the Director to leave their position without any notice. The City is not a stranger to sudden turnovers and firing of key administrative positions, which impact services and support to residents. It's critical the City engages the Director through a professional service agreement that 1 lays out the clear terms, duties, and responsibilities of the position, while also providing conditions/guardrails for termination. This can help prevent any delays or unexpected changes to the position and Commission. The City and community members can not risk any setback that impedes the implementation and success of the Commission. For these reasons, OCRRN strongly supports engaging the Director through a professional service agreement with clear guidelines and terms, and to involve the community in the implementation process for the Commission. We look forward to seeing the implementation of the Commission and the role it will take to address police violence in Santa Ana. Sincerely, Laura Hernandez Coordinator In Solidarity, Laura OCRRN Coordinator 2 January 16, 2023 Mayor Amezcua and City Councilmembers 20 Civic Center Plaza Santa Ana, CA 92701 comment ),santa....ana.osy Via Email RE: Santa Ana Police Oversight Commission Informational Report,Agenda Item 29 Dear Mayor Amezcua and City Councilmembers, Chispa is writing to express our strong support for engaging an Independent Oversight Director for the City's Police Oversight Commission through a professional service agreement with clear guidelines, terms and conditions for the position. Furthermore, we request the City to involve the public in their implementation effort's of the Commission, including the engagement and selection process of the Director. We commend City staff for preparing an implementation plan and bringing forth this item to begin the process of establishing a Commission. Last November, the Council passed a robust Ordinance with language that outlined the power of a Commission to independently investigate complaints and lawsuits alleging police misconduct. The Ordinance language includes engaging a Director who will independently review and investigate complaints and incidents, provide recommendations on police practices, officer involved shootings and other serious use of force to the Council and City Manager. As the City goes through its implementation efforts for the Commission, including the engagement and selection for the Director, the City must involve the public in the process. For example, the City should host a public forum where members of the public can meet and ask questions to candidates. Building trust and confidence in the Commission requires community involvement. The Director for the Commission will be one of the most important positions for the Commission and its effectiveness. If the City engages the Director through an Exempt At-Will City employee position, the Director position will be at risk of being terminated by the Council at any moment, 1 with or without reason. This would also allow the Director to leave their position without any notice. The City is not a stranger to sudden turnovers and firing of key administrative positions, which impact services and support to residents. It's critical the City engages the Director through a professional service agreement that lays out the clear terms, duties, and responsibilities of the position, while also providing conditions/guardrails for termination. This can help prevent any delays or unexpected changes to the position and Commission. The City and community members can not risk any setback that impedes the implementation and success of the Commission. For these reasons, Chispa strongly supports engaging the Director through a professional service agreement with clear guidelines and terms, and to involve the community in the implementation process for the Commission. We look forward to seeing the implementation of the Commission and the role it will take to address police violence in Santa Ana. Sincerely, Bulmaro Vicente Policy and Political Director CC: vanaezcua(ii)saAa.....ataa.oro PBacerra(ii)santa.aiaa.o� I"P a.aia.(i),sanAa aaa.ou DP isa oza(.ii)sanda aga.o�; .................. ............................................. . Jesse e➢ o,1?�K.( ; ,,,,,,a a„^I,,,, , 2 ACLUAMEMCAN CIIVIIII..LIBIERITIES UNION FOUINDAT'11014 Southerii (_,,uHfornia January 17, 2023 Mayor Amezcua and City Councilmembers 20 Civic Center Plaza Santa Ana, CA 92701 econinietit . ......................................................................(f Via Email RE: Santa Ana Police Oversight Commission Informational Report,Agenda Item 29 Dear Mayor Amezcua and City Councilmembers, The ACLU of Southern California wishes to express our strong support for engaging an Independent Oversight Director for the city's Police Oversight Commission, hereinafter Commission, through a professional services agreement with clear guidelines, terms, and conditions for the position. Furthermore, we request the city establish a public selection process for the appointment of the Independent Oversight Director, hereinafter Director. We commend city staff for preparing an implementation plan and bringing forth this item to begin the process of establishing the Commission.Last November,the Council passed a robust ordinance that outlined the powers of the Commission to independently investigate complaints and lawsuits alleging police misconduct. The ordinance includes engaging the Director,who will independently review and investigate complaints and incidents, provide recommendations on police practices, officer involved shootings, and other serious uses of force to the Council and City Manager. We respectfully request the city conducts a public process to select the Director. Specifically, the city must hold a public forum wherein members of the public can meet and pose questions to the candidates for Director. Building trust and confidence in the Commission requires community involvement at all levels of the Commission implementation process. The Director is one of the most important positions for the efficacy of the Commission. The city is not immune to sudden turnovers and termination of key administrative positions,which impacts resident services and support. It is critical the city engages the Director through a professional services agreement that outlines clear terms, duties, and responsibilities according to the ordinance language, while also providing conditions and guardrails for termination. This can help prevent any delays or unexpected changes to the position and Commission. The city and community members cannot risk any setback that impedes the implementation and effectiveness of the commission. If the city hires the Director as an exempt at-will employee, the Director may be at risk of being terminated without cause. Establishing the position as an exempt at-will employee may also allow the Director to leave their position without notice. The Director must be EXECUTIVE D111RECTOR II--lector C.J.Viflagra CHAHRIMIch6eGoodwin VICE HAIR IRolb IIdennig and Stacy ldofthdNuberi: CHAIR IEIMEIRIT11 Mada Stone Shari ILeinwand Stephen Rohde Danny Gddberg Xlan IK.Jonas' BUH:ILancaster' IlrvingplLichitenstein,IMID' Jad IMolhn ILururie Ostrow' Starfley IK.SheinbaLAM' 'Cece,Ic ed .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. OIRA114GIE COU114'11'Y OFFICE- 765 FHF C1 FY DRIVIF, S)IJIFF 360-0RANGF, CA 92868- F 714 450 3962-1 714 583 8046-ACI US)OCA1 ORG Page 2 empowered to render investigatory findings and recommendations, no matter how controversial, without fear of being terminated. For these reasons,we strongly support engaging the Director through a professional services agreement and request the city establish a public process to select the Director. We look forward to the full implementation of the Commission and the role it will take to address police violence in Santa Ana. Sincerely, Jennifer Rojas Senior Policy Advocate and Organizer ACLU of Southern California, Orange County Office CC: V � . : . :�.:u :.�Lj)sat ta...atia..or PB a;�,arrr a;,,c s.4E:Ia:::::.�a��:.4...gEg � . Fl�Phata.�r)satria.a a..or ....� .1 e��lo. ..��c...sa.E ::: t a...2. Jessiaoz�>sa ae : nan Y.::II:Z.:Y.�a,�a_l..�a a��a:.4 a: .�z.(. r,.s�a�a,:�:a::::::.4 a:q,..Q g 3Va��l�u �r,sata aa..or AIIAIIE11TICAIN GIVII11L, L111311EIRTIIIIES UIN110IN11FOUINIDAT110IN 011F SOUT111411EIRIN CAILIF-011RINIIAI Middleton, Samuel From: Victor D Mendez <vicdmendez@gmail.com> Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2023 12:27 PM To: Amezcua, Valerie Cc: Bacerra, Phil; Hernandez, Johnathan; Penaloza, David; Vazquez, Benjamin; Phan, Thai; Lopez, Jessie; eComment Subject: Item #29 The recruitment of the Independent Director and Management Analyst should be deferred until a quorum of the Commission is installed. The Commissioners should set some guidance on qualities, needs, attributes of the candidates versus specifications. Additionally, the Commissioners identify key responsibilities and expectations of the candidates during the initial 6 months. The Commissioner can also discuss the possibility of obtaining written statements that can serve as a basis for evaluation. Nevertheless, all of this should be driven by the Commissioners, not the City Manager, who are most responsible to the Community for the success of this initial effort. Addition, since the workings of the Commission have not been established, the types of reports and special analysis that may be need, on a regular or ad hoc basis, have not been identified and approved as such. Thus, the recruitment of the analysis should be deferred. There is a budget of $1 million for the Commission in FY 2023. We are 50% thru the FY: however, this does not mean all the money should be spent between now and June 30, 2023. VICTOR D MENDEZ i i i January 17, 2023 vewmwwR.Vaert ne,a;9yrom cnt w�Cpn,��rg Mayor Amezcua and City Councilmembers 1,1701,Covyan,Ave $'Joke°�,(X") 20 Civic Center Plaza Iron CA 142 14 Santa Ana, CA 92701 ecomment@santa-ana.org � �� "�� RE: Santa Ana Police Oversight Commission Informational Report,Agenda Item 29 Dear Mayor Amezcua and City Councilmembers, The Kennedy Commission is a broad-based coalition of residents and community organizations that advocates for the production of homes affordable for families earning less than $27,000 annually in Orange County. Formed in 2001, the Kennedy Commission has been successful in partnering and working with Orange County jurisdictions to create effective housing and land-use policies that has led to the new construction of homes affordable to lower income working families. The Kennedy Commission is writing to express our strong support for engaging an Independent Oversight Director for the City's Police Oversight Commission through a professional service agreement with clear guidelines, terms and conditions for the position. Furthermore, we request the City to involve the public in their implementation effort's of the Commission, including the engagement and selection process of the Director. We commend City staff for preparing an implementation plan and bringing forth this item to begin the process of establishing a Commission. Last November, the Council passed a robust Ordinance with language that outlined the power of a Commission to independently investigate complaints and lawsuits alleging police misconduct. The Ordinance language includes engaging a Director who will independently review and investigate complaints and incidents, provide recommendations on police practices, officer involved shootings and other serious use of force to the Council and City Manager. As the City goes through its implementation efforts for the Commission, including the engagement and selection for the Director, the City must involve the public in the process. For example, the City should host a public forum where members of the public can meet and ask questions to candidates. Building trust and confidence in the Commission requires community involvement. The Director for the Commission will be one of the most important positions for the Commission and its effectiveness. If the City engages the Director through an Exempt At-Will City employee position, the Director position will be at risk of being terminated by the Council at any moment, 1 with or without reason. This would also allow the Director to leave their position without any notice. The City is not a stranger to sudden turnovers and firing of key administrative positions, which impact services and support to residents. It's critical the City engages the Director through a professional service agreement that lays out the clear terms, duties, and responsibilities of the position, while also providing conditions/guardrails for termination. This can help prevent any delays or unexpected changes to the position and Commission. The City and community members can not risk any setback that impedes the implementation and success of the Commission. For these reasons, The Kennedy Commission strongly supports engaging the Director through a professional service agreement with clear guidelines and terms, and to involve the community in the implementation process for the Commission. We look forward to seeing the implementation of the Commission and the role it will take to address police violence in Santa Ana. Sincerely, Cesar Covarrubias Executive Director