Notes from the September 18, 2024 Weekly Police Commission Meeting

• Police Commission President Andrea Ordin said she attended the Rampart community meeting regarding recent use of force incidence which Captain Steve Ruiz organized.  She said it was a great meeting and it was clear the division has had a great deal of communication with the community prior to that meeting.
• Police Commission Vice President John Mack attended community outreach meetings in Southeast area and 77th area regarding recent use of force incidents.  Vice President Mack said the meeting at Southeast went well and the dialog reflected the good relationship Captain Philip Tingirides developed in that community.  The meeting in the 77th area, Mr. Mack stated, was attended by the Inspector General, Mr. Alexander Bustamante, and Deputy Chief Bob Green, and featured a healthy exchange of concerns and questions. Vice President Mack completed his comments by saying he attended the retirement dinner for Deputy Chief Patrick Gannon with fellow Commissioners Andrea Ordin and Richard Drooyan.
• Police Commissioner Richard Drooyan said he attended the West Valley and Topanga area community meetings. He said he was impressed with how Captain John Egan handled the meetings.
• Police Commissioner Robert Saltzman said he attended the Hollywood community meeting and said Captain Bea Girmala did a terrific job.  He provided specific explanations of use of force policies including examples from Hollywood area were given and the overall meeting was a positive experience.
• Police Chief Charlie Beck thanked the Commissioners and the Inspector General for attending the area community meetings.  He said the meetings promoted healthy discussions and added the Department should be judged by their response to the incident and not by the actions of the officers involved. Chief Beck also thanked the public, Commission and the Department for their sympathy after his recent fall and subsequent breaking of his collar bone.
• Inspector General Alexander Bustamante stated it appears the Department is taking the use of force investigations very seriously and are investigating the incidences very thoroughly.  He added the Department reports to him and keeps him abreast of investigations frequently.
• The Department’s verbal presentation and discussion regarding the After Action Assessment of the response to events that occurred on July 12, 2012, during the Art Walk in Central area was given by Commander John Sherman.  Commander Sherman informed the Board the growth of the Art Walk has posed a challenge to police but has generally been policed without problems.  During the days leading up to the July 12, 2025 Art Walk, Occupy LA members organized a “chalk walk” which would coincide with the Art Walk. The Department worked with the City Attorney leading up to that event in an effort to gage what options it had.  On the day of the Art Walk the Department mobilized foot-beats and ultimately issued a tactical alert, declared an unlawful assembly and gave a dispersal order to the crowd.  The incident resulted in 17 arrests made and 4 police officers sustaining injuries. Since the incidents of that day the Department has successfully policed two Art Walks without incident.  The Board of Police Commissioners requested a review of the Department’s report by the Inspector General and asked him to report back to the Board in 30 days.
• The Executive Directors report, dated September 11, 2012, relative to the waiver of vehicle release and gross receipts late penalty fees for the periods of 201203M and 201206M for Archer’s Vineland Service, Inc. account No. 5397730017, was approved.
• The Department’s report, dated September 13, 2012, relative to the recommendation for Police Commission unit citation, was approved.
• The Department’s report, dated September 10, 2012, relative to Marsy’s Rights notification inspection (IAID No. 12-073), was approved.
• The Department’s report, dated September 11, 2012, relative to the Detective Support and Vice Division Animal Cruelty Task Force inspection (IAID No. 12-041), was approved.
• The Department’s report, dated September 13, 2012, relative to the approval of request for proposals for the Evidence and Property Information Management System (EPIMS), was approved.
• The Department’s report, dated September 14, 2012, relative to the request for approval to negotiate an agreement with selected proposers, Donna Cline and Tony Kaklamanos, was approved.
• The Department’s report, dated September 13, 2012, relative to the supplemental police account second quarterly report (April through June 2012), was approved and transmitted to the City Council and City Controller.
• The Department’s report, dated September 14, 2012, relative to the request for authority to destroy obsolete records for Topanga Area, was approved and transmitted to the City Clerk, Records Management Officer.

Comments

[BORIS K'ZORIN]

Good Morning, this is my first visit to this "WPCM Notes" - page; this is not clear, Ladies and Genlemen:

1. Is WPCM open to the Public
(I would like to see "the five" a little closer, why not? My call to (213) 486-6001 as from Sep. 20, 2012 was not returned :-(
2. Who is author to approve my concerns, if I decide to post something? What's probability?
3. When and what mayor decided to skip Professional Commissioner and swore "the five" political appointee, who well complemented officers for hard working (it is good), but in exchange of what practice?
4. What is name of Chief Charlies Beck's first book? (I impressed by Bratton's ,"Turnaround")
5. What are names of Ms. Ordin's books about police work and necessity of proper investigations timely?

I was wondering about approval of the shown above.
Thanks, Boris K'Zorin