City and County of San Francisco
City Hall
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
San Francisco, CA 94102-4689
MEETING MINUTES
Monday, September 21, 2009
10:00 AM
City Hall, Legislative Chamber, Room 250
Regular Meeting
Public Safety Committee
Members: David Chiu, Ross Mirkarimi, Michela Alioto-Pier
Clerk: Alisa Somera (415) 554-4447
| Members Present: |
David Chiu, Ross Mirkarimi, Michela Alioto-Pier. |
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None. |
| Members Absent: |
None. |
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| MEETING CONVENED |
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The meeting convened at 11:05 a.m. |
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| 090313 |
[San Francisco's public safety conditions on citywide crime levels] |
Supervisor Chiu |
| Hearing on San Francisco's public safety conditions, including a discussion of citywide crime levels and crime levels by police district station and/or neighborhood. The hearing shall include a presentation from the Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice and/or the San Francisco Police Department, which shall provide all information relevant to the discussion. The information provided shall include, without limitation: (1) update on crime statistics citywide and broken down by police district station and/or neighborhood; (2) data and plans on the progress of crime fighting strategies and crime prevention programs; (3) reports on arrests, charges, and prosecutions made; and (4) any other relevant information. To the extent possible, data shall be broken down by ethnicity, gender, age, or any other relevant category. |
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3/17/09, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Public Safety Committee. 09/16/09 - Supervisor Campos was removed and Supervisor Chiu was added as the sponsor. |
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4/6/09, CONTINUED TO CALL OF THE CHAIR. Heard in Committee. Speakers: Kevin Ryan, Director, Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice; Captain David Lazar, SFPD Investigations Bureau; Francisco Da Costa; Thomas Merkarello; Walter Paulson; Douglas Yep. |
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6/15/09, CONTINUED TO CALL OF THE CHAIR. Heard in Committee. Speakers: Captain Albert Paradini, Police Department; Francisco Da Costa; female speaker. |
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8/17/09, CONTINUED TO CALL OF THE CHAIR. Heard in Committee. Speakers: Police Chief George Gascon; Captain Albert Pardini, Investigation Division, Police Department; Arthur Evans; Ronnie Wilbon, Bay Area Prove, Inc.; Walter; Patricia Freland; Beverly Hampton; Joshua Arce; Francisco Da Costa; Douglas Yep. |
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Heard in Committee. Speakers: Captain Albert Paradini; Author Evans; Douglas Yep; Francisco Da Costa. |
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| CONTINUED TO CALL OF THE CHAIR by the following vote: |
Ayes: 3 - Chiu, Mirkarimi, Alioto-Pier
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| 091031 |
[Police Department Command Staff] |
Supervisors Campos, Alioto-Pier, Avalos, Chiu, Daly, Mar, Maxwell, Mirkarimi |
| Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to authorize the Chief of Police to select for appointment to non-civil service ranks above the rank of Captain any sworn law enforcement officer with supervisory experience, either with the San Francisco Police Department or with any local, state or federal agency that employs sworn law enforcement officers. |
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8/18/09, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Rules Committee, expires on 9/17/2009. |
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9/17/09, TRANSFERRED to Public Safety Committee. |
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Heard in Committee. Speakers: Linnette Peralta-Haynes, Office of Supervisor David Campos; Alice Villa-Gomez, Police Department; Donald Casper, Civil Service Commission; Francisco Da Costa; Douglas Yep. |
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| AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE. |
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| Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to authorize the Chief of Police to appoint to any non-civil service rank above the rank of Captain (a) any member of the Police Department who has had supervisory experience over other sworn law enforcement officers; and (b) for a period of five years from the effective date of this ordinance, any sworn law enforcement officer with such supervisory experience from any local, state or federal agency that employs sworn law enforcement officers, provided that only one such officer may hold an appointment at any one time. |
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| RECOMMENDED AS AMENDED by the following vote: |
Ayes: 3 - Chiu, Mirkarimi, Alioto-Pier
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| ADJOURNMENT |
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The meeting adjourned at 11:55 a.m. |