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[1. CALL TO ORDER]
TO NATIONAL CITY'S COMMUNITY AND POLICE RELATIONS COMMISSION MEETING FOR MAY 15TH, 2025.THERE ARE MULTIPLE WAYS THAT YOU CAN MAKE YOUR OPINIONS, MAKE SURE YOUR OPINIONS ARE HEARD AND CONSIDERED BY THE CPRC.
YOU CAN REGISTER TO SPEAK DURING A-C-P-R-C MEETING.
TO DO SO, SPEAKERS MUST REGISTER BY 4:00 PM THE DAY OF THE MEETING.
PUBLIC COMMENTS OR TESTIMONY IS LIMITED TO UP TO THREE MINUTES, AND SPEAKERS WILL NOT BE SHOWN ON VIDEO SHOULD THEY BE JOINING US VIA ZOOM.
YOU MAY ALSO SUBMIT A WRITTEN COMMENT TO BE ENTERED INTO THE OFFICIAL MEETING RECORD EMAIL, CPRC PUB PUB COMMENT, CO M@NATIONALCITYCA.GOV BEFORE 4:00 PM ON THE DAY OF THE MEETING, AND PROVIDE THE AGENDA ITEM OR STATE GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT IN THE SUBJECT LINE.
IF THE TOPIC IS NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA, I'D LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER AT SIX O'CLOCK.
WE WILL NOW BEGIN THE MAY 15TH, 2025 COMMUNITY AND POLICE RELATIONS COMMISSION MEETING.
I'D LIKE TO REQUEST THAT THE COMMISSION CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE WHEN WALTER CALLS YOUR NAME, PLEASE UNMUTE YOUR MICROPHONE AND SAY PRESENT OR HERE.
COMMISSIONER GOMEZ PRESENT AND CHAIR ORT.
I'D NOW LIKE TO ASK COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF THE ALLEGIANCE.
IF YOU WOULD PLEASE STAND, PLACE YOUR HAND OVER YOUR HEART.
JOIN ME THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC WHERE IT STANDS.
ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVIDUAL WITH THE LIBERTY AND JUSTICE.
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS.
[4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – Regular Meeting of February 20, 2025 ]
LIKE TO NOW MOVE TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM THE REGULAR MEETING OF FEBRUARY, FEBRUARY 20TH, 2024.UM, ONCE FOLKS HAVE A CHANCE TO LOOK OVER THOSE MEETING MINUTES, IF THERE IS A MEMBER WHO WOULD LIKE TO BRING A MOTION TO APPROVE THE FEBRUARY 20TH, 20, 24 MINUTES.
IS THERE A SECOND? I WOULD SECOND.
WALTER, WOULD YOU BE SO KIND AS TO UH, CALL THE VOTE PLEASE.
MOTION CARRIED, BUT, UM, IT'S NOT SHOWING.
[5. PUBLIC COMMENT]
TO ITEM NUMBER FIVE, PUBLIC COMMENT.WALTER, HAVE WE RECEIVED ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR THIS EVENING'S MEETING? WE DO NOT.
[6. APPROVAL OF EXCUSED ABSENCES]
UM, ITEM NUMBER SIX, APPROVAL OF EXCUSED ABSENCES.WALTER, DO WE HAVE ANY EXCUSED ABSENCES TO APPROVE? UH, YES.
UH, THE LAST UH, MEETING THAT WE HAD IN FEBRUARY, UH, COMMISSIONER CUMMINGS HAD GIVEN ME A DOCTOR'S NOTE, SO SHE WOULD LIKE TO BE EXCUSED FOR THAT.
UM, COMMISSIONER C*****G, IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO EXPLAIN ABOUT THAT OR SHOULD WE JUST GO AHEAD AND VOTE ON THAT?
UM, IS THERE A MEMBER WHO WOULD LIKE TO BRING A MOTION TO APPROVE COMMISSIONER CUMMINGS REQUEST FOR AN EXCUSED ABSENCE FOR THE FEBRUARY 20TH MEETING? I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION.
COMMISSIONER ROSALES, PLEASE GO AHEAD AND VOTE.
ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU EVERYONE.
UM, I DIDN'T SUBMIT AN EXCUSED ABSENCE OR ANYTHING, BUT IT WAS MY SON'S BIRTHDAY ON THE 20TH, SO JUST SO MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS KNOW, THAT'S WHERE I WAS CELEBRATING WITH HIM.
[7. INTRODUCTION OF NEW CPRC MEMBERS]
ALRIGHT.UH, AGENDA ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, INTRODUCTION OF NEW CPRC MEMBERS.
UM, I'D LIKE TO WELCOME COMMISSIONER ZACH ULKA.
UM, PLEASE TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF.
I'VE BEEN A, I'M LICENSED AN ATTORNEY.
I'VE BEEN LICENSED FOR ABOUT SEVEN YEARS NOW.
UH, I STARTED AS A DEPUTY COUNTY COUNSEL AT THE COUNTY COUNSEL'S
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OFFICE DOING CIVIL RIGHTS LITIGATION.THEN I WORKED AS A JUDICIAL LAW CLERK AT THE DISTRICT COURT DOWNTOWN WHERE I WAS ALSO EXPOSED TO CIVIL RIGHTS CASES.
THEN I WORKED AS A STAFF ATTORNEY AT THE SAN DIEGO VOLUNTEER LAWYER PROGRAM WHERE I WORKED ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CASES AND NOW I'VE RECENTLY TRANSITIONED TO STATE SERVICE.
SO I'M AN IN-HOUSE ATTORNEY FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHCARE SERVICES, WHICH ADMINISTERS MEDI-CAL, MEDICAID, AND CALIFORNIA.
[8. CLOSED SESSION]
ITEM NUMBER EIGHT.UH, WE ARE NOW GOING TO ENTER CLOSED SESSION.
SO THE CPRC WILL NOW EXIT THE DAAS AND ENTER INTO CLOSED SESSION.
UH, ONCE THAT CLOSED SESSION IS COMPLETED, ALL COMMISSIONERS WILL RETURN TO THE DAAS TO COMPLETE THE REMAINING ITEMS ON THE AGENDA.
UM, CITY ATTORNEY SCHULTZ WILL NOW PROVIDE OUR CLOSED SESSION REPORT.
UH, THIS EVENING ENCLOS SESSION.
THE COMMISSIONERS HEARD THREE ITEMS, ALL THREE ITEMS RECEIVED A VOTE OF SUPPORT, UH, BY UNANIMOUS VOTE OF THE COMMISSIONERS IN ATTENDANCE.
[9. CITY STAFF COMMENTS]
UM, WE WILL NOW MOVE TO CITY STAFF COMMENTS.UM, CITY ATTORNEY BARRY SCHULTZ.
ANY COMMENTS? I HAVE NO COMMENTS.
UM, SERGEANT CARDOZA, I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING.
UM, WALTER, ANY COMMENTS FROM YOU? NO COMMENTS.
UM, SO I WOULD NOW LIKE TO CALL ON EACH COMMISSIONER FOR ANY REPORTS, UM, THAT THEY WOULD CARE TO MAKE.
UM, PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF ONCE CALLED AND STATE YOUR REPORTS, IF ANY.
UM, I'M GONNA GO IN JUST THE ORDER THAT THEY'RE ON MY PAGE HERE, SO NO BIAS AT ALL.
[10. COMMISSIONER REPORTS ]
PHILLIPS, WOULD YOU CARE TO BEGIN? I HAD AN INTERACTION WITH THE NATIONAL CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT THIS WEEK WHERE I CALLED ON THEIR ANIMAL CONTROL ANIMAL REGULATIONS OFFICER TO COME AND ASSIST WITH AN ANIMAL THAT WAS A SNAKE ACTUALLY THAT WAS CAPTURED IN MY YARD.AND, UM, I'VE GOTTA COME IN NOT ONLY THE, THE ANIMAL REGULATIONS OFFICER, BUT THE ENTIRE DAY SHIFT WHO SHOWED UP TO ASSIST.
UM, IT DID A GREAT JOB AND THE SNAKE WAS RESCUED AND RELEASED BACK INTO THE WILD TO DO WHAT HE NEEDED TO DO.
UM, THE SITUATION WAS MY SILLY PERSON PUT A NET OVER A PEACH TREE TO KEEP THE BIRDS OFF, BUT IN DOING SO, PART OF THE NET WAS ON THE GROUND AND IT ENTANGLED A SNAKE WHO WAS JUST TRYING TO GET IN THERE AND DO HIS JOB.
AND DUE TO MY SHAKY HANDS, I COULDN'T CUT THE NET OFF.
THEY ALL SHOWED UP, UH, MOST LICKETY SPLIT AND, UH, THE SNAKE WAS RELEASED.
AND SO BOTH ME AND THE SNAKE ARE VERY HAPPY WITH THE SERVICE THAT WE GOT.
COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS, UM, COMMISSIONER C*****G SERRANO COURT.
UM, COMMISSIONER ROSALES, UH, NO REPORT, BUT I'D LIKE TO.
UM, SPEAKING OF COMMISSIONER ULKA, I HAVE NOTHING TO REPORT, BUT THANK YOU.
AND FINALLY, COMMISSIONER GOMEZ.
UH, NOTHING TO REPORT AND AGAIN, WELCOME TO THE NEW COMMISSIONER.
UM, WELL, I WILL SAY, UH, FURTHER WELCOME TO COMMISSIONERS ULKA.
I'M HAPPY TO SEE EVERYONE HERE.
IT'S BEEN A MINUTE AFTER I MISSED THE LAST MEETING.
AND, UM, WANT TO THANK EVERYONE WHO IS HERE TO OFFER THEIR SUPPORT, TO TAKE OVER THE CHAIR AND APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEAD THE COMMISSION AND VERY HAPPY TO BE HERE WITH YOU ALL.
UM, VERY HAPPY TO HAVE SERGEANT CARDOZO WITH US.
UM, DIDN'T GET TO MEET HIM LAST TIME, SO HAPPY TO HAVE YOU HERE WITH US AS WELL.
UM, SO WITH THAT, UM, CAN I PLEASE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ADJOURN THIS MEETING, UH, UNTIL THE NEXT CPRC MEETING ON AUGUST 21ST, 2025 AT 6:00 PM SEE A MOTION BY, I'LL SECOND IT.