[1. CALL TO ORDER]
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GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO NATIONAL CITY'S COMMUNITY AND POLICE RELATIONS COMMISSION MEETING FOR NOVEMBER 20TH, 2025.
THERE ARE MULTIPLE WAYS 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 ZOOM MEETING.
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.
YOU CAN SUBMIT A WRITTEN COMMENT TO BE ENTERED INTO THE OFFICIAL MEETING.
RECORD EMAIL, CPRC, PUB PUB, COMMENT@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 EXACTLY 6:00 PM WE SHOULD NOW BEGIN THE NOVEMBER 20TH 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 CUMMINGS SERRANO.
AND, UH, COMMISSIONER GOMEZ AND VICE CHAIR LESLIE ARE, UH, ABSENT, UH, DUE TO ILLNESS.
I'D LIKE TO ASK, UH, COMMISSIONERS ULKA TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, PLEASE.
ALL ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.
[4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – Regular Meeting of August 21, 2025 ]
TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FOUR, APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM THE REGULAR MEETING OF AUGUST 21ST, 2025.IS THERE A MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION WHO WOULD LIKE TO BRING A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AUGUST 21ST MINUTES? I'LL MAKE A MOTION.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
UM, MOVING ON TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FIVE, PUBLIC COMMENT.
UH, WALTER, HAVE WE RECEIVED ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? WE HAVE NOT.
[6. APPROVAL OF EXCUSED ABSENCES]
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER SIX, APPROVAL OF EXCUSED ABSENCES.UH, WALTER, DO WE HAVE ANY EXCUSED ABSENCES TO APPROVE? UH, WE DO.
UM, VICE CHAIR, LESLIE, UH, EMAILED ME, UH, TODAY SAYING THAT HE WAS ILL.
AND COMMISSIONER GOMEZ ALSO CALLED ME, UH, LATE, UH, TODAY, UH, TO LET ME KNOW THAT HE WAS ALSO ILL.
I'LL, I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE BOTH.
I THINK WE HAVE TO SPLIT THEM UP SEPARATELY.
SO WE'LL TAKE A VOTE ON APPROVING, UH, FIRST CHAIR, VICE CHAIR LESLIE'S, UH, ABSENCE.
SO, UM, I HEARD, UH, COMMISSIONER ULKA MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE VICE CHAIR LESLIE'S ABSENCE.
IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.
AND WE'LL TAKE A VOTE ON THAT ONE.
AND THEN MOVING ON, UH, WE WILL TAKE A VOTE ON, UM, COMMISSIONER GOMEZ.
IS THERE A MEMBER WHO WOULD LIKE TO BRING A MOTION TO APPROVE? COMMISSIONER, COMMISSIONER GOMEZ'S REQUEST FOR AN EXCUSED ABSENCE.
[7. ELECTION OF OFFICERS – SELECT CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR]
TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, ELECTION OF OFFICERS.UM, AS PER THE CPRC BYLAWS, WE ANNUALLY ELECT A CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR TO LEAD THE CPRC FOR THE FOLLOWING CALENDAR YEAR AT THE LAST MEETING OF THE YEAR.
UM, SO WE WILL, UH, FIRST, UM, SELECT A CHAIR BEFORE MOVING ON TO VICE CHAIR.
UM, DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR A NOMINEE? A NOMINEE FOR CHAIR FOR 2026? WILL YOU BE CHAIR FOR ANOTHER TERM? UM, I WILL ACCEPT AND SERVE.
I WOULD MAKE A MOTION TO, UH, ION.
CAN I SECOND A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER
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PHILLIPS AND A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER ULKA? UM, WE CAN VOTE ON THAT.UM, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO, UH, NOMINATE A VICE CHAIR FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2026? WE ASSUME THAT SINCE MIKE CAN'T SPEAK FOR HIMSELF, WE WILL.
UM, ANY COMMISSIONER IS WELCOME TO DO SO.
I MAKE A MOTION THAT, UH, MIKE IS VICE CHAIR.
AND WE HAVE A MOTION, UM, FROM COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS FOR, UH, VICE CHAIR LESLIE TO SERVE ANOTHER TERM.
IS THERE A SECOND FOR THAT NOMINATION? I'LL SECOND
[8. CLOSED SESSION]
UM, AGENDA ITEM NUMBER EIGHT IS CLOSED SESSION.UH, THE CPRC WILL NOW EXIT THE DIOCESE AND ENTER INTO CLOSED SESSION.
ONCE THE CLOSED SESSION IS COMPLETED, ALL COMMISSIONERS WILL RETURN TO THE DIOCESE TO COMPLETE THE REMAINING ITEMS ON THE AGENDA.
UM, CITY ATTORNEY SCHULTZ WILL NOW PROVIDE OUR CLOSED SESSION REPORT.
THE COMMISSION HEARD SIX CASES, UH, IN ALL CASES, UH, THERE WAS A VOTE, A UNANIMOUS VOTE OF SUPPORT OF THE FINDINGS.
[9. CITY STAFF COMMENTS]
UH, MOVING ON TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER NINE, CITY STAFF COMMENTS.UM, CITY ATTORNEY SCHULTZ, ANY COMMENT? NO COMMENTS.
UH, SERGEANT MATT CARDOZA IS STILL OUT ON A MEDICAL, UH, MATTER.
SO WE'RE HOPING THAT HE COMES BACK TO WORK, UH, BEFORE THE YEAR'S OVER.
IF NOT, HOPEFULLY YOU'LL SEE HIM BY YOUR NEXT, UH, SCHEDULED MEETING.
UM, I'LL LET LIEUTENANT UH, GONZALEZ INTRODUCE HIMSELF IN A SECOND, BUT THIS WILL LIKELY BE THE LAST TIME THAT YOU GUYS WILL SEE ME AS PART OF THE CPRC COMMISSION.
I'M BEING TRANSFERRED TO THE PATROL DIVISION AS THE DAY SHIFT WATCH COMMANDER AND, UH, LIEUTENANT GONZALEZ WILL BE TAKING OVER.
I THINK I'VE BEEN GOING AT THIS FOR ABOUT FIVE YEARS, EITHER IN THE SERGEANT ROLE OR LIEUTENANT.
SO I'M SAYING MY GOODBYES AGAIN.
MAYBE I'LL SEE YOU GUYS AGAIN.
UH, LIEUTENANT RAMIREZ SAID, MY NAME IS ROBERTO GONZALEZ.
I'M CURRENTLY OUR OPERATIONS LIEUTENANT AND COME GENERAL, I'M MOVING OVER TO THE INVESTIG, UH, INTERNAL AFFAIRS UNIT.
SO, UM, I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH ALL OF YOU.
[10. COMMISSIONER REPORTS]
UM, MOVING DOWN THEN TO, UH, AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 10, COMMISSIONER REPORTS.UM, I'D LIKE TO NOW CALL ON EACH COMMISSIONER FOR ANY REPORTS THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO MAKE.
UM, PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF ONCE CALLED AND STATE YOUR REPORT, IF ANY.
ALRIGHT THEN I GUESS IT FALLS TO ME.
WELL, I WILL JUST SAY, UM, LIEUTENANT RAMIREZ.
HOPEFULLY MAYBE WE DON'T SEE YOU AGAIN, BUT MAYBE IT'D BE NICE TO, YOU KNOW.
REALLY HAPPY TO HAVE YOU HERE.
SO THANK YOU FOR, FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
UM, I WILL JUST ADD IS I FEEL LIKE WE SAY AT EVERY MEETING IT'D BE GREAT TO HAVE MORE ENGAGEMENT AND I'M REALLY CURIOUS AND INTERESTED IN KIND OF TRYING TO FIND MORE WAYS TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE AWARE OF THE CPRC AND WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE DO.
UM, IT'D BE NICE TO HAVE SOME PUBLIC COMMENTS AND SOME PEOPLE HERE WITH US.
SO, UM, I'M HAPPY TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH ANYONE OR ENTERTAIN IDEAS THAT THE FOLKS HAVE.
PLACES WE CAN GO, THINGS WE CAN DO TO MAKE SURE FOLKS KNOW WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE DO.
UM, 'CAUSE IT'D BE NICE TO HAVE THAT SUPPORT FROM THE COMMUNITY AND FOR THE COMMUNITY TO REALIZE THAT THIS ENTITY EXISTS, UM, TO, YOU KNOW, STRENGTHEN CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THEM AND OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT.
SO, UM, ANY THOUGHTS AND IDEAS PEOPLE HAVE, PLEASE COME TO ME AND LET ME KNOW.
ALRIGHT, SO THEN WITH THAT, UM, AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 11.
DO I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ADJOURN THIS MEETING TO OUR NEXT CPRC MEETING, WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE ON FEBRUARY 19TH, 2026 AT 6:00 PM I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION.
THE MOTION, MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS.
SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER ROSALES.
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CARRIED BA AS WELL.