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Home My Public Portal AboutA1993-12-01 LAW ENFORCEMENT REVIEW BOARD �� i �r�t'��c�rrYer�t �,��''��a �o��d� � . Ci�y o! Lynwood % �� i.��;��:� I 11330 Bullis Hoad C17��; �.YiJ',"lOOD Lynwood, Cp 90262 CI7Y CLE:I�KS OF�iCE 'rtiG`.� 2 ^-. (J53 ,�M YM AGENDA "��$i�i1D�ll�l2iliti�3i4i5i6 ? j2�t��'��n.t , LAW ENFORCEMENT REVIEW BOARD � " ' � / �,�1�-� . � December l, 1993 City Council Chambers 6:00 p.m. ' - ( � i � I. ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS � a. Call to Order � b. Pledge of Allegiance � c. Rol1 Call ' d. Minutes: ' October 27, 1993 Regular Meeting ' � II. PUBLIC ORALS � III. BOARD MEMBERS' ORALS i IV. ADJOURNMENT � * Next Meeting - December 22, 1993 � ; . i ( f N � I � I . , ^ !� � � \` I � � MINUTES LAW ENFORCEMENT REVIEW BOARD Meeting of October 27, 1993 , The regular meeting of the Law Enforcement Review Board was held on October 27, 1993, in the City Ha11 Council Chambers. (The agenda was duly posted as prescribed by the Brown Act.) The meeting was called•to order at 6:02 p.m. by Chairperson Robert Downs. The pledge of allegiance was conducted by Chairperson Robert Downs. Members in attendance were: Don Brantley, Elizabeth Dixon, Robert Downs, and David Willis. Boardmember Hilario Esparza was absent. Councilmembers preaent: Councilman Heine. Staff inembers in attendance: Roger Haley and Pat Alvarez. The minutes of the August 25, 1993 and September 22, 1993 regular meetings were approved as distributed. Public Orala None. Status of Pendinq Com�lainta A memo dated September 30, 1993, was sent by the City Manager to Captain Freeman requesting status on investigation of complaints submitted to the board by Mrs. Rouzan and Mrs. Nordmann. Subsequently, staff contacted the Sheriff's Department to find out , status of above complaints. Lt. Jurado informed staff that in the event that a complaint comes to their department first, they (Sheriff's Department) are not obligated to give the City/LERB a report on their findings or conclusion of the investigation. Per I Lt. Jurado, both Mrs. Rouzan and Mrs. Nordmann filed a complaint I with their department first, therefore, the board did not get a � report on the disposition of their complaints. I Boardmember Willis questioned Sheriff's policy as it relates to i responding to the City/LERB on complaints forwarded to them. Mr. I Willis feels that the Sheriff's Department ehould respond to the LERB with their findings and/or disposition of complaints. Mr.. Willis requested a copy of the Sheriff's policy section on � reaponding to other jurisdictiona as it relatea to complainta. j � Boardmember Dixon requested that in the future, the Sheriff's j Department respond in writing to requests for information on ' complaints. � J `'� , • Law Enforcement Review Board October 27, 1993 Page 2 Chairperson Downs expressed his concern for the lack of response from the Sheriff,'s Department. Boardmember Willis made a motion, it was seconded by Mrs. Dixon, and approved by all membera to refer this matter to the City Council for their review and direction. Recruest for ioint LERB/Citv Council/Sheiiff's Devartment/Communitv Affairs Commission Meetina In light of the evident communication concerns expressed by the board, Elizabeth Dixon made a motion to requeat a joint meeting to include the LERB, City Council, Sheriff's Department, and Community Affairs Commission staff person, Mr. Ralph Davis. It was seconded by Chairperson Downs, and approved by all membera to request a joint meeting with the above participants in January. ' Representation from the Sheriff's Department at LERS Meetincrs Boardmember Dixon questioned the procedure for Sheriff's ' representation at LERB meetings. Councilman Heine indicated that due to the numerous fires in Altadena, Sheriff's personnel may have been assigned to assist in those areas. Mrs. Dixon expressed her , concern regarding requests made to the Sheriff's at the meetings and not receiving a response. For example, at the August 25, 1993 regular meeting, she inquired about whether the police report for Mrs. Rouzan's son's incident shows his arrest as "false identity" until his record is cleared. At the time, Lt. Jurado did not have the answer, and Mrs. Dixon requested a response by the next meeting. The board has not received any informaCion relative to this request yet. Boardatember Dixon requested a copy of the Sheriff's guidelines on false.identity arrests. Hoard Member'a Orals - Boardmember Dixon commented on the prostitution problem on Long Beach between Century and Tweedy. She also suggested to invite a speaker and members of block watch groups to future meetings in order to promote the LERB. - Chairperson Downs related two experiences he recently had with the Sheriff's Department: . 1. His daughter had an accident on Carlin and Castlegate. . When she called the Sheriff's Department, she was tol'd that the accident location was within Compton's boundaries. When she called Compton's Police Department she was referred back to Lynwood Sheriff's Department. At that time, Mr. Downs called Lynwood's station and was told once again that the location was in Compton. An . hour had elapsed since the time of the accident and there ,� i • Law Enforcement Review Board October 27, 1993 Page 3 was still no response. Mr. Downs demanded that a unit be sent to '�he accident location and finally a deputy did come and he took a report. Mr. Downs feels that the Sheriff's personnel need to be better informed of Lynwood's boundaries in order to respond in an efficient and expeditious manner to emergency calls. 2. Mr. Downs stated that he called the Sheriff's to report a very loud party four doors from his house, but the Sheriff's Department did not respond. He called a second time, and was told that a unit was already on.its way. Mr. Downs stated that after a while, two units did show up, but the music did not stop until about twenty minutes later. Mr. Downs inquired about the city's ordinance on loud music/parties. Mr. Heine responded that even though the ordinance on loud music/parties does emphasize the hours between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., it also states that it will be enforced at any time there is disruption to the peace in the community. November Reaular Meetinct - Reschedule It was unanimously decided to reschedule the November regular ' meeting (due to the Thanksgiving holiday) to Wednesday, December 1, 1993. Staff will check on availability and send meeting ' confirmation memo to board members. Adiournment � There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 6:35 p.m. to the (November meeting rescheduled to) December 1, 1993 regular meeting. � � i � . , . � I I � � i N:\WPFILES\CITYMNGR\COMMISSMLERB\102793M � I I