Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability [remote or in-person]

Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability
Criminal Justice

Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023
6:30 p.m. CST

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10001 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60628 Chicago, IL 60628 (Directions)

Olive-Harvey College

You have the option of documenting this meeting in person or remotely.

If you choose to attend in person, an additional hour will be added to your total assignment hours. You may be asked to provide government-issued photo ID and/or to go through a metal detector.

If you choose to document remotely, the meeting will be live-streamed at https://www.youtube.com/@chicagoccpsa.

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The end time listed on this assignment is an estimation based on the duration of past meetings of this type.

Reporting

Edited and summarized by the Chicago - IL Documenters Team

Note-taking by Ariana Portalatin

a non-citizen advisory council, updated gang database proposal,

Live reporting by William Garcia

non-citizen advisory council, updated gang database proposal

Bill Garcia @BillGDocumenter
Hi, I'll be live-tweeting this evening's Chicago Community Commission for Public Safety meeting for @CHIdocumenters #CHIdocumenters

06:08 PM Jan 26, 2023 CST

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This evening's 6:30pm meeting will be held in-person at Olive-Harvey College and streamed online at @chicagoccpsa' target='_blank'>youtube.com/@chicagoccpsa.

I am remotely covering this meeting.
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Meeting agenda (source PDF: chicago.gov/content/dam/ci…) https://t.co/Z7e9pMGjnD
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Waiting for livestream to start: youtube.com/watch?v=y_RBRl…
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Meeting has already start and is here: youtube.com/watch?v=R6yLE0….

We are in the public comment period. The livestream quality is not great. https://t.co/g2Nv7ijlDB
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When I joined the livestream, the current speaker was praising the agenda items up for vote today. The speaker asks candidates for local police district councils to stand up. They are applauded, and the speaker repeats, "Help is on the way!"
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Looks like public comment period is over.
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The Nov 28th meeting minutes are approved.
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A discussion regarding the noncitizen advisory council is next. Three individuals have been nominated so far.

The nominees are named. They include community organizers and public servants.
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There is a bit of protest from one member of the audience before the vote to appoint NAC members.

The nominations are approved, and the three nominees are appointed to the noncitizen advisory council.
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Driver goes off script, talking about a recent experience getting robbed in his own home. He says that, even though he called police, his father arrived before the police arrived. https://t.co/nWB6g23IO3
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Driver says he had information helping to identity those responsible for his robbery, but he had difficulty getting cooperation from CPD staff and detectives.
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Driver says that instead of focusing on community engagement and improving clearance rates, CCPSA has been fighting CPD regarding the new gang database (CEIS), calling it a "racist policy."

The audience seems to approve Driver's remarks.
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Driver introduces CCPSA's General Order
for CPD — G01-03 Department Directives System, regarding directives on collecting and using information on criminal enterprises and gangs
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Driver talks about the difference between CPD special and general orders.

So is CEIS special or general? Driver says it is not clear. CCPSA only has power over general orders.
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Today's vote is for CCPSA to introduce the proposed order. They will upload the proposal to their website for a public comment period.
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Motion passes.
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Next is a vote on the annual goals for the COPA Chief Administrator.
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There are over 30 goals for COPA regarding areas such as hiring, training, development, legal/external affairs, policy, research/analysis, and investigation.
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CCPSA says they have had a positive experience working with the "honest" COPA
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COPA Chief Kersten says goals were intentionally spread throughout the entire organization https://t.co/mMhgmqMEpW
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CCPSA passes adoption of COPA goals.
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Next, goal setting for the president of the Police Board.
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There are some comments in the YouTube chat regarding the quality of the livestream. CCPSA responds in the chat, saying they have budgeted for better streaming equipment.
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Police Board President Foreman is not available to speak tonight. CCPSA reports that they've received support from Foreman regarding the proposed goals.
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CCPSA passes adoption of Police Board President goals.
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Next, goal setting for the Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department
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CCPSA says CPD argued against CCPSA's ability to set goals for the supt. https://t.co/4e1TmvzmfN
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CPD and CCPSA disagreed regarding CCPSA's legal authority in their four meetings with CPD.
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This morning -- in their fifth and final meeting, CCPSA received agreement (after minor changes) from the supt regarded goal setting.
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CCPSA reads from the ordinance that created it. In particular, they highlight their listed abilities in setting goals for the Superintendant of police.
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CCPSA says they've received written support from the Committee on Public Safety regarding their power to set goals for the supt.
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Couple more complaints in the chat regarding stream quality. The connection froze a couple times for me as well.
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CCPSA notes that it includes officer welfare and mental health in its goals for the supt.
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The livestream appears frozen to me now. Hoping it'll improve soon
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Looks like they've just moved over to another stream: youtube.com/watch?v=dqaSgy…
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Recording of the meeting so far (before switching to the new stream): youtube.com/watch?v=R6yLE0…
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When I joined the new stream, CCPSA was discussing their ability to hold closed sessions.
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Next meeting is Feb 23rd.

The meeting adjourns at 8:04pm to applause.
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This concludes my coverage for @CHIdocumenters. #CHIDocumenters

Please see chicago.gov/chicagocommuni… for more information. Reply to this thread or DM me with any questions.

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By Ariana Portalatin 1/26/2023
By Ariana Portalatin 1/26/2023

Agency Information

Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability

www.chicago.gov

(312) 742-8888

See Documenters reporting

In July 2021, the Chicago City Council passed an ordinance creating a new model for police oversight, accountability, and public safety. The ordinance creates two types of bodies: a citywide Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability, with power to advance systemic reform, and District Councils, which will be elected in each police district and work to improve policing and public safety in the district. The Commission and District Councils will bring police officers and Chicago residents together to plan, prioritize, and build mutual trust; strengthen the police accountability system; give Chicagoans a meaningful new role in oversight; and explore and advance alternative effective approaches to public safety.

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