CITY OF LONG BEACH
TELECONFERENCE, 3:00 PM
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2022
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
MINUTES
Suely Saro, Chair
Suzie Price, Vice Chair
Roberto Uranga, Member
FINISHED AGENDA & DRAFT MINUTES
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING VIA TELECONFERENCE
PURSUANT TO AB 361 (GOV. CODE SECTION 54953(e)(1)-(2))
CALL TO ORDER (3:02 PM)
At 3:02 PM, Chair Saro called the meeting to order.
ROLL CALL (3:02 PM)
Uranga, Price and SaroCouncilmembers
Present:
Also present: Wally Hebeish, Chief, Long Beach Police Department; Anita Lakhani, Deputy City Attorney; Tamela Austin, City Clerk Specialist.
REGULAR AGENDA (3:03 PM)
1. 22-0209 Recommendation to approve the minutes for the Public Safety Committee meeting held Friday, January 28, 2022.
A motion was made by Vice Chair Price, seconded by
Member Uranga, to approve recommendation. The motion
carried by the following vote:
Yes: 3 - Uranga, Price and Saro
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2. 22-0210 Recommendation to receive a presentation on increasing gun violence and ghost guns from the Long Beach Police Department.
Chair Saro spoke.
Wally Hebeish, Chief, Long Beach Police Department, spoke; and introduced Robert Smith, Deputy Chief of Police.
Robert Smith, Deputy Chief of Police, spoke; and provided a PowerPoint presentation.
Chair Saro spoke.
Robert Smith, Deputy Chief of Police, spoke.
Vice Chair Price spoke.
Robert Smith, Deputy Chief of Police, spoke.
A dialogue ensued between Vice Chair Price and Robert Smith, Deputy Chief of Police.
Wally Hebeish, Chief, Long Beach Police Department, spoke.
Vice Chair Price spoke.
A dialogue ensued between Vice Chair Price and Wally Hebeish, Chief, Long Beach Police Department.
Councilmember Uranga spoke.
Robert Smith, Deputy Chief of Police, spoke.
A dialogue ensued between Councilmember Uranga and Robert Smith, Deputy Chief of Police.
Wally Hebeish, Chief, Long Beach Police Department, spoke.
Councilmember Uranga spoke.
Chair Saro spoke.
TELECONFERENCE, 3:00 PM
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2022CITY OF LONG BEACH
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
MINUTES
Wally Hebeish, Chief, Long Beach Police Department, spoke.
A dialogue ensued between Chair Saro and Wally Hebeish, Chief, Long Beach Police Department.
A motion was made by Vice Chair Price, seconded by
Member Uranga, to approve recommendation. The motion
carried by the following vote:
Yes: 3 - Uranga, Price and Saro
3. 22-0211 Recommendation to receive a presentation on the evaluation of the City of Long Beach's Citizen Police Complaint Commission and it's recommendation on a new CPCC structure.
Linda Tatum, Assistant City Manager, spoke; and introduced Patrick Weithers, Manager, Citizens Police Complaint Commission.
Patrick Weithers, Manager, Citizens Police Complaint Commission, spoke; and provided a PowerPoint presentation.
Linda Tatum, Assistant City Manager, spoke; and continued the PowerPoint presentation.
Patrick Weithers, Manager, Citizens Police Complaint Commission, spoke; and continued the PowerPoint presentation.
Linda Tatum, Assistant City Manager, spoke; and continued the PowerPoint presentation.
Chair Saro spoke.
A motion was made by Member Uranga, seconded by Vice
Chair Price, to approve recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 3 - Uranga, Price and Saro
22-0260 eComments received for the Public Safety Committee meeting of Friday, February 25, 2022.
4.
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2022CITY OF LONG BEACH
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
MINUTES
This Agenda Item was received and filed.
PUBLIC COMMENT (4:18 PM)
No members of the public addressed the committee.
ADJOURNMENT (4:18 PM)
At 4:18 PM, there being no objection, Chair Saro declared the meeting adjourned. ta