Minutes of the Regular Meeting
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February 12, 2026
REGULAR MEETING - 5: 00 P. M.
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER
22 Civic Center Plaza Santa Ana, CA 92701
CALL TO { ORDER
MINUTES: Chair Carpenter called the meeting to order at 5:00 P.M.
ATTENDANCE Commission Members Evangeline Gawronski
Amalia Mejia
Carlos Perea
Nadin Said
Danny Vega
Vice Chair Gabriel Castillo Laughton
Chair Keith Carpenter
Staff Members
Independent
Oversight Director T. Jack Morse Jr.
Deputy City Manager Sylvia Vazquez
Deputy Chief Roland Andrade
Police Commander Jorge Lopez
Assistant City Attorney Jonathan Martinez
Recording Secretary Abigail Y. Alcala
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ROLL CALL
MINUTES: RecordingSecretaryAbigailY. Alcalaconductedroll call.
Commissioners Gawronski, Mejia, Perea, and Said, Vice Chair Castillo Laughton arrived at 5: 06 P. M.), and Chair Carpenter were present. Commissioner Vega was absent.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
MINUTES: Chair Carpenter led the Pledge of Allegiance.
PUBLIC COMMENTS— Publiccommentswill be heldduringthe beginningof the meeting for all comments on agenda items. Members of the public may provide comments on any agenda or non-agenda itemswithin the subject matterjurisdiction of the commission.
MINUTES: Thefollowingindividualsaddressedthe Commissionvia in-person:
1. Abraham Quintana requested justice for Noe Rodriguez and an independent investigation, and spoke regarding Noe Rodriguez's incident.
2. David Pulido requested an independent investigation for the Noe Rodriguez incident and spoke regarding Henry Gonzalez' s incident.
Vice Chair Castillo Laughton arrived of 5:06 P.M.
3. Stef requestedjustice for Noe Rodriguez and an independent investigation, and spoke regarding Noe Rodriguez's incident.
4. Matthew Compton requested an independent investigation into the incident of Noe Rodriguezand spoke regarding Noe Rodriguez's incident.
5. Bulmaro Vicentespoke in support of Agenda Item No. 4 and requestedjustice and accountabilityfor the Noe Rodriguezincident.
Chair Carpenter asked for an update on the list of requested acronyms.
Commander Lopez stated the list is in process.
CONSENT CALENDAR
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve staff recommendations on the following Consent Calendar Items: 1 and 2.
MINUTES: At 5:15 P.M., the Consent Calendar was considered.
Chair Carpenter requested the minutes be amended to reflect his comments regarding requests for information or data.
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MOTION: Chair Carpenter moved to approve Consent Calendar Item Nos. 1 and 2, as amended, seconded by Commissioner Gawronski.
The motion carried, 6-0-0- 1, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: COMMISSIONER GAWRONSKI, COMMISSIONER MEJIA,
COMMISSIONER PEREA, COMMISSIONER SAID, VICE
CHAIR CASTILLO LAUGHTON, CHAIR CARPENTER
NOES: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
ABSENT: COMMISSIONER VEGA
Status: 6- 0 - 0 — 1 — Pass
1. Excused Absences
Recommended Action: Excuse the absent members.
2. Minutes from the Regular Meetings of January 8, 2026.
Recommended Action: Approve minutes.
END OF CONSENT CALENDAR***
RECESS — Police Oversight Commission will recess to Closed Session.
MINUTES: Chair Carpenter recessed to consider the Closed Session item at 5: 18 P. M.
BUSINESS CALENDAR
3. CLOSED SESSION — Consistent with California Government Code section 54957 PUBLIC EMPLOYEE COMPLAINTS ( review of citizen complaints submitted to Police Oversight Commission, complaints dated: 1/ 28125, 218/ 25, 3/ 13/ 25, 5129/ 25, 6/ 13/ 25, 6/ 20/ 25, 6/ 22/ 25, 9111125, 12/ 12/ 25) Government Code section 54957
RECONVENE -- Police Oversight Commission will reconvene to continue regular City business,
MINUTES: Chair Carpenterreconvened the Police Oversight Commission meeting to order at 9: 09 P. M.
CLOSEDSESSIONREPORT- The CityAttorneywill reporton any action(s) from Closed Session.
MINUTES: Assistant City Attorney Jonathan Martinez stated the Commission reviewed four complaints and by vote decided to not investigate three of the four complaints reviewed, and requested by vote that Independent Oversight Director T. Jack Morse provide additional information regarding one complaint.
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4. City Manager Response to U- Visa Certification Procedures Recommendations
Recommended Action: Accept the City Manager response to the Police Oversight Commission recommendations for Santa Ana Police Department Procedure 4130, U- Visa Certification Procedures.
MINUTES: At 5: 18 P.M., the Business Calendar was considered.
Independent OversightDirector T. Jack Morseprovided a brief summary of the item.
Commissioner Mejia asked for clarification on Section 4130. 3. 1 regarding qualifying victims for U-Visas, Section 4120.5 regarding time limit for individuals reporting a crime, and whether there are issues if an individual files a complaint later in time.
CityAttorneyJonathanMartinezexplainedSection4130.3.1stemmedfromtheCity Manager's Office wantingclarityfor an underlyingcrime that actuallyoccurredin order to qualify for the U-Visa, individuals to report crimes as quickly as possible so passageof timeand evidenceto avoidissues, and thereis no statueof limitations when it pertains to the U-Visa process.
Commissioner Perea thanked staff for their hard work on their collaboration of the U-Visapolicy and requestedthe Commissionreceiveemailnotificationswhenthe Criminal Investigations Division provides the report regarding the number of victims that requested 1-918 Supplement B certifications.
MOTION: Commissioner Perea moved to approve the recommended action for Item No. 4, seconded by Vice Chair Castillo Laughton.
The motion carried, 6-0-0-1, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: COMMISSIONER GAWRONSKI, COMMISSIONER MEJIA,
COMMISSIONER PEREA, COMMISSIONER SAID, VICE
CHAIR CASTILLO LAUGHTON, CHAIR CARPENTER
NOES: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
ABSENT: COMMISSIONER VEGA
Status: 6- 0 - 0 — 1 — Pass
END OF BUSINESS CALENDAR***
STAFF COMMENTS
MINUTES: Independent OveersightDirector T. Jack Morse thanked the Commissionfor all their hard work.
DeputyChiefRolandAndradereportedtheSantaAnaPoliceDepartmenthiredfournew PoliceOfficerswhofinishedtheacademyandwereofficiallyswornin by thePoliceChief on February 20, 2026.
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COMMISSIONER COMMENTS
MINUTES: Commissioner Mejia thanked staff for all their hard work and efforts.
Commissioner Gawronski expressed gratitude to staff.
Vice Chair Castillo Laughton thanked staff for all their hard work and efforts.
Chair Carpenter thanked staff for all their hard work and efforts.
ADJOURNMENT- Adjourn the Police Oversight Commission Meeting.
MINUTES: Chair Carpenter adjourned the Police Oversight Commission meeting at 9: 22 P. M.
The next meeting of the Police Oversight Commission is scheduled for March 12, 2026 at 5: 00 P. M.
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