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STAFF COMMENTS <br />MINUTES: Deputy City Manager Sylvia Vazquez reminded the commission that Mayor <br />Amezcua created an ad hoc committee with Councilmember Phil Bacerra and Mayor Pro <br />Tern Benjamin Vazquez to review the Police Oversight Commission. <br />Vice Chair Carpenter expressed concern and questioned the reason for the ad hoc <br />committee. <br />Assistant City Attorney Jonathan Martinez explained the committee will be discussing <br />Potential amendments to the ordinance. <br />Commissioner Castillo Laughton echoed Vice Chair Carpenter's concerns. <br />Vice Chair Carpenter asked for an update regarding the vacancy of the Police Oversight <br />Director. <br />Deputy City Manager Vazquez stated there was no update. <br />COMMISSIONER COMMENTS <br />MINUTES., Commissioner Perea expressed concern regarding the ad hoc committee and <br />released reports regarding the Santa Ana Police Department and ICE activity, <br />Commissioner Said thanked staff for their hard work and commissioners for their <br />perspectives. <br />Commissioner Mejia thanked staff for the bylaws template and the Santa Ana Police <br />Department for the U-Visa presentation. She requested U-Visa data and echoed <br />Commissioner Perea's concerns regarding ICE information. <br />Commissioner Gawronski thanked staff and voiced concerns with City Council complaints <br />addressed during Manuel Arreguin's public comment. She wished mothers a Happy <br />Mother's Day. <br />Commissioner Castillo Laughton thanked staff for their hard work and efforts creating the <br />bylaws template, Commander Rosa Leon Ponce for the U-Visa presentation, and the City <br />Manager for being present at the meeting, He expressed gratitude to the commission for <br />a productive conversation during meeting, spoke regarding the ad hoc committee, and <br />requested the commission and city council work together. <br />Vice Chair Carpenter asked whether commissioners can speak to councilmembers as <br />residents regarding the ad hoc committee and thanked staff for presentation on bylaws. <br />Chair Vega expressed his condolences to Santa Ana High School community for families <br />affected by the tragedy that had occurred the day previously, and questioned whether the <br />ad hoc committees are public meetings. <br />POLICE OVERSIGHT COMMISSION 8 MAY 08, 2025 <br />