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Council hears update on LAPD consent decree compliance, asks for printout receipt in stop-data RFP
Summary
Councilmembers received an update from an ad hoc committee overseeing LAPD consent-decree compliance and directed that stop/desk printout receipts be included in the data-collection RFP to provide an external audit trail; committee members asked for further reporting on missed deadlines and community outreach.
The City Council received an update Wednesday from an ad hoc committee overseeing compliance with the police department's consent decree and directed staff to include a printed receipt mechanism in the request for proposals (RFP) for stop-data collection.
Councilmember Richard Pacheco said the receipt would allow civilians who are stopped to receive a printout, creating an external mechanism to cross-check official police reports. "The value of the receipt...is that in the event that we get 20 or 30 stops in the neighborhood, that we can actually deal with some sort of auditing or basically counter checking the official police report through an external mechanism," Pacheco said. Committee members said an RFP is being prepared and that the printout capability would be included.
Councilmember Janice Misakowski (committee member) said the independent monitor has been selected and has begun meeting with city staff; she also said some deadlines already set in the consent decree timeline had not been met and the committee would seek a report from the police department on how to catch up. Councilmember Eric Garcetti asked the department for a list of the most significant consent-decree provisions not yet implemented; staff said a status report would be released within about a week.
Committee discussion also covered community outreach; staff said more outreach may be needed beyond existing CPABs (Community Police Advisory Boards) and a further report would be returned to the council with specifics. The council approved the committee report as presented (12 ayes).
