January 23, 2006

DRAFT

COMMISSION = MEETING

MINUTES

February 6, 2006

320 W. Temple Street, Suite 1184

= Los Angeles, CA 90012

PRESENT: &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Mr. Ray Bartlett &= nbsp; &= nbsp; Ms. Susanne Cumming=

&nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; Rev. Zedar Broadous = ; &= nbsp; Ms. Rebecca Isaacs

&nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; Mr. Vito Cannella = ; &n= bsp; &= nbsp; Ms. Lea Ann King

&nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; Ms. Judy Coffman = &nb= sp; &= nbsp; Ms. Eleanor Montaño

&nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p;

EXCUSED: &n= bsp; = ; &n= bsp; Ms. Donna Bojarsky = &= nbsp; Mr. Albert DeBlanc

Mr. Mario Ceballos &= nbsp; &= nbsp; Mr. Albert Dove

&nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; Grand Master Tong Suk Chun Ms. Kathay Feng

Staff: <= span style=3D'mso-tab-count:4'> &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; Ms. Ava Gutierrez = &= nbsp; Mr. Robin Tom= a

Ms. Grace= Löwenberg &= nbsp; &= nbsp; Ms. Terri Villa-McDowell = ;

&nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; Mr. Eugene Stevenson

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With the establishment of= quorum at 12:43 p.m., as previously arranged by Commission President Feng, Vice-President/Secretary Isaacs call= ed the meeting to order. The flag salute was led by Commissioner Bartlett, followed by a moment of silence.

I. PUBLIC COMMENT<= /u>

None was offered.

II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

It was MSC (King/Coffm= an) that the minutes of October 17, = 2005 be approved, upon an amendment offered by Commissioner Cumming and MSC (King/Bartlett).

Commissioner Montañ= ;o reminded the Acting Chair of prior statements of President Feng concerning = the appointment of the chair of the John Anson Ford Awards Event Committee. At the Acting Chair’s reques= t, an informal polling of Commissioners resulted in an unanimous recommendation to President Feng that Commissioner Cumming be re-appointed.

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III. = ADJOURNMENT TO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 12:50 P.M.<= o:p>

Mr. Toma requested that, = in light of time constraints faced by several Commissioners and to ensure a quorum, = his report be allowed to follow the Agenda Action Items. Hearing no objections, the Acting = Chair adjourned the meeting to Executive Session for consideration of Items V-5.1= and V-5.2.

IV. <= /span>RETURN TO PUBLIC SESSION AT 1:30 P.M.

V. FOR DISCUSSION/ACTION

1. Department Head’s Performance Evaluation - Considered in Executive Session. Following discussion of specific i= tems and the process, and discussion among Commissioners only, Commissioners vot= ed unanimously to approve the Executive Director’s MAPP self-assessment = as submitted.

2. Existing Litigation regardin= g zerohour.com - Considered in Executive Session. No reportable action taken.

3. Strategic Planning Foll= ow-up - Tabled

4. Commission’s Legislation Guidelines – It was MSC (?/King) that the guidelines be approved.

5. Request for Support for Azusa Street Spirit Walk Project – Tabled

VI. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S REPORT<= /p>

Mr. Toma reported on the following:

1. Appointment of New Commis= sion Staff - Two new staff mem= bers, Ms. Sikivu Hutchinson, Ph.D., and Juan Carlos Martinez, have accepted offers of employment as a Human Relations Consultant and Senior Human Relations Consultant, respectively. Both will be joining our staff, effective Februar= y 13^th. Dr. Hutchinson formerly served as = Chief of Staff for LAUSD Board President, Genethia Hayes. Mr. Martinez comes fro= m the Los Angeles City Housing Authority. Their work with the Commission will include hate crime issues, the S= chool Intergroup Conflict Initiative, and the Human Relations Mutual Assistance Consortium.

2. JAF Trust Fund – As requested by Commissioner Dove, Mr. Toma will meet with the Commissioner to review the status of the fund with him, as well as issues concerning Azusa Street and the interracial violence in the cou= nty jail system.

3. L.A.= Police Commission Reversal of Decision – The Commission recently reversed the decision of LAPD Chief Bratton concerning the actions of the officer who shot and killed teenager Devin Brown. The Commission held that the actio= n by the officer was not “within policy.” The next step in this matter is fo= r the disciplinary action to be determined by the department’s Board of Rig= hts. Staff has been monitoring the process, and community and LAPD responses.

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4. Statement of Economic Int= erests (Form 700) Filing – Commissioners were reminded of the requirement that a Statement of Interest (Form 700) be filed annually and that the dead= line is approaching. Mr. Stevenson distributed copies to Commissioners present and others not in attendance are<= /span> being mailed same, along with a copy of last year’s forms. The completed form(s)

shoul= d be returned to either Mr. Stevenson or to Ms. Lowenberg no later than March= 21^st, so that they can be forwarded to the Board of Supervisors’ Executive Office.

VII. STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS

There w= ere no reports to present.

VIII. COMMISSIONERS’ COMMENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS.

IX. ADJOURNMENT

There being no further bu= siness, the meeting was adjourned at 2:03 p.m. in memory of Mrs. Coretta Scott King, civil rig= hts activist and wife of the late Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr.

Respectfully submitted,

Rebecca Isaacs

Vice President/Secretary<= /p>

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