Minutes for Community Advisory Council (CAC) Meeting July 12, 2021
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Equipo de IOLERO
Present
Council Members: Lorez Bailey, Dora Estrada, Jose Landaverde, Evan Zelig, Nathan Solomon, Nzinga Woods, Lorena Barrera
IOLERO Staff: Karlene Navarro, Director; Adriana Call, Programs Manager
Invited Panelists: Captain Cregan, Santa Rosa Police Department, Santa Rosa City Council Member, Tom Schwedhelm, Division Director Bill Carter, County of Sonoma, Behavioral Health, Director Mary-Francis Walsh, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Sonoma County, Chief Westrope, Santa Rosa Fire Department
SCSO: Lt. Brandon Cutting
Absent: CAC member Alma Roman Diaz
Members of the Public: Twenty five members of the public attended via ZOOM.
Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m.
Agenda
- Welcome and Roll Call
Facilitated by CAC Chair Evan Zelig.- Agenda Review
- Public Comment: No members of the public addressed the Council
- Approval of Minutes
Motion to approve: Councilmember Estrada
2nd: Councilmember Landaverde
Vote: All Ayes - Introduction of new and reappointed CAC members
- Dora Estrada 1st District
- Nathan Solomon 1st District
- Jose Landaverde at-large appointee
- Public Comment: No members of the public addressed the Council
- City of Santa Rosa Presentation on the new “CAHOOTS-Inspired” Crisis Intervention Program
- Guests: Captain Cregan, Santa Rosa Police Department, Santa Rosa City Council, Member Tom Schwedhelm, Division Director Bill Carter, County of Sonoma, Behavioral Health , Director Mary-Francis Walsh, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Sonoma County , Chief Westrope Santa Rosa Fire Department
- Public Comment on Panel Discussion:
- Director’s Report
- Director’s Report: Director Navarro took a few minutes to acknowledge and speak about the recent PERB Ruling regarding Measure P.
- Public Comment - No members of the public addressed the Council
- Vote to submit final draft of recommendations to Sheriff
- De-Escalation Recommendations – Motion to approve and submit: Councilmember Barrera, 2nd Councilmember Estrada Vote: All Ayes
- Use of Force Recommendations –Motion to approve and submit: Councilmember Barrera, 2nd Councilmember Bailey Vote: All Ayes
- Public Comment - No members of the public addressed the Council
- Public Comment for items not appearing on the agenda
- Closing – Adjournment
Captain Cregan presented the history and implementation of the CAHOOTS-Inspired Crisis Intervention Program. Council Member Tom Schwedhelm discussed funding for the program. Division Director Bill Carter spoke about the Mental Support Team (MST) that the County of Sonoma has had in operation for many years, and some of the logistics of merging their team with the Santa Rosa Team in order to give the MST the opportunity to expand their services. Chief Westrope talked the collaboration for this model from his agency with a focus on medical services. NAMI Director, Mary-Francis Walsh discussed the importance of the role of this model for our community from a mental health perspective. NAMI provides education for the community in the event of a mental health related crisis.
Four members of the public addressed the Council
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No members of the public addressed the Council.
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The meeting was adjourned at 8:07 p.m.
The next meeting of the CAC is scheduled for Monday, August 2, 2021, at 6:00pm via ZOOM.