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File #: 20-1711 MEETING DATE: 6/15/2020
Report on Protest and Related Activity in Huntington Beach
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From: Fikes.Cathv
To: Agenda Alerts
Subject: FW:Protester/rioters/criminals
Date: Thursday,June 11,2020 3:41:18 PM
-----Original Message-----
From:Steve Crowley<steve.crowley@yahoo.com>
Sent:Thursday,June 11,2020 3:27 PM
To:Semeta,Lyn<Lyn.Semeta@surfcity-hb.org>
Cc:Fikes,Cathy<CFikes@surfcity-hb.org>
Subject:Protester/rioters/criminals
Lyn,
I have been stunned and mortified by all the violence and injustice that has been allowed to happened throughout
our country.There was one injustice in Minneapolis,which triggered thousands on injustices throughout this
country.I am so relieved that no businesses were looted in HB and I want to believe that this is due to a determined
resolve within the City Council and Police Force to make sure that this type of criminal activity will not be tolerated.
I am very concerned that so many city majors and city council members throughout this country do not have the
courage to support their police officers. Please do not wilt to the pressure to even consider defunding the police
department. I want to live in a city in which I can depend on the city government to protect our safety.
I would normally agree that most public employee positions are over compensated in annual salaries and pension
benefits and I would support reform in this area. However,I believe the police department is an exception and the
more,the better.These individuals most likely deserve every dollar spent considering the difficulty of doing this job
in an environment that has become increasingly hostile towards their occupation.
Please stand up for the benefit for the mostly silent majority,Steve Crowley
From: FIkeS.Utlry
To: elaeuda.91e6s
Cc:
Subject: FW:Fxcess Use of Force by HBPD
Oats: War,June 12,202011:39:34 AM
Att.ci-b: Video.—
From:Shammy Dee<shammyd@mac.com>
Sent:Friday,June 12,202011:37 AM
To:CITY COUNCIL<city.council@surfcity-hb.org>
Cc:Todd Spitzer<Todd.Spitzer@ocgov.com>
Subject:Excess Use of Force by HBPD
Dear Councilmembers:
On May 31,near the intersection of PCH and 6th Street,the HBPD shot pepper bullets at a group of peaceful BLM protesters lying,sitting or standing with their arms raised.Those bullets
the police fired hit several protesters,particularly in the second round as people were running away.Here's a video of that event.
The HBPD Policy Manual expressly forbids the use of pepper bullets(see page 57)in this situation.One of the reasons this is so important Is that document informs the community of what
the rules are,what to expect the police to do,where the lines are drawn.When the police break the rules,as they did here,they break trust with the community.
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308.7 OLEORESIN CAPSICUM(OC)GUIDELINES
As with other control devices, oleoresin capsicum (OC) spray and pepper projectiles may be
considered for use to bring under control an individual or groups of individuals who are engaging in,
or are about to engage in violent behavior.Penner projectiles and OC sprav should not hr+wpvpr
be used against individuals or groups who merely fail to disperse or do not reasonably appear to
present a risk to the safety of officers or the public.
308.7.1 OC SPRAY
Uniformed personnel carrying OC spray may carry the device in its holster on the equipment belt.
Plainclothes and non-field personnel may carry OC spray as authorized, in accordance with the
needs of their assignment or at the direction of their supervisor.
308.7.2 WATCH COMMANDER RESPONSIBILITIES
The Watch Commander shall monitor the use of control devices in the same manner as all other
use of force incidents.
(a) The Watch Commander shall review each use of control devices by any personnel
within his or her command.
(b) The Watch Commander shall ensure training on the use of control devices is provided
as needed.
308.7.3 PEPPER PROJECTILE SYSTEMS
Pepper projectiles are plastic spheres that are filled with a derivative of OC powder.Because the
compressed gas launcher delivers the projectiles with enough force to burst the projectiles on
Copyright Lewpa.uc 202DOMS.AN Ryhcs Res—ea. Control Devices and Techniques•57
PuG6sw wan perm,sson by Huntington Beach Police
Department
Huntington Beach Police Department
Huntington Beach PD Policy Manual
Control Devices and Techniques
impact and release the OC powder, the potential exists for the projectiles to inflict injury if they
strike the head,neck,spine or groin.Therefore,personnel using a pepper projectile system should
not intentionally target those areas,except when the officer reasonably believes the suspect poses
an imminent threat of serious bodily injury or death to the officer or others.
Officers encountering a situation that warrants the use of a pepper projectile system shall notify
a supervisor as soon as practicable. A supervisor shall respond to all pepper projectile system
incidents where the suspect has been hit or exposed to the chemical agent.The supervisor shall
ensure that all notifications and reports are completed as required by the Use of Force Policy.
Each deployment of a pepper projectile system shall be documented.Accidental discharges shall
be promptly reported to a supervisor and documented on the appropriate report form.Only non-
incident use of a pepper projectile system,such as training and product demonstrations,is exempt
from the reporting requirement.
They should acknowledge that mistake,deal with the officer who gave the order,and apologia to the community.Please address this problem in the next council meeting.
This is a small thing here in HB—but it's a taste of what the whole nation is demanding right now.Police accountability.
Shammy Dee
8932 Modesto Circle
Huntingrton Beach,California 92646
From: Fikes.Cathv
To: Acenda Alerts
Subject: FW:Strengthen Our Community,Divest from Police
Date: Saturday,June 13,2020 2:30:49 PM
From:Carlos Parache<carlosparachel0@gmail.com>
Sent: Friday,June 12, 2020 9:15 PM
To: Fikes, Cathy<CFikes@surfcity-hb.org>; Carr, Kim <Kim.Carr@surfcity-hb.org>;Semeta, Lyn
<Lyn.Semeta@surfcity-hb.org>; Brenden, Patrick<Patrick.Brenden@surfcity-hb.org>; Delgleize,
Barbara <Barbara.Delgleize@surfcity-hb.org>; Peterson, Erik<Erik.Peterson @surfcity-hb.org>;
Hardy,Jill<Jill.Hardy@surfcity-hb.org>; Posey, Mike<Mike.Posey@surfcity-hb.org>
Subject:Strengthen Our Community, Divest from Police
To my government representatives,
My name is Carlos Lopez and I am a resident of
Huntington Beach near Adam and Magnolia. A
graduate from Cal State Fullerton and employee of
a small business in Costa Mesa. I am heartbroken
to see my city become the center of national
attention for such disgraceful reasons, but believe
it is far beyond time for city leadership to
acknowledge the long and powerful history of
white supremacy in Huntington Beach, and the
need for city leadership to unequivocally condemn
supremacy in all its forms, including within the
Huntington Beach Police Department. It has
become more than clear that a radical shift in our
concept of policing and community health must
take place at the local level. It is unacceptable that
black and marginalized communities are living in
persistent fear of being killed by state authorities
like police, immigration agents or even white
vigilantes who are emboldened by state
actors. We call for divestment from the police
and for those dollars to be rerouted to
strengthen our community's services.
Huntington Beach leadership has consistently
claimed that the city has departed from its past as
a haven for white supremacy. Unfortunately, that
statement is violently dismissive of the lived
experience of people of color in this community.
With only 1.1% of Huntington Beach is black, I
struggle to see how former Huntington Beach
Mayor Mike Posey saw "Huntington Beach [as a]
blended, diverse culture where everyone is
welcome" in 2018,just after the 2018 rally at Bolsa
Chica State Beach that was attended by multiple
white supremacy groups including the Rise Above
Movement, to the deafening silence of Huntington
Beach leadership. The Huntington Beach Police
Department has a history of violence towards
minority communities, upholding anti-immigrant,
anti-unhoused people, and anti-black policies. City
leadership seems to forget that just 26 years ago
Huntington Beach saw the brutal murder of
Vernon Windell Flournoy in our own community.
Every member of the city council was alive during
this incident. Racism is not part of Huntington
Beach's past. It is a lived reality for the black and
latin residents of this city every day that is
conveniently forgotten by our all-white city council.
I know, I have seen it and felt it. It is time to not
only acknowledge the way racism impacts our
community, but to take active steps to reform city
policy to protect black and hispanic residents.
The problematic nature of the HBPD was
exemplified in the viral comparisons of their
response to the anti-corona lockdown protests
and the recent Black Lives Matter protest.
Declaring the BLM protest an unlawful assembly
was a violation of HB residents' first amendment
rights. Scenes like these being shared across the
internet reflect poorly on our city and demonstrate
the way our police department stands complicit in
systemic violence against black and brown people.
We have a chance to boost our city's reputation
while making our community a better place to live
by reallocating funds away from the police.
Despite continued profiling, harassment, terror and
killing of Black communities, local and federal
decision-makers continue to invest in the police,
which leaves Black people vulnerable and our
communities no safer. Moreover, this deep lack of
trust that the government is breeding by
terrorizing its own people, rather than
safeguarding our health, is an alarming risk for
future generations to live peacefully and safely
with each other. Youth in our city are quickly
becoming disillusioned from our local government
with our representatives' failure to address
systemic issues of inequality and lack of social
services. Residents across the city feel anxiety due
to the ongoing Covid-19 crisis and subsequent
economic downturn. You as city leaders need to
address these growing concerns amongst your
citizens.
The time has come to defund the police. This
experiment of excessive policing encourage
across our country has proven to be a failure.
We must prioritize spending funds elsewhere
more useful.
The proposed Huntington Beach budget for
2020/2021 allocated 22.9% of funds to the police,
while only 4.4% of funds are set to be allocated
towards community services. Rather, we need a
radical increase for funding towards community
services and healthcare. We need youth programs,
increased mental health services, neighborhood
infrastructures, childcare, and community outreach
for those who need these services most. We need
to address our city's rapidly growing homelessness
crisis. We need to improve our local parks and
beaches. We need more funds for rehabilitation
and the re-entry process for formerly incarcerated
individuals, and help increase employment and
education rates. We need to build a society that
does not respond unilaterally to social challenges
through police intimidation. Money cut from
police budgets can be reinvested in services
that can tangible improve HB residents' lives.
We are not asking for your empty words, we
want accountability. We do not want a single
tax dollar going to fund white supremacy in
our community, to fund violence against our
residents, or to result in the eventual death of
a member of the community at the hands of
the HBPD.
We join in solidarity with the freedom fighters in
Minneapolis, Louisville, and across the United
States. And we call for the end to police terror.
Sincerely,
Carlos Lopez
9191 Crawford Cir Huntington Beach, CA 92646
carlosparache10Qgmail.com
(951)834-5078