well. there's something going on with all those young guys getting cancer so, please keep all of them in our prayers. all big, big losses to the public community in san francisco and that concludes any report >> questions for the cohesive? commissioner kingsley >> chief you wanted to highlight the status on the shootings and the homicides every time we hear of a homicide we respond it's bad news but the reminder of the big picture is important and in comparison to where we were in 2007 and before that the city is doing great so thank you to you and the force

on that. those public education pieces those little postcards are fabulous what a great idea. i noticed that carr very well station community police advisory board is on the bottom of those. have they made them and gotten fund and the publication so there's enough to use citywide or is this in the carr very well >> actually, we want to give credit where it's due. they had the cards all printed so we'll be printing cards to pass out citywide. we're looking for a sticker to put on parking meters so it's like you don't want to get towed

or tagged and we'll give them one more thing to read to put things in their trunks. you have it covered with the telephones and distracted walking and leaving items in cars. those are 3 huge areas so great wonderful for that. thanks for lettuce, you know, >> commissioner loft tuesday. >> knew. i want to commend the police for the and especially around this time people are using social media and it seems like moore those homicide team are swiveling getting the folks into custody so congratulations to the dependent on that.

i wanted to say that one of the things i think what stunning about the bad kid piece and i don't know if you talk about this how long have you and the department been working on making a wish >> no my first time we used to have a full contact football team a young man at cal used to come out and he's addressing the police commission. all the proceeds from all the centurion games went to make a wish. there are different runs and cable car pulls. we went off the buildings so it seems like we are trying to do something to make a wish and those are the two charities and ear usually involved in boys and

girls clubs the ymcas anything that involved kids >> so i guess from my vantage point i think it was one of those moments you can't control what's going to capture peoples hearts and minds but the heart you you tell into that i haven't seen a kid you haven't 13w5k9d with that doesn't make a difference. it was differently remarkable and then the last thing i wanted to comment on how grateful i am how constantly you bring up intervention with kids. sometimes, i feel spoiltd living in san francisco but law enforcement are not talking about preschool as a safety public strategy. it's difficult to decide second

why we're getting improvements in the homicide rates there's a number of strategies but i'll guess the city's response and recognition of new intervention of kids early. so thank you for talking about that >> again, i think it's important. those numbers are all a partnership. if we don't have the support of the community and i feel so bad low ms. brown we don't have any video coming forward but the last 5 years we've getting better evidence people are coming forward and a lot of it is because we're doing things that are not routinelyly police things we want to claim the young folks before they go down the path. it's equally as impact full on

victim's as it the suspects. you're just as likely to be a victim >> i'm glad i said that are you reminded me of the annoys things i said. i know i asked a little bit earlier those crimes are at a faster cliff clip it would be helpful to have a report of the urban solved homicides going back ten years by zip code only for a tool to recognize the collective impact of the trauma and loss particularly those that are urban solved we certainly understand the challenges but i think from a public safety prospective certainly community have been disproportionately effected by homicides and kindss

we haven't closed so that information would be helpful cohesive >> commissioner caan. i second the commissioners comment this department that we focus on preschool and education and the sticker on the parking meter is a creative and simply prevention strategy i've never thought about that. that come out of the northern community. this comes oftentimes we found what the commissioner kim is doing we're not two proud to know we get when we don't know go everything >> that's great and it shows the mrpdz partnership with the community it allows time for the communication. so and cohesive i e-mailed you about this the for the valencia

gardens i want to ask you were there a forum for people to talk about things. there of the negative feelings that come out of that and then how do you resolve this and the mission captain weekly meeting is where it's going to happen. i want to get a sense of that. i followed up captain moser had a meeting following the value lengths garden. it was moderately attend but he said it was not by any means acrimonious. there was mission stations four blocks from valencia street. >> it was not that well attended. what's the next steps in engaging the community on this.

they had a meeting within 4 weeks of the event so - >> those are capture meetings. >> sure. i had him make sure that the valencia garden knew of the meetings >> thank you commissioner loft tuesday and commissioner khan. commissioner dejoe's >> i don't know if this is a new item but i see in our staff this thing about the homeless and the rights of the homeless. i know it's been here a couple of week i went on vacation but when i left we were talking about some of the newsletters and i think about the homeless there's been apologize gone out to the community and i have a doubt seen them can i get a copy of that >> sure.

>> maybe we can talk about the policy of handling the newsletters and certain citizens in our community and regarding the homeless. >> again, the captain put out an apologize he put out a more direct apologize for but in both apologizes he mentioned he in no way, shape, or form he was mistaken low trying to be clever and he i'd like and i want that exact wording after you look up the defines it was offense. i didn't offense to insult anyone but it was offensive and needs an apologize.

sending a news letter period if it, you know, if it someone found it offensive i think that's inadequate so if you could send me what was done i have people sending me e-mails president to know the statue >> i'll send you the second apologize. >> are we rode for the second parts of 2a. >> sure. i've asked captain lazzaro he's the senior captain in the police department that's not actually on disability or out of the city. so one the traditions of the senior captains in the police department period i have the honor to known and adjourn meetings so i thought it would

be appropriate tloo although he looks like the youngest captain. it would be his honor to present our tradition >> thank you very much chief. good evening president and chief and director hicks and deputy cohesive chinning. i'm the commanding officer of the command description of. this evening i'm going to go through our department policy as it relates to awards so you and is public are aware as to how we make those selections. i will start off by saying as supervisory and commission officers it's our role to

identify outstanding performance. this is a very important part of the work we do and take this responsibility seriously and follow the provision of general order 3.09. with that, i'm going to briefly go through it. all right. so i like to talk about the different what is your address. starting with the gold metal of valor it's merited when the following exist outstanding bravery above and beyond where failure to take action would not justify sensor and if the officers e officer had a sufficient amount of time to justify the risk and where the officer was prevented from the objective from the injury or

death. it's the highest honor and we take it seriously and we don't offer it regularly. the second highest is the silver valor of honor it's hound when an officer man tests outstanding bravingy in the circumstances not required in the metal of value our they risk their lives or with a replacing would assume his or her lynch life ♪ dare or the officers accomplished the objective or prevented from establishing his objective. the braurns is the third. members of the award committees shall determine the degree of danger whether silver or bronze

metal of valor shall be awarded. now we have the meritorious conduct award for investigation. the meritorious conduct award is for serious injury cases. it's for painstakingly diligence and the officer weighed and looked at the circumstances at it's disposal and not based on a informant. merit yes, sir. conduct award. a life saving award the officer administrators life helping 0 in the course. the u.s. open champing last year

crp the officer saved his life and the chief game a life saving award. a member is w0u7bd or receives a serious junior. kirgs consideration for the degree of junior facing the officer during the incident and the injury or wound must have cost medical a treatment. >>. when an officer losses consciousness or a bone fraction or bodily functions or sorrow junior that happens upon a police officer. it's a direct result of the police officers actions. we avoid trying to give the award when the circumstances are

questionable we submit that to the full committee for a vote. it didn't preclude them from getting hi, other type of metal the purple heart award so on. with the police officer acts that are done that otherwise don't fall into the metal of honor category this is an outstanding performance award from the crime technology division everyone in that unit received an award. the captains employmenty award is the person two 0 guarantee goes above and beyond their performance and we really like nominating folks for an award to anonymous award our officers but

to really present - to really bring forth should not performance a member motive get that for making a homicide arrest or help a citizen above and beyond kind of the wild for about. they'll get to present it to the officer. okay. so those are the different tiefdz of award now the process. how it works is the award is nominated by way of memoranda. so supervisory officer will remember them and describe the actions and demonstrate house u how the actions come with within the criteria of the award. the police officer have american people investigation to see if the metal is deserved.

chief suhr gets the report and forwards the offer to the office and put into a package for screening by the count i committee. if it's a unit civilization. in terms of a term limit it's based on the limit for 60 cases it - a member has to be nominated within 60 days if not chief suhr has to allow that time limit to go beyond of the 60 days. an officer my nominate themselves for an award. the commission may award any member for meritorious conduct may not you steady one months pay of that member.

i mentioned an awards committee once the package goes to the committee it's made up of 3 captains serving and term even if 6 months. i had an honor to serve on the awards committee. the 3 captains are replaced with the next captains in senior it. the captains are rooted through the screening committee then the next 3 had an opportunity and we go back to the top of the order. there's a consensus so the department gives a package and

there's a consensus where it out of that have 0 agree. we either approve it and move it pardon pa forward or return it to the captain and say it explicit merit a metal or maybe a nomination for a metal of valor but we believe it's more of a police accumulation it's the two-thirds majority. after the process of the award screening committee we've gone through the package we forward it back to the office and prepare for a committee meeting at the 551 room in the hall of justice. all the command staff and

captains are present as voting members and again, no acting captains the chief coyote often substitutes the honor that you have is you get to participate in this progress. the secretary of commission inspector morrow serves. 6 constitutes a quorum we have to have of the animatess are voted that on separately the awards committee who - if i'm the captain that animates someone i can be there but not vote. 2/3rds must vote and if the majority is not met for example, maybe many of us think the

person is deserving of a metal of honor but we don't have the two-thirds majority it will be put on the next highest metal which is is bronze. the voting is made by secretary ballot unless waved and forwarded to the chief of police for approval. all right. i want to talk about awards screening committee there's a history that's involved. we're all in 551 and the nominating member gets to come into the room their dressed in their class a the commanding officer explains the raendz that officer is being nominated. the nominated member is asked questions the voting process

begins and i talked to reece about this today. there's about 50 or 60 animatesed that come through every year. we have a box it's about one hundred and 50-year-old we use mashldz we use those beautiful mashldz that are color code and the box gets passed around i love this tradition. i had to ask how would the box is it's about one hundred and 50 years. if the member receives a metal of valor let me say we vote if the person receives a metal of valor we all shake their hand. if the member receives a lessor

award they wait in the office and are told. after the awards - the police officers are given their awards no matter what it is on an annual or semiannual basis we have a recipient ceremony. you all have been there we invite the family and friends and commission officers to formerly present an award to an officer. the command staff and captains are unusual in tenants. a lessor award then that award is given to let commanding officer and the captain is responsible to present the award to the officer. that concludes my presentation about the officers award

process. >> thank you very much captain lazzaro. i know that most of commission >> if i could add once again it's done the namthdz are forwarded to see if there's any complaints before they're given the award. >> commissioners any for captain lazzaro regarding this presentation. >> thank you. i think i appreciate the time. so i had a couple of questions. one it during the voting process part of the - is there any information presented about whether or not there's >> pending inspirational affairs investigation or a district attorney investigation. >> no. >> that's not presented at all.

>> no 0 that's why it's presented to occ after the fact. what happens in the commission is the nomination itself is read word for word. it's a memoranda it wouldn't be in the memoranda except for the exact facts. it's not a question that's asked of the nominate necessary it's not - i'm trying to get a sense >> i've been in the room since 1997 and i do know that is what is expected of occ. >> if i might respond what is expected of occ is to report out on any pending occ investigations but as to whether or not there's separate internal

affairs or a separate district attorney investigation that's not the function of occ nor do we have that information that's held in want police department. >> right that's correct. >> and i also wanted to ask i know there of the some discussion prior to tonight how long an investigation takes with the impersonal fairdz and about the da's investigation. i was trying to do a little bit of background investigation has been been a long-range period of time for officer involved shootings. today know is there american people afternoon time i've heard it's about a year >> no i don't think that's the case. there's still several da investigations that are open and

depending upon the complexity of the case it can take years >> is there an average. i don't have that >> and how about internal affairs. >> if there's an internal affairs investigation? >> that's part of why the item came up i expressed concern i want to make sure when there's an pending investigation and two we want to care a rule or have the award processed for that case until the investigations are concluded for us to consider. i noticed the 3.09 that captain lazzaro did a good job >> well 3304 make sure that all the investigations are done

within the year. pretty much our investigation is forwarded to the da to make a review and issue what would be a declination letter on an officer shooting. but again, there's no predict our of how long it could take. >> okay. thank you. thank you, commissioner da joe's. i've had the honor of sitting in on the process it's a little bit choifk but it's humbling and it's nice way for the captains to get together and discuss the police officers role doing heroic things running into burning building and doing a lot of heroic