it's led by commissioner melara, and it's been in existence since 2012, and it's a great way to get the collaborators at the table to move fashd language access. tonight tonight, we have some of those collaborators present. la casa has a huge staff. they volunteer their time, they teach at the police academy. if you'd like to standup, thank all of you for all your work you do all year for the department, and for the city [applause]. >> thank you very much, very much. >> so they're here this evening, and they contribute their time to make our department better and our city a better place to live and

commissioner dejesus, commissioner melara, mission summer herrish. you have a quorum also with us tonight is the chief of police, william scott. i don't see the representative from the dpa. mr. henderson is arrive from the dpa. >> thank you, secretary. members of the san francisco public, thank you for joining us on wednesday, february 7, 2018 for the regular meeting of the san francisco police commission. would you begin with item one. >> adoption of minutes for november 3, 8, december 6, january 10 and 17 of 2018. >> thank you. in your packet are the proposed minutes as the secretary has read out november 3rd, novembe november 8th and december 6th of 2017, and the january 10th and 17th minutes of 2018. hopefully you have had a chance to review the minutes. any comments or questions? i would entertain appropriate motion. >> move to approve. >> second. >> all in favor. >> public comment first on april approval of the minutes. thank you. seeing no public comment, public comment on item one is now closed. moved by commissioner dejesus, seconded by mazz

commissioner melara? >> thank you, commander lozar. this committee is very close to my heart, not only because i believe in delivering culturally competent services and also because of my commitment to domestic violence, but i want to say that this committee would not be what it is and producing what it does without the commitment of the many people from the community that come to those meetings, and i would say the leadership of mayor -- of miss marian, because you're the one who keeps it together. you're the glue who brings it together, and so i want to thank you because your commitment really brings me to the tab the table, you know, it's really commendable. >> which agency is she with? >> you know, i forget. >> she's with the police department. >> thanks very much, commissioner melara. thank you very much, commissioner lozar, and thank you, everyone, beverly, everyone who's been doing this throughout the years. again, people come to talk about the things that aren't right, and we started this process how many years ago? so many yea

so the motion to i a prove the budget was made by commissioner melara, seconded by commissioner mazzuccoect, secretary kilshaw? okay. all in favor? any opposed? motion carries. director, you have our approval on the budget. thank you so much for being here. all right. next item, secretary kilshaw. >> item five, discussion and possible action to approve draft revised department general order 3.01. written communication system for purposes of engaging in the meet and confer process with the police officers association. discussion and possible action. >> commissioners, now, we have already discussed at length this particular d.g.o. and its revisions as you will recall. we did not vote on it because it had not been posted the requisite amount of day. it has now been posted the requisite amount of days, but if there is further comment or xhe on it, i think -- further comment or question on that, that is now. >> i would move to pass the matter based on our prior conversations. >> second. >> okay. moved by commissioner mazzucco. seconded by commissioner marshall. public comment. hopefully on d.

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