HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 12082015 - D.2RECOMMENDATION(S):
RECEIVE oral report from the Sheriff, Health Services Director, and Employment and Human Services Director on
the security precautions that exist at County health and social services facilities.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None. This is an informational report.
BACKGROUND:
Two gunmen wearing military-style gear and armed with assault rifles opened fire at about 11:00 a.m. on
Wednesday, December 2, at a Southern California social services center where a holiday gathering of San Bernardino
County Department of Public Health employees was taking place, killing at least 14 people and wounding more than
20 people in what authorities described as a targeted mission. The shooting spree, which was described by police as a
precision attack, lasted about five minutes. Witnesses said several people locked themselves in their offices,
desperately waiting to be rescued by police, after gunfire erupted at the Inland Regional Center, which serves people
with developmental disabilities. Three explosive devices -- all connected to one another -- were found at the social
services center, police said. As of this writing, the two suspects had been killed by police a few miles away from the
Inland Regional Center shooting location in San Bernardino. The shooters were later identified to be an employee of
the San Bernardino County Department of Public Health and his fiancee. Police shed no light on a motive for the
mass shooting, which came five days after a gunman opened fire at Planned Parenthood in Colorado, killing three.
Among the possible motives, according to the FBI: some kind of workplace grudge or terrorism or a mix of both.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 12/08/2015 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Julie DiMaggio Enea
(925) 335-1077
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the
Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: December 8, 2015
, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc:
D.2
To:Board of Supervisors
From:David Twa, County Administrator
Date:December 8, 2015
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:UPDATE ON SECURITY PRECAUTIONS AT COUNTY FACILITIES
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
But the bureau would not elaborate. The Washington Post reported that 12 pipe bombs and extensive amounts of
ammunition were later found at the suspects' home and CNN reported that the the killers had been in communication
with terrorist suspects.
In light of this attack, the Board Chair requested the Sheriff, Health Services Director, and Employment and Human
Services Director to provide the Board with an update on security precautions that exist at County facilities and, in
particular, County health and social services facilities. Sheriff Livingston, Dr. Walker, and EHS Director Kathy
Gallagher will address the Board today on this matter. Public Works Department staff will also be available.