{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2021-05-08", "page": 1, "text": "MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING\nSATURDAY--MAY 8, 2021--3:00 - P.M.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft convened the meeting at 3:09 p.m. Councilmember Daysog led the\nPledge of Allegiance.\nROLL CALL -\nPresent:\nCouncilmembers Daysog, Herrera Spencer, Knox\nWhite, Vella, and Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft - 5. [Note: The\nmeeting was conducted via Zoom]\nAbsent:\nNone.\nCOUNCIL REFERRAL\n(21-323) Consider Directing the City Manager to Take Immediate Action Related to\nAlameda Police Department (APD) Response to 911 Calls by Dispatchers and Police\nOfficers, Require Non-Police Response to Certain 911 Calls, Prepare a Compendium of All\nMental Health Resources Currently Available to APD, Revise APD Use of Force Policies\nand Establish Protocols for Requesting Non-Police Response, Backup, and/or\nInterventions, Create a Mental Health-Oriented Response Model, Initiate a Public Education\nCampaign to Provide Easily Accessible Alternatives to Calling 911, and Work with City\nCouncil to Create a Civilian Police Oversight Board. (Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft and Vice Mayor\nVella)\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft and Vice Mayor Vella gave a presentation.\nCouncilmember Herrera Spencer inquired whether this is the meeting Vice Mayor tweeted\nabout: calling for an emergency City Council meeting so action can be taken in response to\nthe death of Mario Gonzalez.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft responded the meeting that she and the Vice Mayor called is for the\npurpose stated in the Council Referral.\nCouncilmember Herrera Spencer stated it sounds like it is not that meeting; she would like\nclarification that it is not the intent of the meeting; she would also like clarification about the\nCouncil giving direction on March 16th; there were an array of motions, which were\nunanimously supported; her understanding is that said direction would be coming back to\nCouncil; she thinks Council has already given direction on many, if not all, of the points in\nthe Referral; she would like to know if Councilmembers are now opposing the motions that\nwere made on March 16th; questioned what new items required holding this meeting and\nhow the list differs from the direction Council already gave to staff.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated that she believes Council can accelerate and supplement some\nof the Subcommittee recommendations; she has been working with organizations, such as\nAlameda County Behavioral Health Services, and reaching out to other Mayors and has\nlearned about things that Alameda would be able to use, which is why it is important to have\na compendium of all the resources; others do not have a 24 hours a day, 7 days a week\n(24/7) response, which is a shortcoming; the City of Berkeley has its own Health\nSpecial Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n1\nMay 8, 2021", "path": "CityCouncil/2021-05-08.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2021-05-08", "page": 2, "text": "Department with a Mental Health Division and sends mental health calls to John George\nPavilion and overdoses to Alta Bates Hospital; it is important to see what resources are out\nthere and how cities might partner to provide services; she could discuss the White Bridge\nClinic; the Crisis Assistance Helping Out On The Streets (CAHOOTS) model should be\naccelerated, as well as immediate training for Dispatchers and Officers related to the\ncompendium.\nCouncilmember Herrera Spencer stated that she believes Council already gave direction on\nthe issues, especially the CAHOOTS model; inquired whether the Mayor and Vice Mayor\nhave a proposal for other areas the City Manager and staff are currently working on that will\nbe on the upcoming agenda; inquired whether the direction is for staff to stop working on\nsaid items and dedicate more time to other areas being proposed.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated Council will be hearing from the City Manager as part of the\ndiscussion.\nIn response to Councilmember Daysog's inquiry about the nine minute Council speaking\nrule, the City Clerk stated the Council Meeting Rules of Order have an exception; nine\nminutes does not apply to a meeting with a single item with no other business being\naddressed, such as this meeting; however, the presentation and public comments are still\ntimed.\nCouncilmember Knox White inquired whether the City Manager could provide an update on\nthe work being done.\nThe City Manager stated staff has been looking at models such as CAHOOTS, Community\nParamedicine and a couple of different alternatives, as well as crisis services through the\nCounty; different resources are being reviewed; one issue is 24/7 response, which is not\ncurrently available; one model or a combination of models is being reviewed; the use of\nforce policy is being reviewed; the incoming Police Chief also forwarded information on\nadvisory and oversight committees.\nDiscussed Police allowing an armed man to terrorize a gathering of mostly black protesters,\nkilling Mario Gonzales, and requests for unarmed mental health first responders; stated\nover 10,000 people signed a petition; echoed the demands of the Gonzales family; urged\nCouncil to adopt a program like Mobile Assistance Community Responders of Oakland\n(MACRO); discussed a reduction in Police services and funding: Jenice Anderson,\nAlameda.\nStated the Council knows what to do and has the Steering Committee recommendations, a\npetition, a list of demands and the suggestions from today; Council should set aside petty\nissues and come through for Mario Gonzales, as well as other Black and Brown people who\nhave died in Police custody; Alameda is not different or special; a man did not need to die:\nCheryl Taylor, Steering Committee.\nStated Mental Health (MH) First is a non-Police response to decriminalize mental health\ncrises; what happened to Mario Gonzales is a direct result of systematic hostility; she is in\nsolidarity with the family; a community response model autonomous from Police is needed;\nSpecial Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n2\nAmy 8, 2021", "path": "CityCouncil/2021-05-08.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2021-05-08", "page": 3, "text": "more Police training has been proven not to work; discussed CAHOOTS; urged consulting\nwith Black and Brown local organizers and not working with the Oakland Mayor: Rebecca\nRuiz, MH First.\nThanked the Mayor and Council for prioritizing the meeting; stated it is time to take action;\nshe supports the demands of Mario Gonzales's family; 50% of 911 calls are for non-criminal\nmatters; outlined actions Council should take: Debra Mendoza, Unbundling Police Services\nSubcommittee.\nStated people demanded change last year; the City needs an immediately implementable\nprogram supported by those most impacted; MH First and MACRO can happen now; the\nOfficers and civilian should be fired; discussed funding; urged Council to support the\ndemands of Mario Gonzales's family and to take action now: Alexia Arocha, Alameda.\nDiscussed public input and the public process to evaluate public safety; urged Council to\ntake immediate action to unbundle health calls, not to spend more money on Police training\nand to use Police funds for mental health programs: Erin Fraser, Unbundling Police\nServices Subcommittee.\nDiscussed Lexipol policy use and adoption; outlined handcuffing and restraint policies that\nshould be implemented; expressed support for Charter reform and a commission with real\nteeth; urged Council to work quickly: Zac Bowling, Alameda.\nDiscussed youth being criminalized by Police and Mario Gonzales's brother; expressed\nsupport for the family's demands, creation of a City and community model and not\ncollaborating with Oakland Mayor or having Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training or\nCAHOOTS: Barni Qaasim, Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice.\nExpressed support for the family's demands; outlined suggestions for a mental health\nprogram: Evelyn Canal.\nDiscussed previous demands, not keeping commitments and coming along together; urged\nCouncil to lead, meet the demands of Mario Gonzales's family and create a mental health\nresponse housed outside of the Police Department: Grover Wehman-Brown, Alameda.\nDiscussed adoption of Subcommittee recommendations; urged Council to do the right thing\nand put teeth behind recommendations: Heather Reed, Systemic and Community Racism\nSubcommittee.\nStated Police in Alameda are operating to keep Black and Brown people in their place;\nno\namount of Police reform will work; Police killed Mario because they could not control him\nand should all be fired; Police funds should be reallocated to mental health professionals:\nMarilyn Rothman, Alameda.\nStated where a city puts it funds is where it gets results; discussed services; urged\nresources go to things that lift up children and provide a hand up; stated any solution must\nput the community first and value the experiences of people impacted by Police; urged\nreview of restraint policies: Jennifer Rakowski, Alameda.\nSpecial Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n3\nMay 8, 2021", "path": "CityCouncil/2021-05-08.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2021-05-08", "page": 4, "text": "Discussed an incident when she called the Police; stated a single 24 hour number is\nneeded for calls that do not need a Police response; urged Council to implement the items\nin the Referral: Jennifer Taggart, Alameda.\nOutlined a letter submitted by the Alameda Justice Alliance (AJA); urged funds be shifted\nfrom Police to social services: Laura Thomas, AJA.\nDiscussed American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) People Power meetings in 2017 and\nsystemic racism; urged Officers be fired and Council adopt and fund the Subcommittee\nrecommendations: Amos White, Alameda.\nStated that he supports the demands of Mario Gonzales's family and swift implementation\nof the Subcommittee recommendations, including an oversight board and unbundling\nservices; something must change; fundamental rights should not be subject to a democratic\nvote: Josh Geyer, Alameda.\nDiscussed Mario Gonzales's death; urged Council to approve the Referral and\nSubcommittee recommendations; stated the damage the Police Department is inflicting on\ncommunity members must end; the community demands justice be served for Mario\nGonzales and the Officers be brought to justice: Kristen Welch, Alameda.\nExpressed his outrage; demanded the Officers be charged and the family demands be\nsupported; outlined the Alameda County Pool of Consumer Champions (POCC) and State\nbills: Austin Tam, POCC.\nStated 1,532 neighbors signed a petition demanding APD funding be diverted for mental\nhealth responders; Mario Gonzales's tragic death has made it obvious the Police\nDepartment is not equipped to handle people in different mental states; urged funding for\nmental health responders and related community services: Ashley Lorden, Alameda.\nStated what happened to Mario Gonzales was unfathomably appalling; he supports the\nfamily's demands; urged Council to vote yes on all aspects of the Referral: Kevin McCarty,\nAlameda.\nStated Transform Alameda is pushing for justice for Mario Gonzales and his family; one of\nthe Officers attends her church and is known as a gentle, kind person; the example shows\nthe City cannot train its way out of Police violence and harm; a system of safe policing is not\npossible; the only way to prevent further deaths is by reducing contact between Black and\nBrown communities and the Police; urged the creation of a non-Police crisis response be\nprioritized: Carly Stadum-Liang, Transform Alameda.\nDiscussed Police Department systemic problems; stated everyone bears responsibility;\nstated the investigation should look at the entire Department, not just the specific Officers:\nBen Calica, Alameda.\nStated the City needs to swiftly shift responsibilities for responding to non-criminal matters,\nespecially mental health calls; discussed the need for community oversight; stated project\nSpecial Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n4\nAmy 8, 2021", "path": "CityCouncil/2021-05-08.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2021-05-08", "page": 5, "text": "management is needed to move the City where it needs to be; discussed the Brown VS.\nBoard of Education case; urged actions be with all deliberate speed: Jonathan Soglin,\nUnbundling Police Services Subcommittee.\nEchoed the demands of the Gonzales family; discussed liability; stated policing is about\ncontrol and violence, not safety; Council is upholding Alameda's racist legacy; urged APD\nbe defunded in the upcoming budget process: Is Sullivan, Alameda.\nEchoed the demands of Mario Gonzales's family; urged a program similar to MACRO be\nimplemented and Alameda Police be defunded in the upcoming budget cycle; stated Black\nand Brown people do not feel safe in Alameda: Jam C.\nStated the City needs a non-Police response to mental health crises calls; encouraged\nworking to implement something similar to MACRO; expressed concern about the Police\nlabor agreement: Lorin Salem, Alameda.\nOutlined steps that should be taken: meet the demands of Mario Gonzales's family,\nimmediately implement community oversight of the Police Department, start a community\ndirected comprehensive policy and practices review and create a non-Police response for\nall non-criminal matters, especially mental health, intoxication and homelessness calls;\nsuggested hiring an outside consultant; discussed funding: Beth Kenny, Alameda.\nUrged funds be reallocated to mental health services; expressed concern about having to\ncall a number different than 911: Sharon Golden, Alameda.\nStated the killing of Mario Gonzales was horrific; discussed 911 calls and the job of Police\nOfficers; urged defunding of APD and funding of services that will help all people: Brandon\nSvec, Alameda.\nStated that her first lessons in racism came from growing up in Alameda; urged the\ndemands of Mario Gonzales's family be met; stated training will not eliminate racism; urged\nfollowing the solutions proposed by Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC)\ncommunity members: Claire Valderama-Wallace\nStated Mario Gonzales might have lived if Alameda's Police violence emergency, which has\nbeen endured for decades, had been treated as an emergency; discussed being complicit;\nurged using Police Department funding; discussed racism in Alameda: Savanna Cheer,\nAlameda.\nUrged mental health and similar incident responses be separate from the Police\nDepartment; encouraged the responses be within the 911 system; stated Dispatch and\nComputer-Aided Dispatch (CAD) could be removed from the Police Department, which has\nbeen done in other cities: Lucy Gigli, Alameda.\nStated that she is saddened and outraged; the demands from the community and Mario\nGonzales's family are echoed in a letter she submitted along with 40 other Alameda moms;\nquestioned what is the hold up: Meredith Hoskin, Alameda.\nSpecial Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n5\nMay 8, 2021", "path": "CityCouncil/2021-05-08.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2021-05-08", "page": 6, "text": "Inquired about Police reform proposed by the former Police Chief and why the Mali Watkins\nreport has not been made public: Marilyn Grabina.\nStated Alameda and its Police are not different or special; asked Council to immediately\nhear and act upon the demands of Mario Gonzales's family and the Subcommittee\nrecommendations; urged Council to stop resisting change: Melodye Montgomery, Alameda.\nImplored Council to take action today; stated Mario died because the City delayed action;\nechoed the family's demands; urged focusing on MACRO; stated that she supports the\ndemands of 11,000 petition signatories: Laura Cutrona, Alameda.\nDiscussed her mental health nursing experience in San Francisco 10 years ago; stated\neveryone should be outraged; recommended mental health professional work in tandem\nwith the Alameda Police and a separate organization, such as the Geriatric Assessment\nand Treatment Program; suggested the mental health treatment program be named after\nMario Gonzales: Jeanne Lahaie.\n***\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft called a recess at 4:46 p.m. and reconvened the meeting at 5:04 p.m.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft discussed the CAHOOTS program; stated that she wants whatever is\ndone in Alameda to be done in partnership with the community; she and Vice Mayor Vella\nmet with Cat Brooks from the Anti Police Terror Program (APTP); she is grateful for the\nresources; discussed the Subcommittees; stated that she is hoping to hit the accelerator\nharder; discussed a SF Gate article quote.\nVice Mayor Vella stated that she hopes the Council will act with all deliberate speed; today\nis geared at coming up with a concrete timeline for implementation of very clear changes to\nprotocols and practices; she would like Council to discuss each recommendation; discussed\nnon-armed responses to mental health calls; inquired whether the City can transition; what\nis needed to do so; what can currently be used 24/7; how many calls are there; how can\ncommunity be built to ensure that there are alternatives for folks in crisis; what is required to\nhave trained mental health professionals; how are non-Police responses dispatched; how\ndoes the City go about implementation with deliberate speed; what is the timeline for a\nballot initiative; what could be established now to review policies and give oversight; stated\nthat she wants Council to go through the items and staff to provide input; discussed County\nHealth and dispatching.\nThe City Manager stated a non-Police response can be done; 24/7 response needs to be\naddressed; the Community Paramedicine program could be expanded; a combination could\nbe done similar to MACRO; staff needs Council direction on which model would work best\nshort and long term; staff is working on ways to move forward; he has been in discussion\nwith the County about its programs.\nIn response to Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft's inquiry, the City Manager stated there are proposed\nCity models versus accessing County services.\nSpecial Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n6\nAmy 8, 2021", "path": "CityCouncil/2021-05-08.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2021-05-08", "page": 7, "text": "Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired about community based response, to which the City Manager\nresponded community based response would be similar to CAHOOTS or the Mental Health\nFirst program.\nCouncilmember Daysog discussed how an implementation timeline related to personnel\nwould be helpful; expressed support for project management and something actionable;\nstated Council direction should request the City Manager to review different mental health\nmodels and a work plan, including models less than 24/7 versus 24/7; planning project\nmanagement work would be useful for him.\nCouncilmember Herrera Spencer stated on March 16th, Council gave direction to the City\nManager to look into different models; discussed the Community Paramedicine program;\ninquired whether mental health calls are already being addressed by Fire; stated perhaps\nbetter coordination is needed between the Police and Community Paramedicine; Alameda\nHospital could be part of the solution; the City has a good foundation; the City meets with\nthe Hospital; she suggested adding Alameda Family Services to the meetings; something\nseamless could happen.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft noted Alameda Health Services (AHS) is picking up one year of costs\nfor the Community Paramedic; discussed a conversation with AHS Chief Executive Officer.\nCouncilmember Herrera Spencer inquired whether mental health services calls are sent to\nthe Fire Department and whether there is coordination with the Police Department;\nrequested an explanation of what is currently done.\nThe Interim Fire Chief responded the vast majority of calls are 911 calls, which are received\nby Police Dispatch; stated Dispatch assess whether it is a Police or Fire call; Fire calls are\ntransferred to the Fire Dispatch center, which dispatches all calls across the County; mental\nhealth crisis calls historically go to the Police Department; non-violent calls could go to the\nFire Department; Fire often goes on the calls in the event the person needs transport to a\nfacility; currently, a lot of people are transported to the John George County facility; the\nPolice Department calls the Fire Department for transport to John George when someone is\non a 5150 hold; if it is medical emergency, the Fire Department transports to the closest,\nmost appropriate hospital; the Fire Department is currently in the second position on a call\nfor service for a mental health crisis; he has had conversations with the Police Chief and\nCity Manager about moving the Fire Department into the first position; provided a recent\nexample; stated there is a possibility to dispatch non-violent calls to the Fire Department; if\nthe situation is unstable, the Police Department might have to be called; in many cases,\npatients can be handled by the Fire Department; the Community Paramedic does not work\n24/7, 365 days a year, but ambulances and on duty personnel are available around the\nclock, including on duty managers and supervisors.\nIn response Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft's inquiry regarding mental health training, the Interim Fire\nChief stated there is continuing education, which is mostly about medications and reactions;\nEmergency Medical Technician (EMT) and Paramedics learn mental health in school;\nspecialty education on mental health crisis issues has been offered by Alameda County\nEmergency Medical Services (EMS); it is a 90 hour de-escalation and crisis intervention\nprogram.\nSpecial Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n7\nMay 8, 2021", "path": "CityCouncil/2021-05-08.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2021-05-08", "page": 8, "text": "In response to Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft's inquiry, the Interim Fire Chief outlined the Alameda\nCounty Community Assessment Treatment and Transport Team (CATT), which sends a\nClinician and an EMT to respond to calls; stated it is on a very limited basis due to not\nhaving staffing at this time; discussed transports; stated in preliminary conversations,\nCounty EMS has offered to allow the Fire Department latitude in transporting calls to\nalternative destinations, rather than the emergency room.\nCouncilmember Herrera Spencer requested clarification whether non-violent calls could go\nto Fire first, which is already happening in some situations; stated doing so could be a short-\nterm, immediate change.\nThe Interim Fire Chief stated the calls appropriately go to Police Dispatch that has the\nproper equipment to follow calls; discussed Dispatch operations; stated non-violent calls\ncould go to Fire.\nVice Mayor Vella stated that she does not have a problem switching non-violent calls for\nservice to Fire first if there is a mechanism in place; stated that all 5150 calls do not need to\ngo to John George; inquired whether there is a way to work with civilian or community\nbased response models; how it could be integrated; are there alternative destinations other\nthan a hospital or John George, such as a day center.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated that she would like the City Manager to respond since he has\nbeen surveying options; she is interested in working with people who are currently trained\nand working in the mental health field; Firefighters getting 90 hours training is admirable;\nhowever, there is something to be said for someone already well versed in responding; calls\ncould involve the homeless, which involves connecting to existing resources; requested the\nCity Manager to share what he has learned about other transport options.\nThe City Manager stated the County has the mobile crisis teams; the question is whether\nCouncil wants community based, agency paramedicine or some combination; the models\nare being evaluated; answers can be provided if Council prefers one model; options can be\nbrought back.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated that she wants whatever can provide the most coverage; she\ndoes not want gaps in coverage; when calls come in, she does not want to send the Police\nbecause there is no one else to call; she has not researched the best model; it may be\ncobbling a couple of different systems together.\nCouncilmember Knox White acknowledged the loss of Mario Gonzales; stated condolences\nare not enough; with a couple of tweaks on a few items, he will be ready to support the\nseven items in the Referral; Councilmember Daysog's comments started down the path he\nwas also thinking about; as the policy body, Council should ask the City Manager to come\nback with recommendations; as Councilmember Herrera Spencer said direction has been to\nstart looking at the matter; he was heartened that the City Manager already had meetings\non the books and was working on the issue the day following Mario Gonzales's death; he\ndoes not have a strong belief whether it needs to be a community or staff based\norganization; for longevity, having things within the organization tends to ensure it stays;\nSpecial Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n8\nAmy 8, 2021", "path": "CityCouncil/2021-05-08.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2021-05-08", "page": 9, "text": "outcomes and the types of tools should be identified; there is a place for well-trained\nParamedics and Firefighters, but mental health professionals will be needed as well; rather\nthan choosing a specific model, he would like to consider giving direction to remove as\nmany calls from the Police Department as fast as possible, without having to come back to\nCouncil and using any resources available, such as CATT or the Fire Department; the\nadministrative change should be made if Council gives policy direction; direction should be\ngiven to bring a pilot project back within eight weeks; it will probably sound a lot like what\nCouncilmember Herrera Spencer said using the community based Paramedicine program; it\nneeds to be built out with roles identified and include costs and needed resources; he will\nsupport anything that has a remotely reasonable cost; the City is in this position because\ncuts have been made; the longer term conversation can start once the pilot is up and\nrunning; everyone is saying get something going now; by the end of the year once the pilot\nis going, a decision can be made about where to go from there; a motion should give\ndirection about what can be done now without asking, just telling Council what is being\ndone; staff should return in eight weeks or faster if possible; staff has been meeting with the\nCounty since last summer; some of the things on the table are exciting and would make the\nCity a Nation leading program well beyond MACRO; he does not know what it would look\nlike to have mental health first and bring in community response.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft expressed support for identifying outcomes; inquired whether\nCouncilmember Knox White would like the matter to return by the end of the Fiscal Year.\nCouncilmember Knox White responded in the affirmative.\nCouncilmember Daysog stated the features that he is looking for in a mental health model\nare 24/7 and he prefers in-house staff credentialed in mental health issues; he is looking for\nmodels that fit said bill and could be transferred to fit Alameda; crises can occur late at night\nand early morning, so 24/7 is needed.\nCouncilmember Herrera Spencer stated that she agrees with some of what has been said;\nshe believes Council gave direction to the City Manager on March 16th; she looks forward to\nhearing the City Manager's recommendations; she does not support having the City\nManager implement something before returning to Council; she would support continuing\nthe meeting to a date certain; she is not sure if it can be within a couple of days or if the City\nManager needs more time to come up with a recommendation; discussed the Community\nParamedicine program; stated the program could be expanded and the City would have\ncontrol; she looks forward to hearing more from the City Manager and Fire Department; the\nCity gets mental health calls all of the time; more training may be required; she wants to\nhear from staff about what is needed; Highland Hospital is part of AHS now, which has\ndifferent facilities for mental health and trauma needs; she wants to ensure the City is\nleveraging current assets; tweaking or more fully utilizing what the City currently has should\nbe seamless and is her preference; she is not sure if Alameda Family Services could be\nincluded and be of value; in regards to who to call, staff can disseminate information;\nhowever, most of the numbers are Monday through Friday, 8 am to 5 pm; staff can continue\nto work on who to call without returning to Council; she wants to hear from the City Manager\non how calls will be prioritized; the City Manager's job is to make recommendations; at this\npoint, her go to would be to find out how to leverage the Paramedicine program; discussed\nthe program; stated that she supports the City Manager working with both the Fire and\nSpecial Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n9\nMay 8, 2021", "path": "CityCouncil/2021-05-08.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2021-05-08", "page": 10, "text": "Police Departments to better serve the community going forward.\nVice Mayor Vella stated that she is interested in how the City operationalizes something\nimminently; if it is as easy as changing the priority of who is dispatched, she would like to\nsee Community Paramedicine and Fire dispatched on calls for service for crisis intervention\nand mental health response, rather than sending an armed response; the 90 hours of\nCounty training should be done to give additional tools to people already being dispatched\non calls; she would like to hear more about who Paramedics work with on the calls; she\nwould like to understand the current system and how work is done in conjunction with each\nother; questioned what would it look like to have Clinicians working in conjunction with\nEMTs similar to other cities; stated that she wants to understand integration with the\ncurrent dispatch system; discussed types of crisis calls; stated that she cosigns what has\nbeen said; the City needs to ensure that conversations are not just continued; instruction\nhas been given; she wants to understand what the work plan will look like and the timeline;\nher preference is as soon as possible and before the end of the Fiscal Year.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated that she agrees with almost everything everyone else has said;\ndiscussed the Community Paramedicine program; stated AHS picking up the cost of one\nperson is $250,000; moving forward she would want to look at Clinicians already trained in\nmental health response similar to the Berkeley model; the City should get the most skilled,\nappropriate people; transport should be expanded beyond John George and emergency\ndepartments; there are other facilities that the City may be able to tap into in San Leandro\nand Oakland; she agrees with what Vice Mayor Vella and Councilmember Knox White have\nsaid; who handles the calls should be reprioritized and response should be unarmed\nwhenever possible, which should be done within the next eight weeks.\nCouncilmember Daysog stated that he was pleased to be part of historic reforms on March\n16th; the reforms were not implemented in time to prevent the tragic death of Mr. Gonzales;\nhis death occurring one month after the Council vote underscores the need to redouble\nefforts to implement the reforms; expressed support for the meeting and accelerating the\nreforms; joined the community and City Council in expressing his heartfelt grief over the\ndeath.\nCouncilmember Knox White acknowledged Councilmember Daysog's comments; stated the\nsuccess of the pilot program should be based on removing as many interactions as\npossible; unarmed response is not needed; mental health officials are going to be needed at\nsome point; the City does not have any on staff and would need to bring in consultants or\nstaff at some point in time.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated that she was wondering if the City could tap into Alameda\nFamily Services or some mental health clinical professionals to provide coverage after\nhours when the Community Paramedic is not available.\nCouncilmember Herrera Spencer stated that she wants to hear from the City Manager\nabout whether he has a timeline; she would like an update in regards to the Council\nrequests, which were the same issues raised March 16th.\nThe City Manager stated staff is preparing to bring back a report based on the March 16th\nSpecial Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n10\nAmy 8, 2021", "path": "CityCouncil/2021-05-08.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2021-05-08", "page": 11, "text": "direction, which will return in June with the discussion today helping to inform the report\neven more; three critical areas for a mental health program that need to be brought together\nare: 1) authorization of 5150, which is currently limited law enforcement, 2) ability to\ntransport and 3) connecting to services; the Community Paramedicine and County health\nteams currently do not have 24/7 response; staff can determine how to put the elements\ntogether to reach 24/7; the one Community Paramedic does follow up and do proactive\nwork on individual cases, but does not respond to 911 calls; more full implementation would\nrequire additional resources in the Fire Department; staff will bring back a more full\nCommunity Paramedicine program versus a community based response or model similar to\nCAHOOTS, which would be more long term; the interim approach would be to move as\nmany responses out of Police to an alternative sources, which would come back in June;\nthen, bring back a more long term approach later.\nCouncilmember Herrera Spencer inquired about Fire Department staffing.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated, as a point of clarification, the matter on the agenda has to do\nwith alternative Police response; the Council is not talking about sending Firefighters on\nPolice calls; inquired whether the question stays within the agenda subject matter.\nCouncilmember Herrera Spencer stated the connection is Community Paramedics are\nunder the Fire Department; knowing how many Firefighters are in the City is relevant.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated in order not to confuse the public, there is one Community\nParamedic.\nThe Interim Fire Chief stated there is a minimum of 25 people on duty per day, including the\none shift manager, which is a Battalion Chief; three shifts make it 24/7; the one Community\nParamedic works 40 hours per week; others with a Community Paramedic background work\non shifts, but are not working in said capacity; three ambulance companies have six people.\nIn response to Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft's inquiry, the Interim Fire Chief stated the Community\nParamedic works days; a day assignment differs from a 48 hour shift.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether others are trained, but not acting in the capacity of a\nCommunity Paramedic, to which the Interim Fire Chief responded in the affirmative; stated\nthey can be assigned in as needed if the current employee left.\nCouncilmember Herrera Spencer inquired how difficult it would be to expand the\nCommunity Paramedicine program to 24/7.\nThe Interim Fire Chief responded it would have to be expanded to an around-the-clock\nsquad with three shifts of at least one person; a conversation with the Fire union would be\nrequired; the position would change from 40 to 56 hours.\nCouncilmember Herrera Spencer inquired whether the Community Paramedics could\nsupport the Department if not responding to calls; stated that she thinks it could be a flexible\nprogram.\nSpecial Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n11\nMay 8, 2021", "path": "CityCouncil/2021-05-08.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2021-05-08", "page": 12, "text": "The Interim Fire Chief responded the Fire Department would recommend adding two\nFirefighters per shift, which would be a 24/7, 365 days squad; the Paramedics or EMTs\nwould have special training and additional certifications; outlined equipment the Department\ncurrently has that could be used; stated the Department goes on mental health calls daily;\nof the over 5,000 EMS calls a year, 500 are 5150 transports; the Department would like the\ncalls to go to alternate destinations, which the County has said it would authorize.\nThe City Manager stated the Interim Fire Chief's comments summarize what would be used\non an interim basis prior to implementing a long term approach.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated the City Manager will also be considering the budget\nimplications; review of what the City could get for the cost of a Community Paramedic\nshould be considered; noted Berkeley sends out a Clinician with an EMT; there are options;\nshe appreciates that the City Manager will look at what can be done in the short term;\ninquired whether Council is prepared to move forward with the recommendations accepting\nthe additional clarifications about acting in the immediate term to move calls away from\nPolice, bringing a report back and having the changes implemented before the end of the\nFiscal Year; stated Councilmember Herrera Spencer asked about continuing the meeting;\ninquired whether the City Manager would return at the first June meeting.\nThe City Manager stated that he does not have the specific date yet; it could be the first or\nsecond June meeting.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated that her sense is the Council wants the matter to return sooner\nrather than later; inquired whether the City Manager could respond sooner if the meeting\nwas continued or if more time is needed.\nCouncilmember Knox White stated Councilmember Herrera Spencer seemed to be reacting\nto his comments asking the City Manager to implement things right now before coming back\nwith a pilot program; if said direction is not moving forward, continuing the meeting might\nnot be necessary.\nCouncilmember Herrera Spencer stated direction was already given on a lot of things the\nCity Manager can continue working on; if the City Manager thinks he needs additional\ndirection, it is appropriate for him to come back and check in with Council; discussed the\npurview of the City Manager and what can be done without additional Council direction;\nstated if the City Manager wants to return, she would like an update on the March 16th\ndirection; she would like to continue to move along as Council and staff have been doing;\nshe is not sure whether the City Manager could return sooner; if so, she wants to make the\noption available; discussed community concerns; stated if the City Manager would like to\ncome back June 1st, the meeting does not need to be continued.\nCouncilmember Knox White stated that he would be happy to propose a motion on Referral\nItem 5: create a mental health-oriented response model.\nCouncilmember Knox White moved approval of asking the City Manager, within his\ndiscretion, to move as many responses as he can with existing resources and return no\nlater than the end June, but as early as practicable, with a pilot program proposal and\nSpecial Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n12\nAmy 8, 2021", "path": "CityCouncil/2021-05-08.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2021-05-08", "page": 13, "text": "budget that incorporates all of the feedback heard about how people would like to see it\ndeveloped.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether Councilmember Knox White would consider\namending the motion to include Referral Item 2: a compendium of all mental health\nresources and direct protocols for their use, which comes under the theme of mental health\nresponse.\nCouncilmember Knox White agreed to include Item 2 in the motion.\nVice Mayor Vella seconded the motion.\nUnder discussion, Councilmember Daysog stated that he is confused; the City Manager\nsaid leading up to the March 16th vote, a lot of analysis had been done in terms of different\nmodels; rather than saying the preferred model, the Council provided parameters, such as\n24/7 and preferably in-house; his sense is that the City Manager is ready to move forward in\nterms of recommendations; questioned why wait eight weeks if the City Manager is ready;\nstated his goal was to come out of today with a work plan identifying the tasks required to\nget the program going; if June 1st was way too ambitious, he must have misheard the City\nManager; inquired whether the City Manager could present a program June 1st, along with\nthe associated budget and staffing and an alternative program outlining the look of an\nexpanded Community Paramedicine program.\nThe City Manager responded a conceptual budget and program could be provided June 1st;\nstated in the region and other areas, programs, such as MACRO, will take at least a year to\nimplement; he does not think there is an easy solution; he has committed to moving\nservices that can be moved from Police to other responses when possible; one of the\nissues is 5150 calls; currently, Police is the only agency that can respond to 5150 calls,\nwhich cannot be resolved in the next 10 days; even an interim approach with a pilot\nprogram will take some time; he can bring the concepts by June 1st.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated the Interim Fire Chief said Fire currently handles 500 5150\ntransports a year; inquired whether Fire gets the calls from the Police Department.\nThe City Manager responded in the affirmative.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether there is a way the City Manager could have APD\ndirect 5150 transports to AFD, which is currently done for some calls.\nThe City Attorney responded if the question is whether Firefighters could start making 5150\ndeterminations, State law does not give Firefighters permission.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether direction could be given that once Police makes a\n5150 assessment, transport of the person could be referred to AFD.\nThe City Attorney responded that he believes that is the existing practice.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether it is already happening for all 5150 determinations.\nSpecial Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n13\nMay 8, 2021", "path": "CityCouncil/2021-05-08.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2021-05-08", "page": 14, "text": "The City Manager responded that is primarily occurring; stated if the ambulance is busy,\nthey may go to a second source.\nCouncilmember Knox White stated the motion asks for something different than what the\nCity Manager planned on bringing, which is why he extended the deadline; the motion\ndirects brining a pilot program with a budget, instead of bringing concepts for Council to\ndiscuss further.\nIn response to Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft's inquiry about when the matter would return,\nCouncilmember Knox White stated by the end of June.\nThe City Manager stated having a pilot program with Community Paramedicine doing 5150\nis one of the concepts staff has been working on.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated as it now stands, a 5150 transport by Fire has a Police\npresence that goes with them.\nThe City Manager responded the Police have to define it as a 5150 prior to Fire being able\nto transport.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether or not it is a joint transport situation.\nThe City Manager responded Police do transport at times.\nThe Assistant City Manager stated the way the system works depends on the nature of the\nperson being 5150ed; a Fire transport or ambulance EMT transport is done if that is what is\nnecessary or the Police can do it; the details need to be worked out; he and the City\nManager have been in conversations with the Interim Fire Chief and other members of the\nFire Department; the dispatch training and clinician training for Firefighters have been\nidentified; there have been discussions with the Oakland Fire Chief regarding the MACRO\nprogram; the desire for a quick and efficient transition is understood; there are a lot of\nmoving parts; staff wants to ensure it is being done in a way that meets the community's\nquality and safety expectations; staff is working with AFD labor groups as well; staff wants\nto bring a pilot that can be successful; the timing for launch will involve steps to ensure the\nprogram is set up for success.\nCouncilmember Herrera Spencer stated the City Manager said he would come back with an\nupdate on these issues June 1st and he has come up with a way to determine when Police\nand when Paramedics could be called; she wants to see if the City Manager needs other\ndirection from Council; the City Manager could have done updates and sought direction.\nCouncilmember Knox White called the question.\nOn the call for the question the motion carried by the following roll call vote:\nCouncilmembers Herrera Spencer: No; Knox White: Aye; Vella: Aye; Daysog: No; and\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft: Aye. Ayes: 3. Noes: 2.\nSpecial Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n14\nAmy 8, 2021", "path": "CityCouncil/2021-05-08.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2021-05-08", "page": 15, "text": "Councilmember Knox White stated that he has a couple of other comments; on Referral\nItem 3 [work with City Council to revise APD use of force policies, and establish protocols\nfor requesting non-police response, backup, and/or interventions], instead of working with\nthe City Council, he would like to ask staff to return with a proposed revision; on civilian\noversight [Referral Item 7], the process needs to end up on the ballot; it will take a while for\nit to change; he would like to direct the City Manager to implement policies to review the use\nof force and random body camera videos via his office; it could be the City Manager or his\ndesignee until such time that the City Manager returns with a proposed budget for a position\nof Public Safety Auditor, which would report to either the City Attorney or City Clerk's Office,\nand would help to set up a civilian oversight commission that would report to the position;\nsomething would be brought back as a part of the budget discussion; there are a lot of\nexamples of well-functioning City Boards and Commissions; there is not a lot of examples of\nother civilian police commissions functioning or successfully addressing the issues they\nwere set up to deal with; a hybrid model should be considered; there should be a position\nthat could report directly to Council following a 2022 ballot initiative; the City Manager\nshould be given direction to have civilian oversight of body camera and use of force right\nnow; secondly, come back with short term options while something is considered to be put\non the 2022 ballot, which includes an option for considering a staff position outside the\nHuman Resources chain of command.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether it is Item 7, to which Councilmember Knox White\nresponded in the affirmative; stated it would be civilian oversight; it would not be somebody\nwithin the Department; it would actually be someone outside of the City Manager's office.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired how the matter relates to Item 3 [work with City Council to\nrevise APD use of force policies, and establish protocols for requesting non-police\nresponse, backup, and/or interventions]; inquired whether staff would return to Council with\nrevised APD use of force policies and establish protocols for requesting non-Police\nresponse backup and/or other interventions.\nCouncilmember Knox White stated it would be bringing back a proposal.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated the language would be changed to direct the City Manager to\nprovide revised APD use of policies, to which Councilmember Knox White responded in the\naffirmative; stated it does not have to be the City Manager, it could also be the City\nAttorney.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated it would be to direct staff.\nCouncilmember Daysog stated that he is fine with five of the remaining six items; he did not\nsupport Item 7 back on March 16th even though he voted for the omnibus motion; he still\ndoes not support Charter reform with regard to a Police accountability board; for a small\ntown, it unnecessarily politicizes the situation and will make the work environment for the\nPolice very difficult; there are different ways to achieve it; his request would be to separate\nout Item 7 since he would support the other five remaining items.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft noted Councilmember Knox White modified Item 7.\nSpecial Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n15\nMay 8, 2021", "path": "CityCouncil/2021-05-08.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2021-05-08", "page": 16, "text": "Councilmember Knox White moved approval of the City Manager implementing policies, in\nthe next two weeks, to develop review of all use of force and random body camera video\nchecks via the City Manager's office; it does not have to be the City Manager personally; as\na part of the budget discussion, return with an item to identify a Public Safety Auditor, who\nwould be housed in the City Clerk or City Attorney's office, to begin some civilian oversight\nand help develop what the Commission would look like, with the intent to move through a\nprocess to put something on the ballot by 2022 that may involve moving the position as a\nfourth reporting to City Council, as well as an oversight body that would work with the\nposition, which is a concept that is not a done deal, and come back with ideas on what\noversight could look like so that Council could discuss it, rather than just saying it is a\ncivilian oversight board.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether the motion does not specifically include Charter\namendments, to which Councilmember Knox White responded the motion is to work\ntowards putting something on the ballot in 2022; the Council would need to know what is\nproposed before the measure is placed on the ballot.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether the motion could only address Item 7 and another\nmotion could address everything that has not been touched on yet.\nCouncilmember Knox White stated the motion is only on Item 7 due to Councilmember\nDaysog's concerns; then, Council could address the balance.\nThe City Manager noted there are certain legal and procedural issues related to use of\nforce; bringing something back in two weeks might not be able to be done logistically; by\nJune 1st, he was planning on bringing back where the City is moving forward; bringing\nspecific things back might not be procedurally doable.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether the City Manager has a more feasible date.\nCouncilmember Knox White stated use of force is not a part of his motion.\nIn response to the City Clerk's inquiry regarding use of force being in the motion,\nCouncilmember Knox White stated it relates to oversight of body camera review for use of\nforce, but is not part of Item 3, which is bringing back proposed changes in the use of force\npolicy.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated it is use of force review.\nVice Mayor Vella seconded the motion.\nUnder discussion, Councilmember Daysog request the motion be restated.\nThe City Clerk restated the motion.\nCouncilmember Knox White stated the motion is review of body camera video use of force.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated it is to review all use of force body camera videos; inquired\nSpecial Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n16\nAmy 8, 2021", "path": "CityCouncil/2021-05-08.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2021-05-08", "page": 17, "text": "about the budget including the position.\nCouncilmember Knox White responded the direction is to return with an option for a\npotential budget position that is not under the City Manager.\nCouncilmember Herrera Spencer stated that she believes Council has already given\ndirection; she will be waiting to hear from the City Manager; she will not be supporting the\nmotion.\nOn the call for the question, the motion carried by the following roll call vote:\nCouncilmembers Daysog: No; Herrera Spencer: No; Knox White: Aye; Vella: Aye; and\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft: Aye. Ayes: 3. Noes: 2.\nCouncilmember Knox White moved approval of the balance of the list, Items: 1 [order\nimmediate training for all APD dispatchers on assessing and responding to 911 calls,\nincluding alternatives to dispatching police officers]; 3 [work with City Council to revise APD\nuse of force policies, and establish protocols for requesting non-police response, backup,\nand/or interventions]; 4 [order immediate training for all APD officers on topics identified in\nparagraphs 2) and 3)]; and 6 [initiate a public education campaign to provide easily\naccessible alternatives to calling 911], with the one minor change [to Item 3] to return to City\nCouncil with a revised APD use of force policy.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether the motion is to direct staff to return to the City\nCouncil, to which Councilmember Knox White responded in the affirmative.\nCouncilmember Daysog seconded the motion.\nUnder discussion, Councilmember Herrera Spencer stated that she will not be supporting\nthe motion; Council has already given direction.\nOn the call for the question, the motion carried by the following roll call vote:\nCouncilmembers Daysog: Aye; Herrera Spencer: No; Knox White: Aye; Vella: Aye; and\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft: Aye. Ayes: 4. Noes: 1.\nVice Mayor Vella requested all of the motion be restated.\nThe City Clerk repeated the motions.\nVice Mayor Vella inquired whether the first motion included all the direction given, to which\nCouncilmember Knox White responded in the affirmative.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated Council comments were included.\nVice Mayor Vella inquired whether direction is to come back with different models, including\nbuilding on what the City already has and any work that is already done, to which Mayor\nEzzy Ashcraft responded in the affirmative; stated it includes how to extend response to\n24/7.\nSpecial Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n17\nMay 8, 2021", "path": "CityCouncil/2021-05-08.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2021-05-08", "page": 18, "text": "Vice Mayor Vella inquired whether the City Manager will be making presentations along with\nany other supporting presentations when the matter returns.\nCouncilmember Knox White stated it would be great to have people from County EMS,\npublic health as necessary or anybody that has a role, so that Council can ask questions\nand get answers from the people who will be making decisions once the City has a pilot\nprogram.\nIn response to Vice Mayor Vella's inquiry about whether the City's own department should\nbe present, Councilmember Knox White stated of course.\nCouncilmember Daysog stated that he would supported the first motion, but he does not\nunderstand why Council has to wait until June 30th; it sounds like it was going to be ready\nfor June 1st; that is the reason he voted no.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether the City Manager would return earlier than June 30th\nif the Pilot Program is ready.\nThe City Manager responded that he does not think the full pilot program would be ready\nearlier than June 30th; he was trying to bring something by June 1st to make sure Council is\nin line with it.\nVice Mayor Vella inquired whether the matter and any others will be part of the budget.\nThe City Manager stated the budget would return on June 15th; the budget study session\nmaterials have already been sent out.\nVice Mayor Vella stated that she does not want to be in a position of the pilot proposal being\npresented after budget decisions have been made; she would prefer having combined\nconversations.\nCouncilmember Knox White stated the Subcommittee reports included budgets for similar\nprograms; the budget discussions could include a placeholder of a certain amount of\nfunding without having the specific program.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated part of the direction on March 16th was for the City Manager to\nidentify funding sources and bring it back in May.\nVice Mayor Vella stated that she is happy to reconsider the first motion; requested\nCouncilmember Knox White to clarify the budget proposals for the pilot program and\nwhether the recommendation is an in-house City program.\nCouncilmember Knox White responded in the affirmative; stated that was the general\ndirection of the Council; the motion was no later than June 30th, so it could be earlier; the\ndirection is for a more detailed proposal to come back than what was coming back on June\n1st, so an extra four weeks is being given; Council can approve the pilot at the end of June\nand start the work that will take some time.\nSpecial Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n18\nAmy 8, 2021", "path": "CityCouncil/2021-05-08.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2021-05-08", "page": 19, "text": "Vice Mayor Vella inquired whether Councilmember Daysog would like to vote again now\nthat is clarified that Council wants the matter to return as soon as possible.\nCouncilmember Daysog responded in the affirmative.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated one of the majority voters needs to make a motion to\nreconsider.\nCouncilmember Knox White moved approval of reconsidering the first motion.\nVice Mayor Vella seconded the motion.\nUnder discussion, Councilmember Daysog expressed his appreciation for the clarification.\nOn the call for the question, the motion carried by the following roll call vote:\nCouncilmembers Daysog: Aye; Herrera Spencer: No; Knox White: Aye; Vella: Aye; and\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft: Aye. Ayes: 4. Noes: 1.\nThe reconsidered fist motion carried by the following roll call vote: Councilmembers Daysog:\nAye; Herrera Spencer: No; Knox White: Aye; Vella: Aye; and Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft: Aye.\nAyes: 4. Noes: 1.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft noted the topic is important and there is sense of urgency,\ncommitment and dedication; it is time to translate words into action; expressed her\nappreciation.\nADJOURNMENT\nThere being no further business, Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft adjourned the meeting at 7:09 p.m.\nRespectfully submitted,\nLara Weisiger\nCity Clerk\nThe agenda for this meeting was posted in accordance with the Sunshine Ordinance.\nSpecial Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n19\nMay 8, 2021", "path": "CityCouncil/2021-05-08.pdf"}