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CityCouncil | 2016-12-20 | 13 | Absent: None. CONSIDERATION OF APPOINTMENT OF VICE MAYOR (16-671) Councilmember Oddie moved approval of Councilmember Vella serving as Vice Mayor. Councilmember Ezzy Ashcraft seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous voice vote - 5. COMMENTS BY NEW COUNCIL (16-672) Councilmember Ezzy Ashcraft, Vice Mayor Vella, Treasurer Kennedy and Auditor Kearney made brief comments. Mayor Spencer made brief comments. AGENDA CHANGES Following a brief discussion about agenda changes, Mayor Spencer called for a recess at 8:25 p.m. and reconvened the meeting at 8:33 p.m. PROCLAMATIONS, SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY AND ANNOUNCEMENTS (16-673) Mayor Spencer stated the City of Alameda is part of the Everyone Belongs Here Campaign; the Social Services Human Relations Board (SSHRB) requested a joint meeting with Council in early 2017 to discuss and implement ideas from a SSHRB meeting. The City Manager stated the Alameda Police Department (APD) has an internal policy that APD does not cooperate with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to deport undocumented citizens pulled over for a traffic stop; Alameda is proactively working to protect its citizens; if someone commits a crime, they will be treated as any other citizen, regardless if they are documented or undocumented. Mayor Spencer stated the APD policy number is 428 for anyone who wants a copy. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS, NON-AGENDA (16-674) Philip James suggested finding ways to hire part time or full time staff members for each member of City Council to assist them in making the decisions. *** Mayor Spencer called a recess 8:25 p.m. to reconvene the special meeting and reconvened the regular meeting at 9:15 p.m. *** Regular Meeting Alameda City Council December 20, 2016 | CityCouncil/2016-12-20.pdf |