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CityCouncil | 2016-12-20 | 17 | economy; the Council works to ensure there is job development; saying Everyone Belongs Here is not enough; the City needs to reassure everyone that it has taken steps to be prepared for what could come; she supports being a Sanctuary City. Councilmember Ezzy Ashcraft stated that she spoke with the Police Chief about the current policies; she cannot support a policy that protects violent criminals; the Police Chief is knowledgeable about State law regarding the issue; Alameda's current policies should be clarified; she supports directing staff to analyze the matter. Councilmember Matarrese stated that he would like to move forward with the referral; the City policy should include that the Police Department ensures violent criminals are not set loose and should uphold the Constitution, which states: "probable cause and equal protection under the law is the right under all persons in the United States;' the Constitution does not say citizens, it says all persons; he would like an analysis of the financial impact. Mayor Spencer stated the Charter includes the Social Service Human Relations Board (SSHRB) as part of the process; the Board held a special meeting on November 29th to discuss the issue; she would like to include the points requested by SSHRB and set up a joint meeting with SSHRB in early 2017. Councilmember Oddie stated the San Francisco resolution is a model, not a cut and paste solution; he supports the SSHRB working on the resolution; he agrees with making sure that violent criminals are not released. Councilmember Ezzy Ashcraft stated the SSHRB meeting does not preclude what is being asked in the referral; she would like to include the direction Councilmember Matarrese listed. Councilmember Matarrese stated there will be more meetings regarding the subject; he would like a commitment from staff that if something comes up, the public and Council will be notified so that Council can make a decision; he would like the referral to go forward. The City Manager stated staff is committed to informing Council and the public; both the Council and public will be notified if there is anything questionable asked of the City from the federal government; one option is to reconfirm the existing Police policies and add other sections or more time can be spent with public input to work out the details. Councilmember Matarrese moved approval of supporting the Council referral with direction to staff to return to Council with the four points listed, acknowledging and accepting the commitment from the City Manager that constitutionally questionable requests from the federal government will be reported to the Council for public discussion. Councilmember Matarrese inquired whether staff would report back to Council, to which Regular Meeting Alameda City Council December 20, 2016 | CityCouncil/2016-12-20.pdf |