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CityCouncil | 2020-06-16 | 16 | The City Manager responded in the affirmative; stated the proposed budget amendments show a minimum of five vacancies throughout the year; the same vacancies were projected in the previous year; the item has been highlighted for transparency. Councilmember Daysog inquired whether the transparency aids Council in understanding the actual budget amount for the Police Department. The City Manager responded in the affirmative; stated three vacancies, one under Police, one under Fire, and one non-public safety position funded by the General Fund, have been created in order to balance the budget. Discussed an interaction with the Alameda Police Department (APD); stated Alameda does not have a team of mental health professionals to respond to emergencies; expressed support for the Police not responding to mental health calls; urged Council to redirect Police funding to create one or more civilian positions for trained mental health professionals or social workers to respond to non-criminal 9-1-1 calls: Lorin Salem, Alameda. Stated a budget is a reflection of values; urged Council to focus on those most in need and defunding Police; discussed reinvesting in community-based alternatives to 9-1-1; urged Council not to adopt the resolution approving the operating and capital budget mid-cycle update unless revised: Shalom Bruhn, People Power and Alameda Youth. Urged Council to defund the Police and redirect the funds to public education; noted programs at school are being cut; stated teachers are underfunded; urged Council to vote no and postpone the budget: Sophia Kaufman, Alameda High School. Discussed experiences with the APD; stated APD has made the decision to not respond to mental health calls and is shifting priorities; urged Council to postpone adopting the budget: Ben Calica, Alameda. Urged Council to reject the current budget resolution, reallocate funding, offer more social work and more professionally trained mental health professionals; discussed articles related to reallocation of funding through California; urged Council to look at anti-racist work: Lily Kotansky, Alameda. Discussed her experience working with budgets; stated mid-cycle updates are important; noted the community is requesting reallocation of funding to the Police Department; stated waiting until October will not satisfy the community; urged Council to postpone the budget approval: Cheri Johansen, Alameda. Discussed issues of racism and policing across the country and within the community; stated creating a citizen-led commission and adopting policies that restrict are a necessary step but cannot go far enough; urged Council to provide sufficient checks on Regular Meeting Alameda City Council June 16, 2020 14 | CityCouncil/2020-06-16.pdf |