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CityCouncil | 2020-06-16 | 17 | the power of Police; stated the Police system was designed to suppress; urged Council to redesign the system of policing and reallocate funding from the Police Department to fund an outside investigation which evaluates Police Department policies, training manuals, and responses: Susanne Heim, Alameda. Expressed support for defunding the Police; stated the need to review and reallocate the budget is essential; discussed impacts to families with public school aged children; discussed reallocation of programs: Lesie Van Every, Alameda. Urged Council to listen to the demands of the youth activists and to consider previous comments; expressed support for discussing the public non-housing public services, for redirecting funds and setting priorities; stated continuing changes is critical; urged Council not to pass the budget amendment until an alternative with financially backed anti-racist policies is available: Amy Chu, Alameda. Stated Alameda does not approve the mid-cycle budget resolution; no detail should be spared when reviewing the Police budget; discussed student fundraising; urged Council to overhaul the budget, and assemble a civilian review board: Kevyn Lauren, Alameda. Stated defunding the Police has fallen on deaf ears; major cities are making defunding commitments; urged Council to listen to the demands and communities of color; noted more social and mental health services will be funded through defunding Police; urged Council to re-look at the budget, defund the Police, fund social services, vote no and postpone the budget: Vinny Camarillo, Alameda. The following comments were read into the record: Discussed experience as a resident of Alameda; urged Council to reject the mid-cycle budget resolution; stated recent protests show a historical turning point in the City of Alameda; urged Council to solicit more input from the community, shift patrol positions, reallocate overtime funding and sell military equipment: Molly Montgomery, Alameda. Discussed experiences as an Alameda resident; stated policing in America has failed; urged Council to divest from APD and invest in the community; stated inequality exists due to healthcare, housing, social and education systems designed by White people; systemic change is required: Savanna Cheer, Alameda. Discussed the detention of Mr. Watkins; stated a radical and immediate response was warranted; a vote for the mid-cycle budget is a vote for systemic racism; urged Council to table the budget, shift APD patrol positions and overtime, sell APD's military grade equipment and vote against systemic racism, the status quo and the mid-cycle budget: Erin Fraser, Alameda. Urged Council to take immediate action to start the process of addressing systemic and pertinent issues of policing by rejecting the mid-cycle budget; stated the City should Regular Meeting Alameda City Council 15 June 16, 2020 | CityCouncil/2020-06-16.pdf |