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CityCouncil | 2020-06-16 | 18 | maintain the current level of funding for services but invest in other programs; stated a drastic policy and structural change is needed: Nelson Layag, Alameda. Discussed the nationwide and worldwide protests happening; stated one solution begins with the budget; there is awareness of the need to reallocate the Police budget into other areas of community need; there is an opportunity to reexamine the roles Police play in the community and to examine the possibilities presented by reallocation of funds: Maggie Jacobs, Alameda. Discussed experiences as an Alameda resident; urged Council to reject the mid-cycle budget resolution; stated the budget fails to represent the community's demands to divert funds away from Police and reinvest in the community; urged Council to reduce the expenditures for the Police Department by 40% and divert savings by investing in community care: Justine Wolitzer, Alameda. Discussed Alameda in national news; stated events are the result of the lack of alternatives to the Police; urged Council to immediately reduce the expenditures of the Police Department and invest in community programs: E. Patterson, Alameda. Discussed APD's budget; urged all Officers involved in the arrest of Mr. Watkins be investigated without pay and for Council to take action to defund Police, while re-routing funding to trained, unarmed social workers: Jessica O'Brien, Alameda. Stated the level of funding for Police is disproportionate to education, public health and social services; noted services mitigate many conditions that cause Police deployment; stated the Police should be a public service equal to Firefighting, mail delivery, and social services: Will Robot, Alameda. Discussed several marches, sit-ins and vigil events; urged Council to end Police terror, place the Officers involved in the arrest of Mr. Watkins on Administrative Leave, to de- fund the Police, for a quarterly release of Police use of force data, independent oversight of Police conduct, removal of law enforcement in schools and the inability to turn off body cameras: Nikki Kim, Alameda Youth. Stated the allocation of APD budget to purchase, store maintain and distribute tear gas is prohibited under the Geneva Protocol of 1925: Anonymous text message. Urged Council to reject the current budget and allocate funding by reducing the expenditures for the Police Department by 40%, minimizing the size of the Police force, and removing Officers with high rates of excessive force misconduct; APD should withdraw from Police militarization programs, require officers to be liable for misconduct settlements, discard paid Administrative Leave, limit overtime accrual and pay, and divert savings into first responders trained in mental health and first aid, youth programs, safety, and community care: Rachel Wellman, Alameda. Regular Meeting Alameda City Council June 16, 2020 16 | CityCouncil/2020-06-16.pdf |