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CityCouncil | 2020-06-17 | 1 | MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL WEDNESDAY- - -JUNE 17, 2020- 5:30 P.M. Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft convened the meeting at 5:33 p.m. and led the Pledge of Allegiance. ROLL CALL - Present: Councilmember Daysog, Knox White, Oddie, Vella and Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft - 5. [The meeting was conducted via Zoom.] Absent: None. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS, NON-AGENDA None. AGENDA ITEM (20-437) Recommendation that the City Council: (A) Authorize the Mayor to Sign-On to Former President Obama's Pledge to Introduce Common-Sense Limits on Police Use of Force; (B) Authorize the City Manager, in Partnership with the Chief of Police, to Evaluate and Update Alameda Police Department Policies Related to the "8 Can't Wait" Initiative. The Assistant City Manager gave a brief presentation. Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated Council is not restrained to the two recommendations; Council has the option to direct staff to approach the topic differently; inquired whether Council should waive the nine minute speaking limit. *** (20-438) Councilmember Oddie moved approval of suspending the nine minute Council speaking time limit. Vice Mayor Knox White seconded the motion, which carried by the following roll call vote: Councilmembers Daysog: Aye; Knox White: Aye; Oddie: Aye; Vella: Aye; and Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft: Aye. Ayes: 5. Vice Mayor Knox White inquired the difference between areas which have a specific policy and others which have procedures or training requirements. The Assistant City Manager responded the policy is the over-arching sentiment and objective for the action being carried out and the procedure is more specific to how the action is performed; stated staff can potentially be held to both the policy and procedure. Special Meeting Alameda City Council 1 June 17, 2020 | CityCouncil/2020-06-17.pdf |