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CityCouncil | 2020-06-17 | 12 | Discussed the Council meeting on June 16th; inquired whether Council will listen to Alameda residents; urged Council to change tack to follow the "8 to Abolition" guidelines, to refuse negotiations with Police unions and to do better: Erin Fraser, Alameda. Stated the meeting should be fully accessible; expressed support for a City Instagram page being a priority; noted "8 Can't Wait" is ill-researched and has not proven to be effective; urged Council to take bigger steps and learn from San Francisco, Minneapolis and other cities that have committed to divestment: Amy Chu, Alameda. Stated Police violence is a public health problem and should be addressed on a systemic level; expressed support for defunding the Police, redirecting funds to mental health, health and child care, and preventative programs and a diverse Citizens Oversight Commission: Jyothi Marbin, Alameda. Councilmember Vella requested clarification of actions taken at the June 16th Council meeting. Councilmember Oddie expressed support for the City Manager providing clarification. The City Manager stated a special Council meeting will be called before June 30th to continue discussions. The City Clerk stated the special Council meeting has been scheduled for Monday, June 29th at 5:30 p.m. The City Manager stated Council will hold special meetings as needed and work through the August break to facilitate the process for transforming how the City provides community services, responses, and law enforcement; staff will return to Council with a proposal for changing any response protocols for Alameda Police, including any changes that have been announced this month or the previous months of 2020; all policing policy changes will be brought to Council for approval before implementation; instances of change to State and federal law or Courts ruling of required changes, can be brought to the next Council meeting for ratification; the 2020-2021 budget has been passed with the following conditions: hold current vacancies in APD until the October 2020 budget meeting, grant the City Manager authority to shift funds as needed through October 2020, with continued public reporting to cover any changes to service; begin a process to sell the ballistic armored tactical transport response vehicle and return to Council with policies which outline collaboration with regional partners for the rare occasion such a vehicle would be needed in an effort to demilitarize APD; funds allocated to APD may not be used to purchase, procure or maintain military grade equipment such as teargas or armored vehicles; noted Councilmembers supported removal of City Police staff from the Student Resource Officer (SRO) program for Alameda schools per an agreement made with AUSD. Special Meeting Alameda City Council 12 June 17, 2020 | CityCouncil/2020-06-17.pdf |