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CityCouncil | 2020-06-17 | 16 | Councilmember Vella noted her second motion is approval of the "8 Can't Wait" initiative, with the caveat of including a review of the City's 5150 policy and a look into the over-use of 9-1-1 calls. Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft expressed support for the level of detail in the motions. Councilmember Vella noted Assemblymember Bonta has just carried a bill related to racially motivated 9-1-1 calls being re-categorized as a hate crime statute with a civil remedy for victims; expressed support for Council looking at the legislation. Vice Mayor Knox White expressed concern about too much policy review prior to the discussion of desired core work to be completed; stated policy changes have not yet taken effect and will return to Council for discussion and approval; noted the topic of reviewing 5150 calls can be reviewed and backfill options can be discussed; expressed support for staff being able to return to Council at a comfortable pace; stated that he has reservations about the 5150 portion of the motion; expressed support for providing direction and approving the "8 Can't Wait" initiative verbatim; stated the initiative is important and will have meaning but a lot of other work is equally important; that he would like staff to bring back policies as soon as possible; expressed his opposition to shooting at cars; stated rules must be clearly provided except in narrowly defined instances; discussed San Francisco's "Do Not Pursue" and California Highway Patrol pursue policies; stated many different views were discussed during public comment; expressed support for knowing the effects and responses of changes; stated Council does not want to put Officers in harm's way; Officers are trained to look for things which can become harmful or deadly; a solution is not to put Officers in positions where they are responding to places where a life and death instinct is present; the instinct causes tension and difficulty in making wise split-second decisions; there is an over-estimation of how quickly Police can be moved out of situations due to safety concerns; expressed support for moving forward with appropriate speed and ensuring conversations are had; stated that he is not surprised at the calls received by APD Dispatch; ; noted there are many calls the Police do not need to respond to; stated Council must do more, do things faster, and do them well; outlined an experience on Webster Street; questioned how unenforceable instances will be addressed and changed; expressed support for both motions. Councilmember Daysog stated APD was important while he was growing up; noted Officers could be turned to when needed; outlined his experiences with APD; stated the current message about youths APD experiences needs to be addressed; the incident with Mr. Watkins underscores the need for Alameda to do much more and be part of larger nation-wide changes to policing; expressed support for APD working with Council and the community to change the process of policing; expressed support for CAHOOTS and outlined the program; stated CAHOOTS allows for a tangible remedy to help alter the presence of Police; the annual CAHOOTS budget is $2 million for a city of 170,000 people; questioned whether defunding the Police will help fund CAHOOTS; stated residents would like to see changes and may help fund the program through an assessments; expressed support for strengthening and clarifying crowd control Policy Special Meeting Alameda City Council 16 June 17, 2020 | CityCouncil/2020-06-17.pdf |