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CityCouncil | 2020-06-17 | 8 | Discussed an incident from 2008; stated an Officer from the incident is employed with APD as a Captain: Sam Kevy, Alameda. Stated "8 Can't Wait" does not go far enough and is a band aid for an issue that does not hold people accountable; expressed support for a 60 to 80% cut to the Police budget; expressed concern about the response from the Police Chief; expressed support for the removal of the Police Chief; inquired the reason for APD to have an armored vehicle: Janice Anderson, Alameda. Urged Council to consider the "8 Can't Wait" initiative as the bare minimum to be done as a start to a goal in rethinking community policing and to call for the dismissal of the Police Chief; stated APD needs a new direction, philosophy and new leadership: Ezra Denney, Alameda. Discussed experiences working in dispatch; stated there is a difference between wants and needs; noted the armored vehicle assisted the City of Oakland with riots; stated calls received are racially fueled; stated more education is needed: Keisha Brooks, APD Dispatcher. Expressed support for Alamedans and people of color having a voice and for a citizen's oversight commission; stated the commission would allow for citizen review of the APD budget, training process, and policies to ensure a safer environment for everyone; a Chief Public Health Official should be in charge of the commission; urged Council to focus on demilitarization and reduction of the APD budget: Anisya Lustig-Ellison, Alameda. Stated Alameda is one of the most segregated communities in the Bay Area; the contracts with APD are at the expense of the community; noted Alameda Unified School District (AUSD) employees have been paid the lowest in the County for decades; the money contracted with APD would be more useful directed towards counselling, after- school programs, restorative justice programs, and technology for students; Officers in schools perpetuate the school-to-prison pipeline: James Burgquist, Alameda. Stated "8 Can't Wait" is not a good idea and not enough; expressed support for "8 to Abolition" as an alternative; urged Council to inquire what Police are for; stated public safety should be defined; reforms are changes to a system that does not work and legitimize a harmful and broken system; reforms waste money: Savannah Cheer, Alameda. Stated "8 Can't Wait" does not have solid research with a well measured outcome; outlined the research included in "8 Can't Wait;" discussed Officer shootings in Chicago and Minneapolis; urged Council not to focus on incremental reform; expressed support for fundamental change through defunding Police and reallocating funds into social services; urged Council to follow San Francisco's model: Luis Booth, Alameda. The following comments were read into the record: Special Meeting Alameda City Council 8 June 17, 2020 | CityCouncil/2020-06-17.pdf |