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CityCouncil | 2020-07-14 | 13 | whether members are amenable to the meeting ending at 12:00 a.m. Councilmember Vella responded that she is ok with the midnight stop time. Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated that she supports the meeting going until midnight and no later; the rules of order referral and Stopwaste brief should be continued to the July 21, 2020 meeting. The City Attorney stated the Council must set a date and time specific to continue the items. The City Clerk stated a 7:02 p.m. start time is available; should the items not be heard, the items will push to a September meeting. Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated the rules of order item may be continued to September. Vice Mayor Knox White moved approval of hearing the evaluation after the current matter discussion and ending by 12:00 a.m., with the remaining items being continued to a future meeting [July 21, 2020 at 7:02 p.m.]. Councilmember Oddie 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. Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated there is no doubt in declaring racism as a public health emergency; the matter is important and necessary; expressed concern about the timing; stated there are many topics covered in the declaration; many of the topics were delegated to a steering committee on June 29th; the unbundling services, review of Police Department policies and practices, Police Department accountability and oversight and addressing systemic and community racism and anti-racism topics originated from a proposal created by Vice Mayor Knox White and Councilmember Vella; the steering committee proposal will be heard on July 21st; if adopted by Council, will be community-led and centered on Black voices; the steering committee has met twice; questioned whether Council should limit to the scope of community members' input or if Council should listen to input from those that understand the experience of being Black in America; stated the declaration can be made fuller and more complete; expressed concern about how input from the Black community is received; questioned whether the input should be more than just comments received; stated the subcommittee intends to provide input in one week; it is not easy to give up power and elected officials are elected for a reason; Councilmembers are passionate about desired changes; there is room for a community process; the process is not being delayed with community input; speakers have urged Council to act, not speak; she would like the actions taken to make a difference and to mean something within a strong declaration; ceding abilities to a committee still allows Council to make final determinations; there will be a missed opportunity should Council not allow BIPOC community members the Special Meeting Alameda City Council 13 July 14, 2020 | CityCouncil/2020-07-14.pdf |