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CityCouncil | 2020-07-14 | 16 | and motion; making policy by ordinance and resolution means Council is providing direction to the City Manager for execution; Item 6 of the resolution states: "these cuts will be proportional to the 42% reduction in services that the Department has historically responded to and identified to shift to other departments;" the interpretation is to contemplate a 42% reduction or cut in the Police force; Council has previously discussed scenarios of significant cuts to the Police Department; there has been a mantra of 42% which has increased; he has not supported a 50% cut to the Police Department; expressed concern about an up to 42% cut, the expectations of the order of magnitude of cuts and the change in the Police Department budget; stated APD is already under-staffed; there are issues the Police force has to look after; there are safety considerations and crimes which need a Police force; should Council adopt the matter as a resolution, the text would be walking orders for how the City Manager should be thinking about staff and program-making; new directions are needed as a City; this is a historic time; expressed support for work being done with CAHOOTS; stated there is a model within grasp of how to change the Police force; Police should focus on crime enforcement and crime reduction issues; alternative models should be implemented where possible when dealing with persons or individuals who are not a crime but should be addressed; expressed support for the subcommittee to better flesh out the CAHOOTS model; CAHOOTS works in Eugene, Oregon but may not work in Alameda and may require modifications; his goal is to implement a program similar to CAHOOTS, which would represent a system change; the matter before Council is broad; many organizations are effected; outlined organizations' literature on social equity, public health, racism and the disparate impacts which result; expressed support for tapping into the bodies such as the County Public Health Department, which provides the work and literature to help formulate and refine the public health equals racism question; stated that he cannot support the resolution due to Item 6; the input can help focus the dialogue in a way which is specific to the City of Alameda. Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft noted that she is not pushing for the CAHOOTS program, but is intrigued by it; stated San Francisco and Oakland are working with CAHOOTS; Alameda is more ethnically diverse than Eugene, Oregon. Councilmember Oddie stated that he would like to see Council pass something; Council cannot unanimously agree that there is an emergency and crisis, yet not adopt a resolution; expressed support for added reference to the original occupants of Alameda land and for declaring a public health emergency; stated Item 1 does not restrict the subcommittee; Item 2 is important due to stories heard at a Town Hall and should not be delayed; Council does not need a subcommittee to state that staff being subjected to racism in the building or while on the job needs to stop; Item 3 can be modified to include only the header; however, it is still important to include and keep; Item 4 should also remain; the remaining parts begin to get specific about work to be done by the subcommittee; expressed support for passing Items 1 through 4; stated the remaining sections can be coordinated with the subcommittee. The City Manager stated sustainable change will take time; outlined the process timeline for Minneapolis versus Alameda; expressed concern about intermediate Special Meeting Alameda City Council 16 July 14, 2020 | CityCouncil/2020-07-14.pdf |